Human Animal Science

Dr Kirrilly Thompson, Research Fellow in Cultural Anthropology at CQ University in Adelaide, Australia, is a cultural anthropologist with varied research experience and interests. In this episode of Human Animal Science, we get an overview of her ground breaking research into the effect of the human-animal bond in relation to natural disaster preparedness and survival. Listen [&hellip

Dr Bradley Smith – Research Fellow in Human and Animal Psychology at CQ University in Adelaide, Australia – has a fascinating research focus on the behaviour and cognition of dingoes. Learn more about this amazing wild canid and how it fits into the dog-wolf-other landscape in this episode of Human Animal Science. Listen to this podcast: [&hellip

In this episode, Kate Mornement, PhD candidate from the Anthrozoology Research Group and Monash University, talks to Mia and Tim about her research exploring the science of shelter dog assessments for rehoming suitability. It’s a topic that has significant outcomes for everyone: our communities, shelter staff, and of course – the dogs. Listen to the [&hellip

Greg Berns, MD, PhD from Emory University in Atlanta USA, specializes in the use of brain imaging technologies to understand human – and now, canine – motivation and decision-making. In this episode, he speaks to Tim and Mia about his team’s research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain activity in dogs. Listen to [&hellip

Podcast covering Anthrozoology, the science of human-animal interactions