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Clinical Animal Behaviour
Our Research
Clinical animal behaviour research focuses on how we can better evaluate the behaviour of animals in order to interact with them, manage them and train them in ways that optimise their wellbeing. We also develop new treatment methods for helping animals with problem behaviour.
The psychobiological approach to problem behaviour developed at Lincoln provides a comprehensive scientific framework for the evaluation of problem behaviour in captive and domestic animals, in order to develop individualised treatment plans. Our MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour introduces students to both the theory and research underpinning this theme. In addition to a range of externally funded projects we also accept a limited number of high quality self funding PhD applications from students interested in developing their research skills in this important area.
Within the scope of clinical animal behaviour, we investigate three main areas:
- Human-animal interactions
- Problem behaviour
- Emotional systems
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Key Personnel and Expertise
Academics
Professor Daniel Mills – animal affective systems and individual differences in behaviour; animal learning, training, and behaviour modification methods; pheromonatherapy; clinical trials for problem behaviour management; owner-pet relationships
Dr Helen Zulch – canine olfaction; post-adoption adjustment in dogs; animal learning, training, and behaviour modification methods
Dr Ambrose Tinarwo – outdoor cat behaviour and welfare; behaviour and welfare of pet rabbits
Dr Jonathan Cooper – welfare consequences and efficacy of electronic training aids
Postgraduate Researcher and Technical Staff
Milly Jones – clinical animal behaviour
Dr Claire Ricci-Bonot – separation anxiety in horses; recognition in emotions in horses; enrichment in donkeys
Dr Ana Maria Barcelos – the link between animal behavioural problems and human health
Dr Luciana de Assis – characterization of interactions between owners and dogs and its relationship with dog behaviour; novel approaches to the investigation of separation related problems in dogs
Research Students
Jackie Braggs – environmental scratching in cats
Lulu Xu – emotion regulation in dogs; the influence in human ethnicity and culture on emotion regulation in dogs
Helen Howell – assessing the risk of human directed aggression in dogs
Dr Francesca Guagliumi – novel methods of assessing pain in dogs
Ann Baslington-Davies – assessing the risk factors in human directed bites
Dr Beverley Wilson – the differentiation of fear and frustration in dogs