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Join us to hear about Dr. Suárez-Yera's recent publication. Dr. Claudia Suárez-Yera is a researcher at the University of Almería (HUM-743 research group), where her work focuses on psychometric and theoretical models of attitudes toward animals from an intergroup perspective. Together with her team, they developed the HERA model and the HERAS instrument, and she has also worked on research add...

Learn about Catharina’s latest publication. Dr. Catharina Carlsson is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She holds a PhD in Social Work, with research focusing on Equine-Assisted Social Work and the role of horses in relational processes involving young people with complex needs and professionals in residential care settings. With a lifelong engagement with h...

Learn how topical pet flea and tick preventives impacts our water and our environment from Stephanie Hughes, a registered Chemical Engineer with 30 years of experience in water quality and regulatory compliance. Stephanie teaches at Santa Clara University and advises California municipalities. Since 2014, Stephanie has been evaluating less-toxic options to on-pet topical flea control due to water...

Join us as we talk with Christopher Morales about his latest publication. Christopher is a science educator and college instructor with a broader background in education andapplied research. His recent work has also examined human–animal interaction and disability access, including questions surrounding how ADA requirements may be expanded to avian species. 

Join us to hear about Christine Olsen's latest publication. Dr. Christine Olsen is an ethologist and CEO of the International Community of Anthrozoology, with a PhD in public health science focusing on the effects of animals on human health. With a lifelong commitment to understanding animals asindividuals and promoting their welfare, she is, together with Line Sandstedt, the co-developer of t...

Listen to Dr. Sexton talk about her recent publication. Dr. Courtney Sexton is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and member of the Dog Aging Project research consortium. With a background in the evolutionary biology of the human-dog relationship, her research centers One Health and One Welfare principles to...

Join Faieeza Khalfe and Leigh Tucker talk about their research related to South African pet owners.   Faieeza Khalfe  holds a Master of Arts in PsychologicalResearch, with distinction, from the University of Cape Town and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of the Western Cape, where she received a distinction for her dissertation. Her research interests include human–anim...

Join the research team at the University of Tennessee talk about their recent publication. Claire Schuch, PhD, is the Associate Director of Research at the Center for Pet Family Well-Being (CPFW) , Candice Hinkle, MBA, PMP, is the Assistant Director, and Kaitlyn Andres, MS, MPH is a Research Associate. CPFW (formerly the Program for Pet Health Equity) is an interdisciplinary initiative at the Univ...

Join us to hear Matthew Knight, a PhD candidate in Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Veterinary Social Work talk about his latest research. Matt's research focuses on the human-animal bond, with particular interests in service dog partnerships, moral injury, and posttraumatic growth among military veterans.

Join Dr. Nichole L. Nageotte (Community Research and Evaluation Manager) and Dr. Lynn Von Hagen (Africa Conservation Program Director) - both at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance - talk about the important role zoos play in conservation.

Sindhoor is a canine behaviour consultant, a canine myotherapist, an anthrozoologist and an engineer by qualification. She researches free living dogs in Bangalore, India. She has presented her findings at major international conferences in the US, UK and has conducted seminars in Europe, UK and South America. She has been invited as an expert on several podcasts, including a few on NPR radio. She...

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Chalotte Glintborg as we talk about her latest research on assistance dogs in Denmark.

Join us for a conversation with Hajnalka Selmeci, a sport psychologist who teaches at the Hungarian University of Sports Science while working on her PhD. Hajnalka’s research focuses on the psychology of dog sports and what makes human–dog teams thrive – and she is always excited to talk about the intersection of psychology, performance, and our relationships with animals.

Join us for a conversation with Oxford zoologist Tim Coulson about octopus biology, how predator-prey arms races have shaped life on Earth, and the challenges of human-wildlife coexistence following wolf reintroduction in the American West.

Learn from Dr Ana Davidson and Lindsey Sterling Krank about prairie dogs in the west. These keystone species are threatened by plague and unlimited shooting on public lands, but conservationists are working to stop these threats. 

Join us to talk about Kate Miller's latest research. Kate Miller is a PhD student at Colorado State University studying animal training, learning, and behavior. She is the Lead Animal Trainer at Human-Animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC) in the School of Social Work at CSU and a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP), with research interests focused on clicker training, marker use...

Join us for a discussion with Dr Sonya McDowall, a cross-disciplinary researcher, as she talks about examining how social determinants of health drive companion animal welfare outcomes challenge the traditional separation between human and animal wellbeing. Her research is shaping new approaches to policy and practice at the intersection of public health and animal care outcomes.

Listen to AHPC co-director Becky Niemiec share her reflections on what we can learn from Dr Jane Goodall. 

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Jennie Dapice. She is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of New England in Portland, Maine. She has over a decade ofoccupational therapy practice in school-based settings, much of which involved the intentional incorporation of therapy and facility dogs. Her current research examines therapy dog impact on school climate, and she is th...

Join us for a discussion with Dr Jo Hockenhull, the Head of Research at The Donkey Sanctuary, leading a team of dedicated researchers working to improve the lives of donkeys and their hybrids across the world. 

Join us in a discussion with Dr Sarah King about wild horses and burros in the Western United States. Learn how they are managed, why they are managed, and the complexity of achieving improved wild horse welfare.

Join our conversation with Dr. Kevin Toman, DVM, a veteran small-animal veterinarian, founder of Helping Pets Live Longer (HPLL), and one of veterinary medicine’s most vocal advocates for longevity-first care. You can find out more about Dr. Toman's work here: https://helpingpetslivelonger.com/

Join us to talk with Mikaela Dahlman. She is a researcher, program facilitator, and Certified Animal-Assisted Intervention Specialist (C-AAIS) for the Building Academic Retention through K9s (B.A.R.K.) program at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Mikaela’s primary research focuses are to understand the impact of canine-assisted interventions(CAIs) on university students and law...

Join us to hear Barbara Vokatis talk about her experiences with AAS in the classroom. Barbara is a professor at the State University of New York at Oneonta, keynote speaker, best-selling and award-winning author, therapy dog partner, andproducer/host of Get Inspired with Dr. Barb podcast. She is an author of books in animal-assisted education (“Teachers and Therapy Dog Teams: Innovative Collaborat...

Learn about the effort to stop Colorado's unlimited trapping and hunting of coyotes, foxes, bobcats and other "furbearers" in the state.  Samantha works with the Center for Biological Diversity's Carnivore Conservation program. She handles carnivore issues nationwide with a focus on state-level progress. Samantha's career has included wildlife commission reform, political adv...