Office Number: 222 AFS

Dr. Jessica Thomas was born and raised in West Texas. Her family farmed and raised club lambs in Welch, Texas. She had a livestock show career in club lambs, steers, goats, and pigs as well as horses. Jessica was heavily involved in both 4-H and FFA and even served District 2 on the Texas 4-H Council. She chose to be a Red Raider for her undergraduate career (Wreck ‘em). While at Texas Tech, she served as an Ag Ambassador and Agri Techsan, was a member of the Livestock Judging Team, member and coach of the Wool Judging Teams and was involved in other CASNR student organizations as well. She graduated from Texas Tech, Magna Cum Laude, in 2005 with a B.S. in Animal Science. From there, Jessica went on to receive her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University in 2009. Dr. Thomas came back home to West Texas and began her professional career as a mixed animal practitioner at West Plains Veterinary Hospital in Levelland, Texas. Currently, Jessica practices rural veterinary medicine at Terry County Veterinary Hospital in Brownfield, Texas, and has a large animal mobile practice that serves Hockley County and surrounding communities. In 2019, she joined the faculty at Texas Tech University as an instructor and currently holds an Assistant Professor of Practice position. She offers courses in Advanced Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Animal Diseases and Companion Animal Management. Dr. Thomas serves as a Pre-Professional Health advisor, is a liaison between the Animal and Food Sciences Department and the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine and is a faculty advisor for the Texas Tech Pre-Vet Society.  Jessica married her livestock judging teammate, Kurt Thomas from Gold Creek, Montana.  They have 2 beautiful girls whom they are raising in agriculture and that show heifers and steers in the Texas show circuit. They currently raise club calves and other purebred cattle in Ropesville, Texas, and Hereford cattle in Montana.