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Professor Paul McGreevy

Professor Paul McGreevy


Faculty of Veterinary Science,
Gunn Building (B19),
University of Sydney, NSW 2006
Phone: +61 2 93512810
Fax: +61 2 93513957
Email: paul.mcgreevy@sydney.edu.au

Qualifications

BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, MACVS (Animal Welfare), Cert CABC, Grad Cert Higher Ed.
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine

Professional Distinctions

2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize (AMEP) Winner. Research & Innovation - Research that Contributes to Animal Protection.

2011 AMEP Winner







2010 Australian Museum Eureka Prize – Finalist.

2009 George Fleming Literary Award (Co-winner)

2009 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Systems that Achieve Collective Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Co-winner)

2009 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - Companion Animal Welfare Award (Co-winner)

2009 Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Award

2009 British Society for Animal Science- RSPCA Award for Innovative Developments in Animal Welfare

2008 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching - University of Sydney

2008 National Teaching Award - Pearson Education UniServe Science

2008 Citation - Australian Learning and Teaching Council

2006 Quality Teaching Award - NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Educators

2005 National Excellence in Teaching Award - Australian Veterinary Association

2001 Prince Laurent Animal Welfare Prize (co-winner)

Teaching Areas

  • Lectures in Animal Husbandry to 1st year BVSc students. Topics: Horse, cat and dog management.
  • Lectures in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science to 3rd year BVSc students. Topics: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science.
  • Lectures in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science to 3rd year Animal and Veterinary Bioscience students. Topics: Ethology, learning theory and animal welfare science.

VIP Projects

Administration

  • Unit of Study co-ordinator VETS3018 Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science.
  • Member of Veterinary Science Faculty's Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.

Research Interests

  • Equitation science.
  • Ethopathies in companion and exotic species.
  • Learning theory as applied to animal training and behaviour modification.
  • Urban animal management.
  • Use of IT in teaching and epidemiological research.

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

Collaborations

Books

2011 Carrots and Sticks: principles of animal training - McGreevy, P.D. & Boakes, R.A. Darlington Press. [Also available in Japanese]. ISBN: 9781921364150

2010 Equitation science - McGreevy, P.D. & McLean, A.N.Wiley-Blackwell, Oxon. ISBN: 9781405189057

2009 A Modern Dog’s Life - McGreevy, P.D. UNSW Press, Sydney. ISBN: 9781742231051

2004 Equine Behavior: a guide for veterinarians and equine scientists - McGreevy, P.D. W.B. Saunders, London. [Also available in Russian]. ISBN 0-7020-2634-4.

2002 Handle with Care: making friends with animals. - McGreevy, P.D. Halstead Press, NSW. [Now available in paperback] ISBN 1-8756-8476-X.

1996 Why does my horse..?: an owner's guide to equine behaviour problems and their resolution. McGreevy, P.D. pp250, Souvenir Press, London. [Now available in paperback - Also available in Swedish and Italian]. ISBN 0-285-63562-X.

Selected Publications

McGreevy, P.D., Burton, F.L., McLean, A.N. (2009) The horse-human dyad: Can we align horse training and handling activities with the equid social ethogram? The Veterinary Journal. 181 (1) 12-18. 2009.

McGreevy, P.D. Breeding for Quality of Life. Animal Welfare. 16, 125-128. 2007.

McGreevy, PD. The advent of equitation science. The Veterinary Journal. 174, 492–500. 2007.

Evans KE. McGreevy, PD. The distribution of ganglion cells in the equine retina and its relationship to skull morphology. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. 35, 1–6. 2006.

McGreevy, PD. Thomson PC. Differences in motor laterality in breeds of performance horse. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 99, 183–190. 2006.

McGreevy, PD. Rogers LJ. Motor and sensory laterality in Thoroughbred horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 92 (4) 337-352. 2005.

McGreevy, PD. Grassi TD. Harman AM. A strong correlation exists between the distribution of retinal ganglion cells and nose length in the dog. Brain, Behaviour and Evolution. 63 (1), 13-22. 2004.

McGreevy, PD. Nicol CJ. Behavioural and physiological consequences associated with the short-term prevention of crib-biting in horses. Physiology and Behaviour 65 (1) 15-23. 1998.

McGreevy, PD. Richardson JD. Nicol CJ. Lane JG. A radiographic and endoscopic study of horses performing an oral stereotypy. Equine Veterinary Journal 27, 92-95. 1995.

McGreevy, PD. Cripps PJ. French NP. Green LE. Nicol CJ. Management factors associated with stereotypic and redirected behaviour in the Thoroughbred horse. Equine Veterinary Journal 27, 86-91. 1995.

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