She began working at OSU in April 2005. Previously, she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and in the WWAMI Medical Education Program at the University of Idaho, as well as an Affiliate Faculty member in the Department of Biological Structure, School of Medicine, University of Washington. She earned her Ph.D. and D.V.M. at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Magnusson describes her research below.