Animal Behavior Society

Directory of Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists

Updated 4/25/2008

John C. Wright, Ph.D., CAAB, Chair, Board of Professional Certification
Psychology Department, Mercer University, 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, GA 31207
Phone: 478-301-2973; Fax: 478-301-2956 Email: Wright_JC@Mercer.Edu
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The following individuals have been professionally certified by the Animal Behavior Society as Applied Animal Behaviorists (CAABs) or Associate Applied Animal Behaviorist (ACAABs). Certification constitutes recognition by the Animal Behavior Society that, to its best knowledge, the individual meets the educational, experiential and ethical standards required by the Society for professional Applied Animal Behaviorists.

Letters appearing after names include:

ACAAB: Animal Behavior Society Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist
CAAB: Animal Behavior Society Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist
CPDT: Certified Pet Dog Trainer
DACVB: Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
DVM: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
MA: Master of Arts
MS: Master of Science
Ph.D: Doctor of Philosophy
VMD: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
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Graham Adams, Ph.D., CAAB
HABITS
22, Henry Bull Drive
Bull Creek (Perth)
WA 6149
Australia
Tel/Fax (08) 9310 5517
Consultations in WA free call 1800 990 231
E-mail - drgrahamadams@bigpond.com
Website - www.habits.com.au

Kathryn A.L. Bayne, MS, Ph.D., DVM, DACLAM, CAAB
AAALAC International
68-3549 Makana Aloha Place
Waikoloa, HI 96738
Tel - 808-883-2186
Fax - 808-883-1155
E-mail - kbayne@aaalac.org
Website - http://www.aaalac.org

Bonnie V. Beaver, DVM, MS, DACVB, CAAB
Dept. Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4474
Tel - 979-845-2351
Fax - 979-845-6978
E-mail - bbeaver@cvm.tamu.edu

Peter L. Borchelt, Ph.D., CAAB
Animal Behavior Consultant
102 Canton Court
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Tel - 1 (800) 339-9505; 718-891-4200
Fax - 718-891-0741
E-mail - animbehav@aol.com
Website - www.AnimalBehavior.com

Mary Burch, Ph.D., CAAB
2213 Napoleon Bonaparte Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Tel - 850-877-2901
Fax - 850-877-2901
E-mail - dogs@nettally.com
Website - www.howdogslearn.com

Margaret R. Clarke, Ph.D., CAAB
Dept of Anthropology
Univ. of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans LA 70148
Tel - 713-500-5538
E-mail - mclarke@uno.edu

Crista L. Coppola, Ph.D., CAAB
Dog and Company - Behavior Consulting
15361 N Lago Del Oro Pkwy
Tucson, AZ 85739
Tel - 520-908-6637
E-mail - crista@dogandco.com
Website - www.dogandco.com

Janis W. Driscoll, Ph.D., CAAB
6115 Meadowbrook Drive
Morrison, CO 80465
Tel - 303-697-7783
E-mail - DrJanD@Juno.com

Ian F. Dunbar, Ph.D, B.Vet.Med, MRCVS, CAAB
James & Kenneth Publishers
2140 Shattuck Avenue #2406
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel - 800-784-5531
Fax - 510-654-2392
Website- www.dogstardaily.com

Daniel Q. Estep, Ph.D., CAAB
Animal Behavior Associates, Inc.
4994 S. Independence Way
Littleton, CO 80123
Tel - 303-932-9095
Fax - 303-932-2298
E-mail - Dan@AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
Website - www.AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com

Debra L. Forthman, Ph.D., CAAB
Animal Behavior Consulting Services, Inc.
Tel/ Fax - 678-391-0326
E-mail - dforthman@mypetsbehavior.com
Website - www.mypetsbehavior.com

Brenda Forsythe, Ph.D., DVM, CAAB
Orcutt Veterinary Hospital
4869 S. Bradley RD.
Santa Maria, CA 93455
Tel - 805-938-5362
E-mail - OrcuttVet@aol.com
Website - www.orcuttvet.com

Jill Goldman, Ph.D., CAAB
Carleton's Place: Animal Behavior Services
P.O. Box 4835
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
Tel - 949-683-4886
E-mail - carletonplace@earthlink.net
Website- www.drjillgoldman.com

Linda Goodloe, Ph.D., CAAB
345 W. 70th Street; #6D
New York, NY 10023
Tel - 212-787-9378
E-mail - crittersny@att.net

James C. Ha, Ph.D., CAAB
Companion Animal Solutions, LLC
Tel - 206-953-0703
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Dept. of Psychology
University of Washington
Box 351525
Seattle WA 98195
Tel - 206-543-2420
E-mail - jcha@u.washington.edu
Website - http://www.companionanimalsolutions.com

Benjamin L. Hart, DVM, Ph.D., CAAB
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
Tel - 530-756-5345
Fax - 530-792-8165
E-mail - blhart@ucdavis.edu

