Maureen Carolyn Gates is an American–New Zealand academic veterinarian, and is a full professor at Massey University. She specialises in evidence-based solutions for animal health problems, and has been recognised for developing innovative teaching methods.

Before entering private practice, Gates completed her undergraduate veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania.^[1] Gates then completed a PhD titled Controlling endemic disease in cattle populations: current challenges and future opportunities at the University of Edinburgh in 2014, supervised by Mark Woolhouse.^[2] Gates worked in veterinary surveillance at Texas A&M University, and joined the faculty of Massey University in 2015 as a lecturer, rising to full professor in 2023.^[3]

Gates is interested in researching evidence-based solutions to animal problems. She has worked on the surveillance and eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea virus, for which she conducted a nationwide survey. She has also co-developed a platform for sharing information about backyard poultry, and has commented on the threat that foot-and-mouth disease poses to New Zealand production.^[4][5][6][3] Gates has also been recognised for her teaching, having developed blended learning and peer learning approaches for clinical education for veterinary students.^[3]

Gates was awarded the 2018 Massey University Early Career Research Medal, and the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Emerging Scientist Award.^[7] She also won the 2022 Prime Minister's Educator of the Year Award, awarded by Ako Aotearoa.^[7]

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• Maureen C Gates; Thomas J. Nolan (3 August 2009). "Endoparasite prevalence and recurrence across different age groups of dogs and cats". Veterinary Parasitology. 166 (1–2): 153–158. doi:10.1016/J.VETPAR.2009.07.041. ISSN 0304-4017. PMC 2783654. PMID 19709815. Wikidata Q42673024.
• Caitlin Alexandra Evans; Beate Pinior; Magdalena Larska; et al. (28 November 2018). "Global knowledge gaps in the prevention and control of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) virus". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 66 (2): 640–652. doi:10.1111/TBED.13068. ISSN 1865-1674. PMID 30415496. Wikidata Q58554860.
• M Carolyn Gates; Mark Woolhouse (6 March 2015). "Controlling infectious disease through the targeted manipulation of contact network structure". Epidemics: the journal of infectious disease dynamics. 12: 11–19. doi:10.1016/J.EPIDEM.2015.02.008. ISSN 1755-4365. PMC 4728197. PMID 26342238. Wikidata Q36506236.
• M C Gates; M E J Woolhouse; G J Gunn; R W Humphry (14 August 2013). "Relative associations of cattle movements, local spread, and biosecurity with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) seropositivity in beef and dairy herds". Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 112 (3–4): 285–295. doi:10.1016/J.PREVETMED.2013.07.017. ISSN 0167-5877. PMID 24012354. Wikidata Q42271603.
• Maureen C Gates; Thomas J Nolan (20 November 2009). "Factors influencing heartworm, flea, and tick preventative use in patients presenting to a veterinary teaching hospital". Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 93 (2–3): 193–200. doi:10.1016/J.PREVETMED.2009.10.012. ISSN 0167-5877. PMC 2815201. PMID 19931925. Wikidata Q33625646.
• M Carolyn Gates; Roger W Humphry; George J Gunn; Mark E J Woolhouse (17 October 2014). "Not all cows are epidemiologically equal: quantifying the risks of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) transmission through cattle movements". Veterinary Research. 45: 110. doi:10.1186/PREACCEPT-1387776792126309. ISSN 0928-4249. PMC 4206702. PMID 25323831. Wikidata Q34389638.
• Carolyn Gates; J Walker; S Zito; A Dale (4 August 2019). "Cross-sectional survey of pet ownership, veterinary service utilisation, and pet-related expenditures in New Zealand". New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 67 (6): 306–314. doi:10.1080/00480169.2019.1645626. ISSN 0048-0169. PMID 31319781. Wikidata Q91996330.

• Associate Professor Carolyn Gates - Prime Minister's Educator of the Year 2022, interview with Gates in 2022, via YouTube