Dr. Christy Hoffman is an assistant professor in the Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation department at Canisius College (Buffalo, NY). In addition, she directs Canisius’ Master’s program in Anthrozoology. She offers courses focused on canine behavior and cognition, animal sheltering, and the psychology of the human-animal bond. Having received graduate and post-doctoral training in animal behavior and human development at the University of Chicago, her research explores both sides of the human-dog relationship. Some of her recent studies have examined factors that impact humans’ decisions to adopt particular dogs and cats, dog decision-making in multi-dog households, factors impacting animal shelters’ decisions to accept dogs from distant locations, and the effects of dogs on human sleep.
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