Research
Research Interests
Sanctuary animal welfare (animal-first animal welfare), positive welfare, animal behavior, animal agency, animal cognition, prosocial behavior, individual differences, human-animal relationships, non-invasive & decolonized research methods
publications
Prasad-Shreckengast S, Holakovsky J, & Torgerson-White L. (2024). Pecking up Optimism: Learning Opportunities Improve Mood for Sanctuary-Living Cornish Cross Chickens. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 1-9. [link]
Becker N, Prasad-Shreckengast S, Byosiere S-E. (2021). Methodological challenges in the assessment of dogs’ (Canis lupus familiaris) susceptibility of the Ebbinghaus-Titchener Illusions using the spontaneous choice task. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 8(2), 138-151. [link]
Byosiere S-E & Prasad-Shreckengast S. (2021). Canine cognition. In J. Vonk & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (Living Edition). Springer, Cham. [link]
SELECT Media features
2024
The Christian Science Monitor Weekly, “Moody chickens? Playful bumblebees? Science decodes the rich inner lives of animals.” [link]
2022
The New York Times, “Why Did the Chicken Cross the Barn? To Sign Up for the Scientific Study.” [link, PDF]
2022
AWI Quarterly, Behavioral Patterns of Goldfish Exploring a “Fish Tower” [link]
Current research projects
PTSD-like symptoms in cattle and pigs
Innovative problem-solving in Cornish cross chickens