News and Announcements

TIHAI is currently accepting proposals for the 2019 Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Student Scholars Program. Projects may be geared towards activities that

Robin I Kopplin, M.S. Animals and Public Policy Chew on this: Evaluating Welfare in Giraffa camelopardalis feeding encounter programs and using

Jessica Baldeck, M.S. in Animals and Public Policy Alternatives for learning about wildlife in captive settings Learning about animals plays

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University faculty capitalize on kids’ affinity for animals to foster diversity in veterinary medicine and other STEM fields

DVM/MPH student Sarah Brattain shares her experiences working with a community-based rabies vaccination program with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe as her TIHAI Scholars project.

Megan Ballou, MAPP class of 2018, describes her TIHAI Scholars research project exploring experiences of owners of geriatric horses with chronic illness.

Enhancing the lives of humans and animals—by studying their mutually beneficial relationships—is the mission behind Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction (TIHAI). At the helm of the Institute is Dr. Lisa Freeman, whose passion for the cause runs deep.