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The Section on Human Animal Interaction: Research & Practice, of Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) of the American Psychological Association is dedicated to professional and scholarly activities that advance the understanding of human-animal interactions as they relate to psychology.
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- 2 weeks ago8 min
Claudia Suárez-Yera
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 addressing social inequalities and self-perceived health among immigrant and refugee women.
- Sep 3, 202611 min
Catharina Carlsson
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 horses, her research has increasingly developed from exploring horses as relational partners in social work practice toward the multispecies turn in social work. Her current work examines how relationships between humans and other animals challenge anthropocentric understandings of social work, with particular attention to relationality, agency, participation, ethics, and justice. Through the emerging framework of Relational Multispecies Justice, her research seeks to extend social work’s relational and ecological traditions by recognizing other animals as sentient participants in shared communities of care, interdependence, and flourishing.
- Sep 1, 202624 min
Topical pet flea and tick preventives - the unspoken risks
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 quality and public health concerns.
- Aug 28, 202611 min
Christopher Morales
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.
- Aug 20, 202612 min
Christine Olsen
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 the Animal Personality and Welfare Assessment – ICofA (APWA-ICofA), a structured method for understanding animal personality, emotional responses, coping capacity, and welfare-relevant needs.
- Aug 11, 202613 min
Courtney Sexton
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 investigate how shared environments impact animals and people.
- Aug 6, 202616 min
Pet attachment and psychological well-being among South African pet owners
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–animal relationships, psychological wellbeing, and the ways in whichthese relationships are shaped by social and cultural contexts. Dr Leigh Adams Tucker is a registered clinical psychologist and senior academic at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. She provides leadership in clinical training, postgraduate education, and research, and contributes to advancing human-animal studies across Africa throughcollaborative research networks. Her scholarship explores One Health and One Welfare, with particular interests in the human-animal bond, animal cruelty prevention, humane education, and the wellbeing of veterinary and animal welfare professionals.
- Aug 5, 202618 min
Understanding Pet Impacts on Quality of Life and Loneliness
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 University of Tennessee dedicated to strengthening the bond between people and their pets. We work to transform fragmented veterinary, social service, and community systems into integrated,community-driven One Health Systems that improve access to care and support for pet families.
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The Section on Human Animal Interaction: Research & Practice, of Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) of the American Psychological Association is dedicated to professional and scholarly activities that advance the understanding of human-animal interactions as they relate to psychology.
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