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Friday 11 November 2022
Saturday 12 November 2022
Programme & Abstract Book
Friday 11 November 2022

Introduction and welcome

 

Friday, 10:50-11:00 (GMT/UTC)

 

 

Session 1: Morethanhuman communities

 

Friday, 11:00-12:15 (GMT/UTC)

 

Anna Stefani Siettou

PhD Candidate

Harokopio University of Athens, Greece

Governmental and Non-Governmental Organization involvement in the stray companion animal overpopulation management in Greece.

15-min QnA

Sindhoor Pangal

MA (Anthrozoology) student

Exeter University, UK

Has citizen-care of free-living dogs been explored as means for rabies-eradication in India?

15-min QnA

Audra Farrell

MS (Shelter Medicine) student

University of Florida, USA

Humans feeding free-roaming cats without offering other care/services. 

5-min QnA

S. Ramya

M.Ed Scholar

V.O.C.College of Education, Tuticorin, India

Health Hazards of the Human-Nature Relationship.

5-min QnA

S. Rajalakshmi

M.Ed Scholar

V.O.C. College of Education, Thoothukudi

Anticipation of animals as consuming constitutional rights.

5-min QnA

 

Coffee break

 

Session 2: Grief, witnessing, and welfare

 

Friday, 12:25-13:40 (GMT/UTC)

 

Irene Perrett

MA (Anthrozoology) graduate (2022) 

Exeter University, UK

Is witnessing enough? Considering impacts and entanglements when bearing witness with other-than-human animals. 

15-min QnA

Steve Daniels

MA (Anthrozoology) graduate (2022) 

Exeter University, UK

The Management of Grief and Mourning in Zoological Housed Primates: “Are there opportunities for Zoological collections to meet both the needs of grieving non – human primates and those of the visiting public?”

15-min QnA

Ayisha Rushda 

MS graduate (2021) 

Gitam University, India

Understanding Companion Animal Bereavement within the Indian context.

5-min QnA

Natasha Matsaert

MA (Anthrozoology) student 

Exeter University, UK

Remembering ‘Roadkill’: Perspectives on Nonhuman Road Casualties by Ghost Bike Activists

5-min QnA

G. Sujitha

M.Ed Scholar 

V.O.C. College of Education, Thoothukudi

Animal welfare and social media.

5-min QnA

 

Lunch (or dinner or breakfast!) break

 

Session 3: Keynote

 

Friday, 14:15-15:15 (GMT/UTC)

 

Professor Samantha Hurn

Director of Exeter Anthrozoology as Symbiotic Ethics (EASE)

Director of the Anthrozoology MA and PhD programmes at Exeter University, UK

 

Coffee break

 

Session 4: Animals, knowledge, and politics

 

Friday, 15:20-16:35 (GMT/UTC)

 

Amanda Coate

PhD Candidate 

Stanford University, USA

An Elephant in Dublin: Animals and Knowledge in the Late Seventeenth Century.

15-min QnA

Victoria Mitchell

MA (Anthrozoology) student 

Exeter University, UK

From Baaa to Ballot – Putting Animals into (local) Politics.

15-min QnA

Max Pospisil

PhD Candidate 

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Atik across Canada: Cree perspectives of “caribou”.

15-min QnA

 

Coffee break

 

 

Session 5: Ways of doing anthrozoology and the future of the field

 

Friday, 16:50-17:50 (GMT/UTC)

 

A panel discussion on doing anthrozoology (or related) research degrees and applying research outside of academia. Followed by a roundtable discussion on the future of the field (aimed at including early-career voices). 

Come prepared to think about some of these questions:

●      What do you think are the most important questions to address in anthrozoological research?

●      What advice or guidance would you give/like to receive regarding pursuing a research degree in anthrozoology or a related field?

●      Is academia the only way to do meaningful research?

●      How would you like the field of anthrozoology to be defined in the future?

 

Coffee break

 

Session 6: Wild animals and wildlife

 

Friday, 18:00-19:10 (GMT/UTC)

 

Oscar Courchaine

MS (Anthrozoology) student 

Canisius College, USA

Ethics of Predation in Programs of Rewilding.

15-min QnA

Jami Reimer

MFA (Fine Arts) student 

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Biologists singing: Speculative bioacoustics, interspecies audibility, and the posthuman choir. 

15-min QnA

Dominique P. Augustin

MS (Anthrozoology) graduate (2022) 

Canisius College, USA

Speciesism in the zoo. 

5-min QnA

Alexander Rhodes

Undergraduate 

Beacon College, USA

The Effects of Tourism on Coral Reefs. 

5-min QnA

Saturday 12 November 2022

Introduction and welcome back!

 

Saturday, 10:50-11:00 (GMT/UTC)

 

 

Session 7: Interspecies relationships and coexistence

 

Saturday, 11:00-12:15 (GMT/UTC)

 

Julia SL Henning

PhD Candidate

University of Adelaide, Australia

Factors associated with play behaviour in human-cat dyads.