Lauren D. Hays, MS, ACAAB
Austin Canine Consulting
4303 Dunning Ln.
Austin, TX 78746
Tel - 512-663-6364
Fax - 512-328-6511
E-mail - LDHays02@hotmail.com

Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB
Animal Behavior Associates, Inc.
4994 S. Independence Way
Littleton, CO 80123-1906
Tel - 303-932-9095
Fax - 303-932-2298
E-mail - Suzanne@AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
Website - www.AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
www.HelpingFido.com
www.HelpingKitty.com
www.BehaviorEducationNetwork.com

Lori Holmberg, MA, CPDT, ACAAB
Animal Expressions, LLC
Aurora, CO 80013
Tel - 303 400-0740
E-mail - lori_holmberg@hotmail.com
Website - http://animalexpressions.blogspot.com

Katherine A. Houpt, VMD, Ph.D., DACVB, CAAB
James Law Professor of Animal Behavior
Department of Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14852-6401
Tel - 607-253-3450
Fax - 607-253-3846
E-mail - kah3@cornell.edu
Website - www.vet.cornell.edu/abc

Katenna Jones, Sc.M., CPDT, ACAAB
Best Behavior
424 High Street, #1
Cumberland, RI 02864
Tel - 401-439-6442
E-mail - katenna@gmail.com
Website - http://katenna.googlepages.com

Soraya V. Juarbe-Diaz, DVM, CAAB
Florida Veterinary Specialists
300 Busch Lake Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33614
Tel - 813-933-8944
Fax - 813-936-9595
E-mail - FVS1@aol.com
Website - www.F-V-S.com

Susan D. Kapla, Ph.D., CAAB
Psychology Department
Northern Michigan University
1400 Presque Isle
Marquette, MI 49855
Department phone - 906-227-2935
Cell Phone- 906-458-5817
E-mail - sukapla@nmu.edu
Website- www.canineconsult.com

Janice A. Koler-Matznick, MS, CPDT, ACAAB
5265 Old Stage Road
Central Point, OR 97502
Tel - 541-664-4023
Cell- 541-621-9230
E-mail - jkoler@ccountry.com

Kennon A. Lattal, Ph.D., CAAB
Department of Psychology
PO Box 6040
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6040
Tel - 304-293-2001 ext. 31608
Fax - 304-293-6066
E-mail - klattal@wvu.edu

Randall Lockwood, Ph.D., CAAB
Senior Vice President, Anti-cruelty Initiatives and Legislative Services
ASPCA
2214 Tulip Dr.
Falls Church, VA 22046
Tel - 571-225-3463
Fax - 208-485-2972
E-mail - RandallL@aspca.org

Karen London, Ph.D., CAAB
3100 W. Shannon Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Tel - 928-774-7424
E-mail - London@uwalumni.com

Andrew U Luescher, Dr med vet, Ph.D., DACVB, ECVBM-CA, CAAB
Purdue University
VCS, LYNN
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026
Tel - 765-494-1107
Fax - 765-496-1108
E-mail - luescher@purdue.edu
Website - www.vet.purdue.edu/animalbehavior

Amy Marder, VMD, CAAB
New England Veterinary Behavior Associates
Tel - 781-862-5060
E-mail - amarder@gis.net
Website - www.petbehaviorproblems.com

Megan E. Maxwell, Ph.D., ACAAB
Pet Behavior Change, LLC
Department of Psychology
West Virginia University
385 Evans St.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Tel - 304-280-8543
E-mail - Megan.Meginley@mail.wvu.edu
Website - www.petbehaviorchange.com

Tammy McCormick Donaldson, MS, ACAAB
205 Lodewood Drive
Centerville, OH 45458
Tel - 937-436-7885
E-mail- tmccor@vetmed.wsu.edu

Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., CAAB
McConnell Publishing, Ltd.
P. O. Box 447
Black Earth, WI 53515
Tel - 608-767-2435
Fax - 608-767-5802
E-mail - pbmcfconn@wisc.edu
Website - www.patriciamcconnell.com

Sue. M. McDonnell, Ph.D., CAAB
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
New Bolton Center
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Tel - 610-444-5800 X6221
Fax - 610-925-8104
E-mail - suemcd@vet.upenn.edu
Website - www.vet.upenn.edu/labs/equinebehavior

Petra A. Mertens, Dr. med.vet., DECVBM-CA, DACVB, CAAB
2105 Irving Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Tel - 612-810-2112
E-mail - pmertens@umn.edu

Katherine Miller, Ph.D., CAAB
Assistant Science Advisor
ASPCA
520 Eighth Ave, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
212-876-7700 x4418
E-mail- katherinem@aspca.org

Alice Moon-Fanelli, Ph.D., CAAB
Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept. of Clinical Sciences
200 Westboro Rd.
North Grafton, MA 01536
Tel - 508-887-4702
Fax - 508-839-8734
E-mail - alice.moon-fanelli@tufts.edu

