Doctoral Research
Jan Yorke
Dissertation Research
My research focuses on equine assisted interventions with traumatized children, looking at the neurobiological role these interventions play in reducing stress.
Systematic Review
Over the past decade a number scholars have researched and theorized about the link between human-animal violence and human-human violence, commonly identified as the 'LINK' (Ascione, Arluke, Lockwood, etc). Research has been inconclusive about the strength of this association yet despite this, many conferences and social policy initiatives in criminal justice, family & child welfare as well as animal welfare have assumed there is a link. There is no question that the relationship between these two entities is complex and to date no systematic review has been completed looking at the LINK. Veterinary Social Work has a diverse team of scholars who have registered a review of the literature on the LINK with the Campbell Collaboration with the goal of completing a rigorous, exhaustive review of the international literature related to the relationship between human-animal violence and human-human violence.
Merrie Rennard
Dissertation Research
I will be researching the link between human and animal violence, specifically as it relates to violence committed by children and adolescents.
Systematic Review
Over the past decade a number scholars have researched and theorized about the link between human-animal violence and human-human violence, commonly identified as the 'LINK' (Ascione, Arluke, Lockwood, etc). Research has been inconclusive about the strength of this association yet despite this, many conferences and social policy initiatives in criminal justice, family & child welfare as well as animal welfare have assumed there is a link. There is no question that the relationship between these two entities is complex and to date no systematic review has been completed looking at the LINK. Veterinary Social Work has a diverse team of scholars who have registered a review of the literature on the LINK with the Campbell Collaboration with the goal of completing a rigorous, exhaustive review of the international literature related to the relationship between human-animal violence and human-human violence.
Pyschometrics Research
I am doing research on measures of violence towards animals & evaluating their reliability & validity as well as their frequency of use, and population to be used with.
Bethanie Poe
Dissertation Research
My dissertation will be on cross reporting of child and animal abuse.
Systematic Review
Over the past decade a number scholars have researched and theorized about the link between human-animal violence and human-human violence, commonly identified as the 'LINK' (Ascione, Arluke, Lockwood, etc). Research has been inconclusive about the strength of this association yet despite this, many conferences and social policy initiatives in criminal justice, family & child welfare as well as animal welfare have assumed there is a link. There is no question that the relationship between these two entities is complex and to date no systematic review has been completed looking at the LINK. Veterinary Social Work has a diverse team of scholars who have registered a review of the literature on the LINK with the Campbell Collaboration with the goal of completing a rigorous, exhaustive review of the international literature related to the relationship between human-animal violence and human-human violence.
Janelle Nimer
Dissertation Research
My dissertation focuses on activity implementation and camper outcomes at Camp Koinonia from 1980 - 2009.
Systematic Review
Over the past decade a number scholars have researched and theorized about the link between human-animal violence and human-human violence, commonly identified as the 'LINK' (Ascione, Arluke, Lockwood, etc). Research has been inconclusive about the strength of this association yet despite this, many conferences and social policy initiatives in criminal justice, family & child welfare as well as animal welfare have assumed there is a link. There is no question that the relationship between these two entities is complex and to date no systematic review has been completed looking at the LINK. Veterinary Social Work has a diverse team of scholars who have registered a review of the literature on the LINK with the Campbell Collaboration with the goal of completing a rigorous, exhaustive review of the international literature related to the relationship between human-animal violence and human-human violence.