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As a Lecturer in Biosciences I teach across the Zoology and Wildlife Conservation Biology Undergraduate programs. My current research interests mainly focus on how captive environments influence animal behaviour, cognition and welfare. I am also interested in how people think about issues in animal welfare and how this influences the way we approach animal welfare science and animal management.
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My interest lies at the complex interface of animal behaviour, animal cognition, animal ethics and animal welfare, and my research includes exploration of thermoregulation, the impact of environmental changes on welfare and space-use patterns and the impact of social change on social networks and behaviour in captive chimpanzees.
I have interest in husbandry and animal management practices, particularly environmental enrichment. Additionally I have conducted research into broader topics, including language perception in great apes and the impact of human behaviour on leopard activity.