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This page was last up-dated October 13 , 2006

 

RECENT EVENTS

 How Should Personality Be Measured in Animals?
Samuel D. Gosling, Simine Vazire, Amanda C. Jones, Diane M.
Mollaghan, Hani Freeman, Steven J. Schapiro, Audrey S. Dickey
Talk to be given at the European Conference on Personality, Athens, July, 2006.

May 7, 2006; Guelph, Ontario

 

Measuring Personality in Dogs, Humans, and Other Animals

By S. Gosling (University of Texas, Austin) A talk presented at The Dog and Its Mind: Revoluationary Insights, Professional AnimalBehavior Associates (PABA) in Guelph, Ontario.

 

 

 

 

UP-COMING EVENTS

 

 

 

Canine Genetics: A Fetching Model Organism

Monday October 16, 2006 at 12 pm
Talk by Mark Neff at University of Texas at Austin, Molecular Biology Building, RM 1.210

 

 

ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENTS

 

 

 

March 3, 2006; Binghampton University, NY

Comparative Personality Research

By S. Gosling (University of Texas, Austin)

A talk to be presented at the Evolutionary Studies Program Seminar at Binghampton University.

 

 

February 14, 2006; Ventura, CA

Comparative Personality Research: Hyenas, Humans, Dogs, Chimps, and other species
by S. Gosling (
University of Texas, Austin)

a talk to be presented at the 2006 Gordon Research Conference on Genes & Behavior,

 

 

January 22 & 23, 2006

API founder Sam Gosling made the cover of the January 22, 2006 issue of the New York Times Magazine, as a part of a feature article entitled "The Animal Self".  Dr. Gosling was also on National Public Radio's "On Point" (Animal Personality) on January 23.

 

 

January 27, 2006; Palm Springs, CA
Animal Social Psychology Revisited: Harnessing the Broad and Unique Benefits of Animal Research in Social and Personality Psychology
Symposium chaired by Sam Gosling (University of Texas at Austin), to be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting; Discussant: Robert Zajonc (Stanford University). Speakers: R. Chris Fraley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), John P. Capitanio (California National Primate Research Center, University of California at Davis), Amanda C. Jones (University of Texas at Austin).

 

 

January 25, 2006; Palm Springs, CA

A two-species replication: The relationship between cortisol and neuroticism

by Amanda C. Jones & Robert Josephs (Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin)
-- a poster presented at the annual Association for Research in Personality (ARP) conference

 

 

October 21, 2005; University of Arizona
Comparative Personality Research: Hyenas, Humans, Dogs, Chimps, and other species
by S. Gosling
a talk to be presented at the University of Arizona's Department of Psychology


August 19, 2005; Portland, OR
How Should Personality Be Measured in Primates?
by S. Gosling, S. Vazire, A. S. Dickey, & S. J. Schapiro
a talk to be presented at the American Society of Primatologists meetings


July 16, 2005; Minneapolis, MN
Are We Dog’s Best Friend?
Predicting Canine Cortisol Response from Human Affiliative and Punitive Behaviors
by Amanda C. Jones & Robert Josephs (Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin)
-- a short communication presented at the joint conference held by the International Veterinary Behavior Meeting (IVBM), American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB), and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB)


April 8, 2005; Atlanta, GA
Where’s My Blankie? Stress and Behavior Enrichment
by Diane Mollaghan (Animal Personality Institute & Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin)
-- a workshop presented at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Animal Care Expo


March 4, 2005; Phoenix, AZ
Dog Temperament
by Dr. Kim Barry, Val Masters, Melanie McLeroy, Diane Mollaghan, Nancy Williams
-- a panel discussion present at the 9th annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Forum for Applied Animal Behavior (IFAAB)


February, 2005; Washington, D.C.
A comparative approach to personality:
Assessing hyenas, dogs, humans, and other animals.
by Samuel D. Gosling
-- a paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science


January 20-22, 2005; New Orleans, LA
Personality in Dogs (Canis familiaris): A Review and Synthesis of Research
by Amanda C. Jones & Samuel D. Gosling
(Animal Personality Institute & Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin)
-- a poster presented at the 6th annual Society for Personality & Social Psychology (SPSP) conference


January 13-15, 2005; Phoenix, AZ
Dog Temperament Testing
by Dr. Rebecca Ledger & Jane Orihel (Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia)
&
Amanda C. Jones (Animal Personality Institute & Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin)
-- a workshop presented at the 17th annual Assistance Dogs International (ADI) conference


November 2, 2004; Austin, TX
Assessing the welfare of kennelled dogs:
Biological functioning, natural living and affective states
by Dr. Rebecca Ledger (Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia)
-- a talk presented at the University of Texas at Austin, sponsored by the Animal Personality Institute
-- Click here for further information on the contents of this talk! --