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June 2025: The PAW Lab team traveled to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for the 2025 International Society for Anthrozoology conference!
June 2025: Welcome to our summer DVM students! Sophia Lew (V28) and Allie Zambrano (V28) have joined the PAW Lab team. Sophia (pictured here), is participating in the Summer Research Program at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. As part of her summer research project, she will be looking at our dog behavioral data from the Teen & Dog Study!
May 2025: Congratulations to all our graduating PAW Lab students! Dr. Erin King (pictured) received her PhD in Human-Animal Interaction, Jiaqi Tian received her M.S. in Animals and Public Policy, and Siyu (Syenna) Zhang received her Masters in Public Health. We are so proud of you all!
April 2025: Congratulations to PAW Lab Research Assistant Ramina Bebezova who received the Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Award for Leadership and Academic Excellence! This award honors an outstanding sophomore student who demonstrates an aptitude for leadership early on in their career.
April 2025: The PAW Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support our longitudinal study on dog companionship and adolescent well-being. Come join our amazing team!
To learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/evMrd88b
March 2025: Erin King successfully defended her dissertation! Congratulations Dr. King!
September 2024: Nicole Mason, LMSW, has joined the PAW Lab as our newest PhD student. Welcome Nicole!
June 2024: Megan Mueller and Erin King represent the PAW Lab at ISAZ 2024 in beautiful Gloucestershire, England!
June 2024: In her role as an advisory board member, Dr. Mueller participated in a series of site visits for the Massachusetts Outpatient Services with Nature and Human Animal Interactions (MOSHNA) initiative through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
March 2023: Erin King, M.S., successfully passed her Doctoral Qualifying Exam. Congratulations, Erin!
July 2022: Dr. Mueller received the Early Career Award from the International Society for Anthrozoology.
June 2021: PhD student Erin King is the recipient of the Martha Bryant Abstract Award for her presentation “Inequities in Access to Veterinary Care” at the International Society for Anthrozoology
