Hartpury University Undergraduate Prospectus 2020

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Lecturer Profile

Dr. V. Tamara Montrose Programme Manager and Principal Lecturer BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare

There’s increasing evidence that animals can feel positive and negative emotions, just like we can. My recent research has focused on novel approaches to sensory enrichment for captive animals, like the use of audio books to reduce stress in shelter dogs. My students and I have been working with local animal shelters and it’s great to see them changing the way they do things as a result." research with them too, which gives them a great step into industry. "I teach my students to use their passion to challenge and improve current animal welfare practices. I design and publish

Tamara’s research on sensory enrichment is published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research and the Washington Post. It was also covered by the Discovery Channel