Wendi Roe

Wendi Dianne Roe is a New Zealand veterinary pathologist who specialises in researching marine mammals. She is Professor of Veterinary and Marine Mammal Pathology and Deputy Head of the School of Veterinary Science at Massey University.

Academic career
Roe completed a BSc at the University of Waikato in 1984. She moved to Massey University where she undertook a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (1990). Following graduation, she practised as a veterinarian for ten years in both New Zealand and England. She then studied veterinary pathology at Massey University and later graduated with a PhD titled A study of brain injury in New Zealand sea lion pups (2012). Roe was promoted to full professor at Massey, effective 1 January 2020.