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Anthrozoologist, Social Scientist

Cassandra Lyon, PhD

How we interpret other animals, their intelligence and emotions, has real impacts on their lives.

My work concerns perception as it relates to and complicates human-animal and human-nature interactions.

What this work looks like:

  • Observation:

    • Monitoring animal behavior in zoos

  • Literature review:

    • Stereotypies in horses, dogs, and nondomestic animals- and the differing approaches in addressing and defining them

    • How public perception of animals relates to action for and caring about their conservation

    • Technology as something which enhances or detracts from nature experiences

  • Qualitative methods:

    • Designing surveys and interviews to better understand how we make sense of the animals around us

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