Biography
I did my undergraduate studies at Southeast Missouri State University (bachelor’s in agribusiness, animal science concentration), followed by veterinary school, small animal internship, and clinical pathology residency at University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.
I was an instructor at U of I for more than a year before beginning work for a commercial diagnostic laboratory. After several years, I found that I missed the variety and engagement of academics, as well as working in a lab affiliated with a veterinary hospital, and I was fortunate enough to return to U of I as a clinical assistant professor in September 2017.
Research Interests
I am interested in clinical problems, particularly knowledge gaps that lead to limitations and difficulties for clinicians and their patients. I have enjoyed collaborating on reptile hematology projects with our exotics/zoo veterinarians, residents, and students, and I look forward to continued involvement in this important area of reptilian and avian research.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Chief of Staff, Clinical Pathology, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Recent Publications
Finn, A., Schnelle, A. N., Billhymer, A., & Reinhart, J. M. (2026). Intra-articular organisms are not always cytologically detectable in dogs with blastomycosis-associated inflammatory arthritis. American journal of veterinary research, 87(3). https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.25.10.0354
Kessler, E. J., Baker, S. J., Haynes, E., Schnelle, A. N., & Allender, M. C. (2026). Disentangling Temporal and Environmental Effects on Hematological Values in Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, 345(7), 727-734. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.70105
Schnelle, A. N., Dewananda, D., Haynes, E., Adamovicz, L., Terio, K., & Allender, M. C. (2026). What Is Your Diagnosis? Cervical Mass in a Timber Rattlesnake. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.70136
Smiley, K. M., Connolly, S. L., Raskin, R., Rosser, M. F., Schnelle, A. N., Lopez-Villalobos, N., & Gal, A. (2026). Multi-site bone marrow core biopsy improves diagnostic accuracy in dogs with hematologic disease. PloS one, 21(2 February), Article e0343251. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343251
Smiley, K. M., Rosser, M. F., Schnelle, A. N., Connolly, S. L., Raskin, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N., & Gal, A. (2026). Multisite sampling improves consensus cytologic interpretation in bone marrow evaluation of dogs. Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 40(3), Article aalag121. https://doi.org/10.1093/jvimsj/aalag121