I’m looking forward to talking about kittens and some of my latest research! Join me for this virtual event in May 🐱🐶

If you have one or two indoor-only cats between 6 months and 13 years of age, you can help researchers at the University of Edinburgh with a study about environmental enrichment! 🐱 #catscience app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...

New publication! The final chapter from my PhD work has been published. We validated the behaviours kittens show when fearful. Read more (open access) about identifying the scaredy cat 🐱 www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/jour...

New publication! We looked at kitten fostering practices and caretaker perspectives of socialization using mixed methods. Available open access in the journal of Animal Welfare: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New kitten paper publication! Specialized educational videos were successful in helping improve people's ability to identify and rate kitten fear behaviour 🐱 Available open access here: jsmcah.org/index.php/ja...

I had a wonderful time at #ISAZ2024! So many presentations of amazing research, met a ton of colleagues in the field, and got to present part of my mixed methods study on kitten fostering. Thank you for the honour of being the recipient of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging award 🥰

I collaborated with Massachusetts College of Art and Design to develop a comic of my kitten research. Recent BFA graduate Dan Miaskiewicz created the amazing artwork using my research findings on kitten fear behaviour. Thanks so much, Dan! 🐱 #sciencecommunication #kittenscience

The first article from my PhD has been accepted in a special cat issue of Applied Animal Behaviour Science! Read more about risk factors for fear behaviour in foster kittens just prior to adoption! 🐱 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It was the end of a decade, but the start of an age #PhDone

I previously worked with AnimalKind at the BCSPCA on cat-specific resources for pet service businesses. Check out the link for all the resources and the new standards (which I also helped review) to support humane pet service operators! 🐱 tinyurl.com/22ve2wds

I was interviewed by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants on my PhD research as part of a series highlighting early career researchers in companion animal behaviour! journal.iaabcfoundation.org/spotlight-on...

I created this after reading PURR by @zazietodd.bsky.social and the AAFP and ISFM Feline Environmental Needs Guidelines. For a closer look and to download: doggiedrawings.net/products/cat.... #cats #CatsNeed

Want to help your kittens learn how to be more comfortable getting their nails trimmed? Try using desensitization and counterconditioning!