Current Research Projects

  • Several international collaborative projects in equitation science including the significance of whorls, the effects of martingales, the development of temperament tests and the functional significance of equine paedomorphosis.
  • An commissioned textbook: “An Introduction to Equitation Science” (Wiley-Blackwell) –being co-written with Dr Andrew McLean.
  • Development of online reporting and surveillance of inherited disorders in companion animals.
  • Risk factors of separation related distress and aggression in dogs.
  • The neuroscience of aggression in dogs.
  • Applied learning theory in horses.
  • Behavioural/welfare canine.
  • Quality of life in companion animals.
  • Natural History of Canine Cognitive Dysfunction - Canine Sand Maze Validation.
  • The functional significance of motor laterality in dogs.
  • Development of assisted reproductive technology for the Tasmanian Devil.