Jade holds an MSc in zoology (animal behavior) from the University of New England, a graduate certificate in applied behavior analysis (Griffith University) and a BSc in zoology/psychology from the University of Tasmania. Currently, she is working toward a second masters’ degree, in applied behavior analysis (Griffith University). She has conducted research on reward pathways in the brain during operant learning in laying hens, personality in Tasmanian devils, and aggressive behavior in native Australian birds. She is a certified canine and feline behavior consultant with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), a CPDTKA and graduate of Karen Pryor Academy of Animal Behavior and Training.
Dr. Simon Gadbois Dr. Simon Gadbois is a researcher in animal behavior and animal learning and psychophysics at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. He integrates biology (ethology), experimental animal psychology (psychophysics and learning), and neuroscience within a post-cognitivist perspective. A generalist, he has studied olfaction, learning/memory and social behavior in species of mollusks (slugs and snails), fish (three species), reptiles (three species), birds (pigeons) and mammals (rats, dogs, red foxes, coyotes and wolves). He has studied Canids for 30 years and established the Canid and Reptile Behaviour and Olfaction lab at Dalhousie in 2006. His research on wild canids was focused on natural action sequences and social endocrinology. His current research on domestic dogs is mostly on applications of olfactory processing, including medical alert dogs and wildlife conservation canines.
Paula Garber Paula Garber is a professional cat behavior consultant and owner of LIFELINE Cat Behavior Solutions in Westchester County, New York. She holds a master’s in education from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a diploma in feline behavior science and technology from the Companion Animal Sciences Institute. She is also a certified animal training and enrichment professional and certified feline training and behavior Specialist through the Animal Behavior Institute, a Fear Free certified animal trainer, and is certified in Low-Stress Handling for Dogs and Cats. She is chair of PPG’s Feline Committee and serves on PPG’s Steering Committee, and she recently joined the faculty of DogNostics Career Center. She is a proud member of the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals and the Animal Training Academy, and serves as
