Pauleen Bennett
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Born | Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia | 13 October 1963
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Pauleen Charmayne Bennett (born 13 October 1963) is an Australian scientist researching anthrozoology at La Trobe University in Victoria, Australia.[1]
Bennett's research in the field of human-animal interactions has informed government policy and covered areas of: human attitudes, health and behaviour; ethics of animals in society; animal behaviour, physiology and welfare. Her research interest lies in understanding the diverse psychological connections between humans and animals, particularly companion animals, positive psychology, and in the use of animals in human health therapies.[2][3]
In 2002, Bennett founded the Anthrozoology Research Group,
Early life and education
Pauleen Charmayne Bennett was born in Ivanhoe, Victoria on 13 October 1963. She grew up on her family's poultry farm near the Mornington Peninsula, on the south-east outskirts of suburban Melbourne. In the immediate years following high school, Bennett held an amateur jockey's licence and rode racehorses in training for a while, before enrolling in simultaneous Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) and Bachelor of Behavioural Science with Honours (Psychology) degrees at La Trobe University, where she received numerous accolades for best performance over the course of her degrees (1989–1994). Bennett went on to earn a Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) in 1999 from La Trobe University, while concurrently gaining her PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, for her thesis on the role of protein serine/threonine phosphatases in memory formation,[8] from Monash University in 2000.[9]
Work in anthrozoology
Bennett changed her research focus from the neurosciences to anthrozoology in the Department of Psychology in 2002, as a member of the faculty of Monash University, working in collaboration with the Animal Welfare Science Centre. Her review of the issues surrounding cosmetic tail docking of dogs and finding "that the theory of
Bennett has a strong commitment to knowledge transfer and has been instrumental in the development of several courses. In 2006, she was appointed as an adjunct professor at Ohio State University to develop and deliver the undergraduate 'Animals in Society' course, providing students from diverse academic backgrounds with the critical thinking skills required to address controversial issues concerning animals in contemporary societies. She also led development of the Graduate Certificate in Animal Welfare offered by the Animal Welfare Science Centre.
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Current positions
Bennett is currently a professor and head of Department of Psychology and Counselling at La Trobe University, Victoria (Australia).[28] She is chair of the Australian Anthrozoology Research Foundation, former president of the International Society for Anthrozoology, and serves on the editorial board for the international peer-reviewed journal Anthrozoös.[29]
Personal life
Bennett lives in regional Victoria outside of Bendigo with her partner, Ron Wheeler, and their collection of dogs, horses, goats and one cat. She used to farm
References
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- ^ http://www.anthrozoologyresearchgroup.com/about/members/ Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Profiles of Anthrozoology Research Group members
- ^ "Australian Anthrozoology Research Foundation". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ International Society for Anthrozoology http://www.isaz.net Archived 5 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bennett, Pauleen C. (26 October 1999). "Protein serine/threonine phosphatases in memory formation temporally-specific roles evident in the day-old chick following passive-avoidance learning". Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via search.lib.monash.edu.
- ^ "Anthrozoology Research Group - Director". www.anthrozoologyresearchgroup.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- PMID 15084038.
- ^ "Is the tail docking of dogs legal? - RSPCA Australia knowledgebase". kb.rspca.org.au. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Resources, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and (22 May 2017). "Prohibited procedures on dogs". www.depi.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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