Catherine Reeve is a PhD candidate at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A childhood love for all animals lead her to the academic study of animal behaviour. She completed her undergraduate degree at Saint Mary’s University, where she studied paternity and provisioning in European Starlings under the supervision of Dr. Colleen Barber and Dr. Maryanne Fisher. She then completed her master’s degree researching perceptual cognition in Sumatran Orangutans with Dr. Suzanne MacDonald at York University. She is now completing her PhD in the Canid Behaviour Research Lab under the supervision of Dr. Simon Gadbois, and her research is focused on whether dogs with no previous sniffer dog training can be trained to detect hypoglycemia in breath samples obtained from individuals with Type 1 Diabetes. Her lecture is: Dogs as Detectors of Disease

Dr. Alliston Reid received his B. S. degree from Wofford College in 1975 with a major in psychology and love for mathematics. As a student, he was passionately involved in research in experimental psychology and neuropsychology. Dr. Reid received his Ph.D. degree from Duke University in experimental psychology under the supervision of John Staddon.  While at Duke, Dr. Reid also studied computer/electrical engineering. Dr. Reid taught for three years in the graduate program of psychology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City, Mexico, where he obtained tenure and received his first teaching award, even though he taught all his classes in Spanish. In 1985 he moved to Oregon to teach computer science at Eastern Oregon University, where he eventually became Professor of computer science and psychology, and then Chairman of Mathematics and Computer Science. While teaching computer science and later psychology during his 11 years in Oregon, Dr. Reid was awarded teaching awards seven times. He moved to Wofford College in 1996 and served as chairman of the psychology department for six years. At Wofford, he was named Governor’s Distinguished Professor, and he was given an endowed professorship as Reeves Family Professor of psychology.

Dr. Reid’s true passion is working closely with students in the lab. Dr. Reid’s research interests lie in the basic mechanisms of learning and memory across species. His research often focuses on the rules of integration of responding and environmental cues to produce adaptive patterns of behavior. His approach to these topics involves the experimental analysis of behavior with rats, pigeons, dogs, and humans, along with mathematical modeling and computer simulation of these basic processes. Students are involved in all aspects of this research and frequently are coauthors of published papers and conference presentations. The one-on-one “Hoop-Rat Classic Basketball Tournament”, which appeared on TV in a dozen countries, is an example of how Dr. Reid tries to make his Behavior Analysis course fun. His applied research in forensic psychology has been upheld even by the S.C. Supreme Court, resulting in overturning a murder conviction. He served as program chair of the Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior for three years, before serving another three years as its President. He was also special editor of the journal Behavioural Processes for three years. Dr. Reid has published dozens of articles in a variety of areas.

Recorded OnDemand lecture: Chaser Story: Why has language research with a smart Border collie received worldwide attention?

Aimee Sadler is the Founder and CEO of Dogs Playing for Life™.  With thirty years of experience with multiple species in varying venues, Aimee has become an internationally recognized trainer and speaker specializing in shelter programs that enhance the quality of life for sheltered dogs (and their care-takers!) while creating safer shelter environments for canine handlers and ultimately reducing canine euthanasia across the country. Dogs Playing for Life TM Programming (featuring daily play groups for shelter dogs) is in increasing demand and has been introduced to over 170 shelters internationally. Aimee is a proud recipient of the 2011 Henry Bergh Leadership Award and has been inducted into the International Association of Canine Professional’s Membership Hall of Fame. DPFL has been featured in The Bark Magazine, the PBS series Shelter Me, is endorsed by HSUS and has been supported by the ASPCA. Webinar: EVERY DOG, EVERY DAY…LET THEM PLAY! – The impact of dog play groups

Dr. Saturn is an assistant professor of Psychology at Oregon State University. She received her Ph.D. in neuroscience from New York University under the mentorship of Joseph LeDoux. Her dissertation focused on molecular, cellular, and behavioral studies of the amygdala, the key brain structure for emotional processing. She was a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, under the guidance of Robert Sapolsky, where she investigated the role of stress hormones on the brain’s emotional circuitry. At the University of California, Berkeley, Saturn was a postdoctoral fellow in Dacher Keltner’s lab and here she began her attempts to bridge neuroscience and social psychology. Her lab investigates the biology underlying prosocial emotions and behaviors.

Dr. Saturn taught the August, 2014 lecture in the Ethology and Canine Behavior lecture series: Can Dogs Love? Biological Mechanisms Underlying Social and Emotional Profiles

Kristyn Vitale Shreve is a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow currently pursuing a PhD in Animal Sciences at Oregon State University. She is a graduate of Kent State University, earning both a B.S. in Zoology and a B.A. in Social Geography. She received a Master’s in Environmental Science from Miami University where her thesis examined social behaviors between free-roaming colony cats. She has worked with cats for over 10 years in a variety of contexts including as a Trap Neuter Release volunteer, shelter worker, cat trainer, and researcher studying cat behavior. She currently conducts research in the Oregon State University Human-Animal Interaction Lab where she studies cat social cognition and teaches kitten training classes. Her research in the OSU HAI Lab has been internationally featured in media outlets such as The Washington Post, Scientific American, Time, The New York Times, and The Times of London. To learn more visit: https://maueyes.com

Guest lecturer for the following webinars:

A look inside your cat’s head: The science behind your cat and how to strengthen the human-cat bond

Cat Behavior and Cognition: Using science to increase cat welfare and strengthen the human-cat bond