ABOUT

This is the blog about... me. More specifically it is about my thoughts on topics such as animal welfare, the human-animal bond, and behavioral psychology. I am Dr. Emily Patterson-Kane, currently employed by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Emily G. Patterson-Kane, Ph.D.

Director. Research
ASPCA
emily.patterson-kane at ASPCA.org

Researcherid: M-1560-2015
ORCiD: 0000-0002-9482-5737
Scopus Author ID: 6602807975 
Publons 

CAREER HISTORY

2007-2019 Animal Welfare Scientist American Veterinary Medical Association	Responsibilities: Provide expert science-based advice on the subjects of responsible pet keeping and laboratory animal welfare. Staff support to the Committee on Human-Animal Interactions and associated activities. Review of scientific information and generation of educational materials and other advocacy for AVMA policies.  Scientific liaison, briefing media, handling members’ inquiries and other duties as assigned. Immediate superior: Dr. Cia Johnson
2005-2006 Postdoctoral Researcher Animal Science Purdue University, IN	Responsibilities: Sole charge and implementation of a research project using operant responding as a measure of hunger in gestating sows.  The teaching of one undergraduate and one graduate course in the area of animal behavior and welfare.  Immediate superior: Dr Ed Pajor
2002-2004 Research Scientist Sustainable Livestock Systems Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh	Responsibilities: Sole charge and coordination of a collaborative project between the Scottish Agricultural College, Roslin Institute and Silsoe Institute.  Investigating relations between human judgments of an animal’s emotional state, quantitative animal behavior and physiology (as measured by in-dwelling radio telemetry) in swine.  Teaching at the University of Edinburgh as required including supervision of masters research projects. Immediate superior: Dr Francoise Wemelsfelder
2001-2002 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Animal Welfare Program University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC Isaac Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship	Responsibilities: Self-directed research investigating cage and contents design for rats in the laboratory with an emphasis on exploring novel methods for assessing preference.  The teaching of graduate courses in behavioral psychology and supervision of student projects. Immediate superiors: Professors David Fraser and Dan Weary
1999-2000 Temporary Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Bradley University, IL	Responsibilities: Full responsibility for teaching six psychology courses.  Courses included teaching behavioral psychology through training of rats, and an intensive combined statistics and methods course for students. Immediate superior: Dr. Richard Stalling
1999 Temporary Assistant Lecturer School of Psychology Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	Responsibilities: Administration and partial lecturing for ‘Cognitive and Behavioural Psychology’. Immediate superior: Dr. Maree Hunt (also: teaching assistant for Dr. Hunt, 1998)

EDUCATION

1995-1999

Victoria University of Wellington
Doctor of Philosophy

Major: Psychology
William Georgetti Scholarship
Victoria University of Wellington Post-Graduate Scholarship
Royal Society of New Zealand Science and Technology Award
Thesis: Assessing and enriching the cage environment of laboratory rats

1990-1994

University of Waikato, Hamilton

Bachelor of Social Science
Major : Biology and Psychology

Masters of Social Science first class honors
Major : Biology and Psychology
Honours and Masters Award 1993
Senior Scholarship 1993
Masters Thesis: The ability of hens to recognise video images as the objects they represent

OTHER EXPERIENCE

I am an associate editor for Frontiers in Veterinary Science: Animal Behavior and Welfare and Frontiers in Veterinary Humanities and Social Sciences. Former editor for the Environmental Enrichment Record, and member of the review board for the Journal for Critical Animal Studies.

 I have acted as a reviewer of manuscripts for the following journals: Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior, BMC Veterinary Research, Current Directions in Psychological Science, JoVE, Laboratory Animals, Journal of the American Association for Laborato. Fry Animal Science, Lab Animal, Social Problems, Psychology Crime and the Law, Sociological Quarterly, the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, The Veterinary Record and Zoo Biology. 

TEACHING

COURSE OR MODULE

2017-2018 2006-2007	Learning and Motivation (undergraduate level course) -- Psychology Department, Aurora University Animal Welfare (senior undergraduate level course) Animal Behavior and Welfare (graduate level course) co-taught with Dr. Joseph Garner Animal Science, Purdue University
2005-2006	Laboratory Animal Welfare (graduate level unit) -- Animal Welfare Masters programme, University of Edinburgh Operant animal welfare research (graduate special topic)
2001-2002	Learning (graduate course)--Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia
2000	Statistics, Quantitative Methods, Applied Behavior Analysis, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Directed Studies, Introductory Psychology-- Psychology Department, Bradley University, Illinois
1999-2000	Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (administration of course, teaching of the behavioral component) --Department of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington

GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED

2018	Roger D Thomason – Masters research project (Bergin University of Canine Studies) “LT-1 Dog travel crate”
2005	Victoria Cussen – Masters research project (University of Edinburgh) “The effect of food-related toys on the behaviours of pet domestic dogs (canis familiaris)” Alain Macri – Masters research project (University of Edinburgh) “Behavioural analysis of solitary versus socially housed snow leopards (Uncia uncia), with provision of simulated social contact.”
2004	Hasel Fyfe (second supervisor) -- Masters research project (University of Edinburgh) “Phenotyping juvenile mice”
2002	Shylo Johnson – Masters research project, published in Animal Welfare & Animal Welfare and Technology (University of British Columbia) “Foraging Enrichment for rats in the laboratory.”

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED

2002

Kymberlee Nelson -- undergraduate project, published in Contemporary Topics (University of British Columbia) “Using Enriched housing for rats: a comparison of results using different testing methods.” Marieke ven de Ven and Thirsa Ras -- undergraduate project, published in Laboratory Animals (University of British Columbia) “Rat preferences for comfort materials.” Sandra Rose -- undergraduate project (University of British Columbia) “The effectiveness of commercially available enrichment items for rats in the laboratory.”

2001

Kai Ng (second supervisor) -- undergraduate project (University of British Columbia) “The effects of essential fatty acids on piglet behaviour.”