Dr. Joanna Makowska Alumni Profile
What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program? I have always had a strong affinity towards animals, wanting to spend time with them and to understand what they think and feel. My goal was to become a zoologist. After my undergraduate thesis project in which I investigated foraging and vigilance behaviour in grey squirrels, I […]
Lindsay (Collings) Ferlito Alumni Profile
What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program? I was originally doing my BSc in Science at UBC, but I knew pretty quickly that was not my passion. Thankfully, in my 3rd year, a friend suggested I take one of Dr. Fraser’s classes and I was hooked. From then on, I started networking with the […]
Dr. Christine Sumner Alumni Profile
What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program? I chose the Animal Welfare Program because of the quality of research outputs, and the respected reputation of the faculty members. Prior to coming to UBC, I worked as a research consultant where I relied heavily on the AWP’s research outputs to develop industry sustainability tools. This […]