Adrienne Navarro, MS, ACAAB
Animal Behavior Consulting
P.O. Box 20932
Carson City, NV 89721
Tel - 775-841-7646
E-mail - ABC@AnimalBehaviorConsulting.com
Website - www.AnimalBehaviorConsulting.com

Mary Lee Nitschke, Ph.D, CPDT, CAAB
Animal School Behavior Services
Owner Trained Individualized Service Dogs
Portland, OR 97210
Tel - 503-248-9689
E-mail - mnitschk@comcast.net
Website - www.AnimalSchoolServices.com

Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, Ph.D., DACVB, CAAB
Center for Neurobiology and Behavior
Psychiatry Department - Penn Med Translation Research Laboratory
125 S. 31st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-7051
Tel - 215-573-2893 (office)
Fax - 610-399-4860
E-mail - overallk@mail.med.upenn.edu
Website - Research web site- www.K9BehavioralGenetics.com

Barbara Pezzanite, Ph.D., CAAB
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Tel - 646 712-2949
E-mail - info@liabc.com
Website - www.liabc.com

Richard H. Polsky, Ph.D., CAAB
Animal Behavior Counseling Services, Inc.
2288 Manning Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel - 310-474-3776
E-mail - rpolsky@verizon.net
Website - www.drpolsky.com
Website - www.lapuppyclasses.com

Pamela J. Reid, Ph.D., CAAB
ASPCA Animal Behavior Center
1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36
Urbana IL 61876
Tel - 217-337-9734
Fax - 217-337-0599
E-mail - pamr@aspca.org

Gina Marie Savastano, MA., ACAAB
Savvy Behavior
Merck & Co.
RY80B-100
PO Box 2000
Rahway, NJ 07065
Tel - 732-594-0194
Fax - 845-774-2867
E-mail - Gina_Savastano@Merck.com

Kathy Sdao, MA, ACAAB
Bright Spot Dog Training
4129 N 36th St.
Tacoma, WA 98407
Tel - 253-752-2094
E-mail - sdao@harbornet.com
Website - www.kathysdao.com

Barbara L. Sherman, Ph.D., DVM, DACVB, CAAB
Director, Animal Behavior Service
North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
220 High House Road, Suite 101
Cary, North Carolina 27513-4274
Tel - 919-460-8512
Fax - 919-468-6338
E-mail - animalbehavior@ncsu.edu
Website - www.animalbehaviorservice.com

Melissa Shyan-Norwalt, Ph.D., CAAB
Companion Animal Problem Solvers, Inc.
Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, and Indianapolis areas
Tel - 317 496-7502
E-mail - mshyan@earthlink.net
Website - http://home.earthlink.net/~companion-animal-problem-solvers/

Janice Siegford, MS. PhD, CAAB
Assistant Professor
Animal Behavior and Welfare Group
2265E Anthony Hall
Department of Animal Science
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
E-mail - siegford@msu.edu
Website - www.msu.edu/~siegford

Susan C. Simmons, DVM, CAAB
314 Carlisle Rd.
Carlisle, Ontario, CANADA L0R 1H2
Tel - 905-690-4537
E-mail - simvet@ionsys.com
AND
Heartland Pet Hospital
5950 Rodeo Dr.
Mississanga, Ontario L5R 306 CANADA

Dennis C. Turner, Sc.D., CAAB
I.E.A.P./I.E.T.
P.O. Box 32
CH-8816 Hirzel, Switzerland
Tel - (*41 44) 729 92 27
Fax - (*41 44) 729 92 86
E-mail - dennis@turner-iet.ch

Victoria Voith, DVM, Ph.D., DACVB, CAAB
College of Veterinary Medicine
Western University
309 E Second St.
Pomona, CA 91766-1854
Tel - 909-469-4327
Fax - 909-469-5635
E-mail - vvoith@westernu.edu

Emily Weiss, Ph.D., CAAB
Sr. Director of Shelter Behavior Programs
ASPCA
2672 SW Indianola
Benton, KS 67017
Tel - 316-778-1273
E-mail - emilyw@aspca.org

Nancy Williams, MA, ACAAB
P.O. Box 182
Manchester, MD 21102
Tel - 410-374-1556
E-mail - nancy@dogswithissues.com
Website - www.dogswithissues.com

Sharon Wirant, MA, CPDT, ACAAB
Monadnock Humane Society
P.O. Box 678
101 W. Swanzey Road
W. Swanzey, NH 03469
Tel- 603-352-9011 x120
Email: sharmark@wildblue.net
Website- www.monadpets.org

John C. Wright, Ph.D., CAAB
Professor of Psychology
Mercer University
1400 Coleman Avenue
Macon, GA 31207
Tel - 478-301-2973
Atlanta Tel: 404-524-5500
Fax - 478-301-2956
E-mail - wright_jc@Mercer.edu

Stephen Zawistowski, Ph.D., CAAB
Executive Vice President, National Programs and Science Advisor
ASPCA
520 8th Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel - 212-876-7700 x4401
Fax - 212-860-3435
E-mail - stevez@aspca.org