Spatial Design of Guest Feeding Programs and Their Effects on Giraffe Participation and Social Interactions
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal social structure, animal welfare, giraffes, habitat design, human-animal interactions
2020
Developing a Metric of Usable Space for Zoo Exhibits
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Keywords: animal, exhibit, usable space, welfare, wellness, zoo
2019
Achieving optimal welfare for the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in North American zoos and aquariums
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: captivity, exhibit design, hippopotamus, welfare, wellness
2018
Long-term effects of infant attachment organization on adult behavior and health in nursery-reared, captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: animal captivity, animal development, animal ethology, attachment behavior, caregivers, chimpanzees, comparative psychology, health, personality, well-being
2015
Rates of reinforcement and measures of compliance in free and protected contact elephant management systems
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: choice, elephant, management, welfare
2015
Elevating the priority of zoo animal welfare: the chief executive as an agent of reform
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: zoo animal welfare
2014
Can Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata) Solve Object Permanence Tasks?
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: black-and-white ruffed lemurs, invisible displacements, object permanence, visible displacements
2013
The Empirical Zoo Director—Building a Foundation of Evidence-Based Welfare and Wellness: Keynote
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, zoo director
2013
Giant Panda Welfare in Captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, captivity, giant panda
2013
Socialization of a Single Hand-Reared Tiger Cub
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: hand rearing, socialization, tiger
2013