Exploring how human values, attitudes, and behaviours influence animal welfare,.Understanding how animal welfare is conceptualised by different people,.I have a diverse range of research interests.

What is the most important thing in the world? Well, let me tell you, it is people, it is people, it is people. He aha te mea nui? Māku e kii atu, he tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata. I also work to operationalise the Five Domains Model for animal welfare assessment and training. I aim to develop a nuanced understanding of why and how people make the decisions they do about how animals are managed. My research employs social science approaches to better understand complex human-animal interactions and ethically challenging situations. I am passionate about enhancing veterinarians’ understanding, and enactment, of their role as animal welfare experts. My PhD research focused on the veterinarian’s role in end-of-life management of animals and I explored veterinary training and the perspectives of New Zealand cat owners. I am a registered veterinary specialist in Animal Welfare, Ethics, and Law. I am a Lecturer in Animal Welfare within Tāwharau Ora (School of Veterinary Science).

University Services - Business Services.

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Students and Global Engagement - Business Services.

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School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences.

School of Humanities Media and Creative Comm.

School of Communication Journalism and Marketing.

Office of the DVC Students and Global Engagement.

New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study.

Massey Business School - Deputy PVC's Office.

Marketing Student Recruitment and Alumni.

Maori - Communications Media and Digital.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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