Lynette A. Hart, PhD

Specialties and Expertise

  • Human-animal interactions, Animal behavior and welfare

Education

  • MA: University of California, Berkeley
  • PhD: Rutgers University

Select Awards, Achievements, and Publications

  • Distinguished Anthrozoologist, International Society for Anthrozoology, 2017
  • Fellow, International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ), 2014
  • Grigg EK, Chou J, Parker E, Gatesy-Davis A, Clarkson ST, Hart LA. Stress-related behaviors in companion dogs exposed to common household noises, and owners' interpretations of their dogs' behaviors. Front Vet Sci. 2021;8:760845.
  • Hart BL, Hart LA, Thigpen AP, Willits NH. Assisting decision-making on age of neutering for mixed breed dogs of five weight categories: associated joint disorders and cancers. Front Vet Sci. 2020;7:472.
  • Hart BL, Hart LA, Thigpen AP, Willits NH. Assisting decision-making on age of neutering for 35 breeds of dogs: associated joint disorders, cancers, and urinary incontinence. Front Vet Sci. 2020;7:388.
  • Rossman ZT, Padfield C, Young D, Hart BL, Hart LA. Contagious yawning in african elephants (Loxodonta africana): responses to other elephants and familiar humans. Front Vet Sci. 2020;7:252.

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