Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Department Population Health Sciences | Unit Dier in Wetenschap & Maatschappij | Diergedrag | Fac. Diergeneeskunde | Universiteit Utrecht Research and education in the area of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Clinical work: Behavioural problems dogs and cats Specialities: Animal behaviour, development of behaviour problems and animal welfare: research, education, animal behaviour councellor (clinical work).
Professional record • Research - since 1996: * animal behaviour (dogs and cats) and animal welfare * the effects of early life experiences and the ontogenic environment on the sensitivity for the development of behavioural disorders. * welfare of exotic animal species in trade and ownership * welfare of farmed mink • Staffmember Animal Behaviour Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UU: problem behaviour dogs and cats 2003. Email contact: [email protected]. Clinical consult: every tuesday from 8:00-14:00. For coordination and organisation Animal Behaviour Clinic: [email protected] • Teaching activities cover the development of courses, giving lectures and practical training courses on Ethology and Welfare for Veterinary and Biology Students, and Masters Students of the Ma Neuroscience & Cognition 1998- External teaching: DogVision • Others: - Associate Member AWSEL (ECAWBM- Animal Welfare Science and Law). - Redaction member of personnel Magazine of the Veterinary Faculty. - Member of the International scientific committee fulfilling the WelFur Quality _mink and fox. - Member of the Participation Council of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (personnel matters). - Executive position and co-founder of Foundation Certipet- accreditation animal behavioural councellors. - Executive position FelCan. - Member of ISAE, ESCVE en NVG.
Junior Researcher at the Law Department, University of Leiden, The Netherlands, 1994-1996. Research project: research into the development and organisational structures of the legal and illegal animal trade in the Netherlands (Ministry of Justice; project by own acquisition)
Research assistant at the Department of Comparative Physiology, Division Ethology, University of Utrecht. Research project: Development and validation of aggression test for domestic dogs (on request of the Ministry of Agriculture)