May be of interest to some....and it's free but your need to register. All links below.
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From: Karolina Westlund <karolina(a)illis.se>
Sent: 25 May 2023 12:41
To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk>
Subject: Beyond "training" - helping reactive dogs
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Hi there Hannah,
It's with great excitement that I announce an upcoming free online summit, all on the topic of helping reactive dogs.
Now, you might not even have a dog, let alone a reactive one, but hear me out before you stop reading... 😍
Although the topic of this summit is dog reactivity, what the more than 20 invited experts (and yes, yours truly being one of them) will discuss are things like:
* how to build a good relationship with the animal in your care
* how we can prevent or reduce unwanted behaviour by addressing emotional needs
So, this summit isn't so much about how we can use *training* to prevent or reduce reactivity, but rather the foundational work that helps the animal learn resilience and how to cope living with us humans.
This is an area that I've been increasingly intrigued by in the last few years, and I'm really eager to hear what the other presenters have to share on this topic. I'm familiar with about half of them and can vouch for them: they're exceedingly good at what they're doing, and they truly care about animals and their people - so I'm excited to learn from the unfamiliar names, too!
The summit will take place from June 5-9th. It's free of charge, but you need to sign up to get access! :-)
Hoping to *see* you there! Find out more and sign up here. <https://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=LsBcc&m=3Yu_mJ5Z7xgus5Q&b=aR6tY2uPNWIwrI1…>
Until next time, take care,
//Karolina
Karolina Westlund, phD
ILLIS Animal Behaviour Courses
̴ helping animals thrive with people ̴
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Dear Bergers,
If anyone would like to review one of these books for the International Journal of Primatology, please let me know.
The Cooperative Neuron - William A. Phillips - Oxford University Press (oup.com)<https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-cooperative-neuron-978019887698…>
*Note this should be reviewed from a primatology angle for the readership of IJP
Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene<https://www.cambridge.org/academic/subjects/life-sciences/biological-anthro…>
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear Bergers,
I am delighted to announce that this week's BERG seminar (Wednesday, May 10th at 4pm, hybrid), will be Dr Arnaud Tognetti from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. He will be discussing the identification of sickness. The abstract and link are below. Please join us, either in the Psychology common room or online!
Identification of sickness: some past, current and future projects
Humankind is an inherently social species. Although social life brings clear benefits, sociality also facilitates transmission of infectious pathogens. Many social species, including mandrills, mice, and lobsters identify sick conspecifics via olfactory and visual cues and strategically avoid physical contact with them. Humans are likewise able to identify sick individuals based on visual cues of sickness, such as vomiting, coughing, sneezing or rashes, and the perception of these cues induces strong emotional disgust and subsequent avoidance. However, these sickness cues are expressed when people are already at an advanced disease stage and, often, have been contagious for a while. The ability to detect and avoid sick individuals in the early stages of infection would be even more efficient in reducing the likelihood of contamination. In this talk, I will present an overview of my recent work that suggests that sickness can be identified based on different sensory sickness cues (e.g., facial, olfactory, vocal) only a couple hours after an experimentally induced systemic inflammation.
Link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MjI5NTVhOGItNWM0OC00Nz…
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear Bergers,
This week our BERG seminar will be a sound recording workshop run by Dr Pawel Fedurek. He will be demonstrating and showing the new sound recording equipment that BERG has acquired. The workshop will be in person April 26th at 4 pm in the Psychology Common Room (C3A94).
If you are a PhD student or an early career researcher -- or simply interested in how these methods could be used in your research -- please do come along! All are welcome -- especially PhD students and early career folks!
Best wishes,
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Hi everyone,
Below is more information about the techniques Jennifer discussed during the recent BERG discussion with Alexandra Horowitz.
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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From: Cunha, Jennifer <j.cunha(a)northeastern.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 1:17 AM
To: Sharon Kessler <sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Fear-Reduction Training for Wild Animals
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Thank you, Sharon! I've just signed up. The below info works - here is also a link to the dog version. https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/behavior/modifying-aggressive-dog-behavio… For wild primates, the 'sub-threshold' behavior would be moving away from the human - so you'd present the stimulus at a far enough distance where they don't move away.
[https://s28489.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/0508-Jolanta_and_Juni.jpg…]<https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/behavior/modifying-aggressive-dog-behavio…>
Modifying Aggressive Dog Behavior - Whole Dog Journal<https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/behavior/modifying-aggressive-dog-behavio…>
Whole Dog Journal contributor Pat Miller writes on modifying aggressive dog behavior. ¡°Constructional Aggression Treatment¡± is a promising new approach.
www.whole-dog-journal.com
I'm also happy to chat with anyone who needs some specific ideas or training protocols. I've written training protocols for projects for Northeastern, MIT, University of Glasgow, etc.
Thanks again! I loved the session and can't wait to learn more!
Jen Cunha
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Dear BERGers
Please consider nominating a BERG colleague if you feel you can. Perhaps Pawel as BERG leader, or Pawel, Gema or Sharon who have been organising the amazing seminars. Perhaps you have been getting great mentoring, or collaborative support, or wish to champion an early career researcher who is going above and beyond. There are lots of categories and it only takes a few minutes.....please see the link below.
Research Culture Awards - make your nomination
Nominations can be made<https://uoscomms.newsweaver.com/universityofstirling.1rid8s2hqn/1qfqptrggxi…> in any or all the following 7 categories:
* Outstanding research leadership
* Outstanding collaborator
* Outstanding support from professional services
* Outstanding mentor
* Outstanding early career researcher
* Outstanding activity dedicated to enhancing research culture
* Outstanding research activity dedicated to equality, diversity and inclusion
The Research Culture Awards Ceremony will be co-hosted by Professor Rachel Norman (Dean for Research Engagement and Performance) and Professor Eddie Duncan (Associate Dean for Research Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport and Research Environment Group Chair) on Friday, 2 June, 2pm-3.30pm.
If you have any questions about the Festival of Research 2023 contact ias(a)stir.ac.uk.
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG)
Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland
E-mail:
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Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG)
Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland
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Marmoset care<http://marmosetcare.com/>
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Welfare of dogs <https://nc3rs.org.uk/housing-and-husbandry-dogs>
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