After two years in private practice, she returned to the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where she served as a veterinarian in the intensive care unit for the five years preceding her appointment with the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences. During this time, she was involved in clinical and didactic teaching of senior veterinary students, interns and residents.

Elise’s current interests include collaborative learning, sepsis, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.