Prof. Andrew Fisher
Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Director of the Centre. Andrew has significant experience in the area of animal welfare, with a particular focus on production animal management and transport. Research interests include welfare aspects of flexible feeding systems of dairy cows.
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Prof. Grahame Coleman
Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Grahame has followed a research career in aspects of human and animal behaviour associated with biological rhythmicity and sleep and changes in stress-related and reproductive hormones. Current research interests focus primarily on human-animal interactions in farm and companion animals and public attitudes to animal welfare.
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Dr. Rebecca Doyle
Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Rebecca's research projects have included animal cognition and cognitive bias; correlating stress physiology with behavioural and cognitive welfare measures; and how to make practical animal welfare improvements locally and in developing countries.
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Dr. Lauren Edwards
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Research interests include the behaviour and welfare of farmed species, exploring novel methods of assessing animal welfare, the human-animal relationship in farmed species, cognitive bias and its impact on animal behaviour, and assessing affective experiences in animals.
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Dr. Lauren Hemsworth
Research Fellow, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Research interests include the human-animal relationship and its influence on animal welfare and productivity, field welfare assessment in farm and companion animals and developing education programs for recreational horse owners.
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Prof. Paul Hemsworth
Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. A research career studying the behaviour and welfare of farm and companion animals, particularly examining the influence of the social and physical environment on farm animal behaviour and welfare and the influence of human-animal interactions on animal welfare and productivity.
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Dr. Ellen Jongman
Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Research interests include the effect of housing, husbandry procedures and management on the welfare of sheep, dairy cows and companion animals. Remote monitoring of animal welfare indicators is also a focus.
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Prof. Steve Moeller
Professor & Swine Extension Specialist, Dept. of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University. Activities include teaching, extension, and research directed toward the swine industry with involvement in collaborative research and extension efforts across food animal species and youth and adult audiences.
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Asst Prof. Monique Pairis-Garcia
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University. Research interests include pain management in farm animals, development of educational material to ensure timely and appropriate euthanasia and development and implementation of audit programs to ensure positive animal welfare on farm.
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Asst Prof. Katy Proudfoot
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University. Specialises in animal welfare and behavior in farm animals, with a focus on dairy cow management and housing.
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Mr. Jeremy Skuse
Executive Officer & Industry Education & Training, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Interests include practical assessment of animal welfare, welfare assurance and training programs which optimise animal welfare.
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Ms. Maxine Rice
Research Assistant, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Maxine directs the conduct of research projects across species and assists in the development of grant applications.
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Ms. Rutu Y. Acharya
Research Assistant, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Rutu assists in the conduct of research projects across animal species.
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Ms. Tracie Storey
Research Assistant, Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Tracie provides technical support across our research projects in all species.
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Mr. Kym Butler
Senior Biometrician, Agriculture Research, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions. Kym works within the Biometrics Unit, Agriculture Research and applies biometric analysis to the Centre’s research projects.
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