Amber Itle
Amber Itle Washington State Veterinarian at the State Department of Agriculture What got you interested in the field of animal welfare? Growing up on my family’s fourth generation dairy farm has always uniquely informed my perspective as I understood the gap between the producer and consumer expectations of animal welfare from an early age. I […]
Erin B. Ryan’s Story
Erin B. Ryan PhD StudentAnimals in Society Erin B. Ryan’s Story About I am currently completing my PhD with Dan Weary’s supervision and with support from Becca Franks. Broadly, my work explores the possibility of expanding human-animal relationships in all settings by elevating and including the perspectives of animals in all decision-making processes that affect […]
Meet the new (and familiar) faces of the AWP of Fall 2023!
Maya Bodnar – Maya is a new MSc student focusing on laboratory mouse welfare who completed a BSc in Applied Animal Biology. After graduation, she continued her research with an NSERC Undergraduate Research Student Award before starting her MSc. Her MSc will focus on evaluating non-aversive handling methods for laboratory mice. Read about her story here. Christina […]
Meghan Lok
Meghan Lok Interim AWP Research Coordinator LinkedIn Meghan always knew that animals would be a part of her career journey ever since she was obsessed with animal documentaries starting at a young age. Through high school, she volunteered at her local BC SPCA branch, where she adopted her cat, Eevie, from. It was only natural […]
Maya Bodnar
Maya Bodnar MSc StudentAnimals in Science mayajb17@mail.ubc.ca LinkedIn About I began my undergrad studies at LFS as a college transfer student. I had always been interested in research, but was unsure of the exact area of study I wanted to pursue. APBI 398 (Research Methods in Applied Biology) was my first introduction to research in […]
Past Post-Docs
Are you an alumnus missing from the list? Fill out this form. Find Alumni by Research Area Thomas Ede (2021-2022) – Supervised by Weary and von Keyserlingk. Research focused on painful procedures in dairy calves and pain control Benjamin Lecorps (2021) – Supervised by von Keyserlingk and Weary. Research focuses on the effect of routine farm procedures on dairy […]
Bryna Turk’s Story
Bryna Turk Bryna Turk’s Story What experiences have you had with the AWP? In APBI 495 (Human Wildlife Conflict), I was part of a team of students who monitored bird-window collisions at the UBC Botanical Garden in order to understand which window facades offered more significant threats to resident and migratory birds and why, so […]
Yasamin Ranjbar’s Story
Yasamin Ranjbar Yasamin Ranjbar’s Story Yasamin’s experience in the Applied Biology (APBI) program at UBC began when she joined in hopes of preparing herself for veterinary school. She had worked at various companion animal clinics and wildlife sanctuaries, where she gained an understanding of the medical aspect of working with animals; however, Yasamin was looking […]
Resources
UBC Paw Club The UBC Pre-Veterinary and Animal Welfare (PAW) Club is open to anyone who adores animals and desires to improve their lives. This club hosts regular information sessions and an annual conference on a topic in animal welfare. View LFS Applied Biology Program Blog The Applied Biology Program blog serves as an online hub for […]
Nicole Fenwick
Nicole Fenwick Manager, Research and Standards at BC SPCA nfenwick@shaw.ca LinkedIn How has your research/work helped to improve animal welfare? My work with the BC SPCA’s AnimalKind accreditation and referral program focuses on applying animal welfare research. We developed evidence-based standards for humane wildlife and rodent control and dog training. We also created audits, which […]