15-min QnA

Tim Stafford

MA (Anthrozoology) graduate (2022)

Exeter University

Partner, Companion, Servant, or Tool? Exploring the Inter-species Relationship between People with a Vision Impairment and their Guide Dogs.

15-min QnA

Deepak Bhat Dundi

PhD graduate (2022)

University of Roehampton, UK

Living with the wildlife in a time of human-wildlife conflict: A case from Western Ghats, South India.

15-min QnA

 

Coffee break

 

Session 8: Health and being in animal interventions

 

Saturday, 12:20-13:35 (GMT/UTC)

 

Louise Hayward

PhD candidate

EASE, Exeter University, UK

Wagging the compassionate tail: Highlighting the interests of the individual in wildlife research. 

15-min QnA

Deniz Diler

MA (Sociology) graduate (2022)

Bogazici University, Turkey

The “Poultry” Industry, Avian Influenza and the Inadequacy of an Anthropocentric One-Health Approach. 

15-min QnA

Annika Barzen

PhD Candidate

University of Cologne, Germany

Effects of equine-assisted interventions on children’s mental health. 

15-min QnA

 

Lunch (or dinner or breakfast!) break

 

Session: 9 Poster Viewing 

 

Saturday, 14:10-14:30 (GMT/UTC)

 

Anna Baatz

PhD candidate

University of Salford, UK

The Trouble with a Cuddle: Experiences from care givers of interactions involving close physical contact between children aged 7-11 and the family dog

15-min QnA

Vicki Newton

MS graduate (2022)

University of Edinburgh, UK

Communicating equine health and welfare concepts with young people – do influencers influence?

15-min QnA

Sarah Helmbrecht

MEM (Environmental Management) graduate (2010)

Duke University, USA

Towards a functional synthesis of wildlife welfare and conservation:  Integrating wildlife rehabilitation with compassionate conservation

15-min QnA

 

Coffee break

 

Session 10: Children, animals, and cruelty

 

Saturday, 14:40-15:55 (GMT/UTC)

 

Lynda M Korimboccus

PhD Candidate

University of East Anglia, UK

Speciesism as Curated Choice: What Libraries Teach Children About Animals.

15-min QnA

Riley M. Fisher

MS student

University of Winchester, Canada

The Meat Paradox: Uncovering the Psychology Behind Meat-Eaters and Vegetarians.

15-min QnA

Diane Karagienakos

MA (Anthrozoology) graduate (2019)

Exeter University, UK

Childhood cruelty toward animals, and the impact of a human education reading program on children’s attitudes towards the mistreatment of animals. 

15-min QnA

 

Coffee: Break

 

Session 11: Liminality, identity, and compassion

 

Saturday, 16:00-17:15 (GMT/UTC)

 

Molly Sumridge

PhD candidate

EASE, Exeter University, UK

Studying Liminal Identities – Developing a multimodal approach to explore the lives of New Guinea singing dogs living as companion animals.

15-min QnA

Brynn Shewman

MS (Anthrozoology) student

Canisius College, USA

Pit Bull Type Dogs and Dog Fighting Rings.

15-min QnA

Lexy Ritenburgh

MS (Anthrozoology) student

Canisius College, USA

Compassion Fatigue Risk Factors in Animal Shelter Employees.

15-min QnA

 

Coffee break

 

Session 12: Closing address and Prize-giving

 

Saturday, 17:20-18:20 (GMT/UTC)

 

Award

Katie Adamson Conservation Fund (KACF) is a Denver (Colorado) based non-profit active in 22 countries. This fund helps endangered animals through the financial support of local researchers, anti-poaching groups, human-wildlife conflict resolution efforts, sustainable development projects, conservationists, and other agencies. They also sponsor educational and professional sharing of information by promoting global conservation and veterinary relationships.

 

The AIP2022 KACF prize will be awarded for the category ‘most novel examination of human-wildlife relationships or relationships in conservation practice’ and will be open to all presenters who have recently completed their master’s degree (within one year), are about to complete their master’s degree (within six months) or are in their first year of their PhD. Judges will also consider how well the presentation fits the conference theme of symbiotic ethics.

Award

Fanimal’s Fellowship Program is designed for post-grads to develop skills in non-profit management, networking, WordPress, marketing, social media, research, education and outreach, event planning and management, content development, and visual design. Fellows will also receive a stipend to attend a conference (up to $500).

The AIP2022 Fanimal Prize will be awarded to the ‘most progressive post graduate exploration of symbiotic human-animal relations’ and will be open to all presenters who are within the five years after completion of their undergraduate studies or are currently enrolled in an MA or MSc program (and not currently studying for a PhD).

 

Closing address 

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