Thursday, 5th July The International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ): 27th Annual Conference 2018

Light Breakfast available between 8:00 am and 9:00 am

Includes: Tea/coffee/juice/pastry

• Biobehavioral examination of cat ownership and attachment in older adults. - Sandy Branson
• The role of Canine Assisted Intervention on improving self-perception in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. - Heather L Johnson
• Research methods used to consider the impact of HAI on older adults’ health. - Nancy R. Gee

• Horses prefer food over human contact for task reward: Considerations for human-horse bonding. - Emily Kieson
• The human behind the training techniques: dog trainers and coping. - Lisa Emmett
• Exploring how individuals who work around dogs experience and practice safety. - Sara Owczarczak-Garstecka

• Children’s attitudes towards animal cruelty. - Roxanne D Hawkins
• Attitudes to animal abuse in veterinary practice in Poland. - Michal P. Pregowski
• Slugs snails and YouTube. - Rick Gibson

Please note: 

Steve North's presentation will be pre recorded.

Christopher Calvert will introduce and answer any questions post presentation.

• Computational anthrozoology - a manifesto: ‘as the lens’ and ‘under the lens’. - Steve North
• Evaluating anthropocentric versus caninocentric attitudes and approaches to stray dog management: the case of Topoloveni, Romania as a potential example of best practice. - Samantha Hurn
• How multidisciplinary is Anthrozoös? - Jane Yatcilla

• The impact of pet ownership on emotional health outcomes in children and adolescents: a UK Population study. - Rebecca Purewal
•  The role of callous/unemotional traits in mediating the association between animal abuse exposure and behavior problems among children exposed to intimate partner violence. - Shelby E McDonald
• Characteristics of student canine interaction during meet and greet activity in a university based animal visitation program. - Jaymie Vandagriff

• Does attitude to dominance and dog behaviour influence use of aversive or non-aversive equipment. - Raffaela Lubiana
• Is clicker training (clicker+food) better than food-only training for novice companion dogs and their owners? - Tiffani J Howell

• Animal-assisted interventions in child literacy programs. - Deborah E Linder
• Turning the page to read to Spot: Exploring the potential of dogs to support reading motivation and positive reading behaviours among young children. - Camille X Rousseau
• Growing up with school dog "Dave" - An ethnographic study. - Donna Carlyle

• Badger culling and bovine TB in England since 2013: evidence-based policy or policy-based evidence? - Chris Calvert
• The applicability of moral panic theory to the study of animal folk devils: the case of urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in England. - Jessica Groling
• Gaming the (eco)system: understanding perceptions of species and the Phylo card game. - Meggie Callahan

• Animals like us: Self and identity within the furry and therian communities. - Courtney Plante

Sponsored by the Anthrozoology Research Group as part of a National Disability Insurance Agency Funded Research Project

• Defining and describing companion, assistance, service, and emotional support animals. - Pauleen Bennett and Tiffani Howell

• Anthrozoology as symbiotic ethics and the ethics of anthrozoological research. - Samantha Hurn, Alexander Badman-King, Jessica Groling, Fenella Eason and Ivan Tacey

• Multi-cultural perspectives of the human animal bond. - Andrew Rowan, Peter Li and Bernie Unti

Presentation of student awards: Sponsored by Mars Petcare/WALTHAM

Presentation of photo competition award: Sponsored by CSIRO Publishing

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