PhD in Neurobiology -- University of Pittsburgh
B.S. in Psychology with a Mathematics emphasis -- University of California, Davis
Graduate of IAABC Foundation's Professional Dog Training: Science & Application course (May 2024)
Fear Free Shelters Graduate (June 2024)
The Lemonade Conference 2020, 2021, 2022 (virtual)
Aggression in Dogs Conference 2022 (virtual)
UC Davis Behavioral Medicine Symposium 2015
2024: BH345 On Guard -- Working Through Resource Guarding Issues (Karen Deeds)
2023: FF110 Pay to Play -- Using Food to Get Great Toy Play (Sara Brueske)
2022: NW180 Developing Scent-sational Skills for Competition (Julie Symons)
2021: BH150 Management for Reactive Dogs (Dr. Amy Cook)
2021: NW390 Nosework Games (Melissa Chandler)
2021: FE135 Shaping Demystified (Sarah Stremming)
2021: NW130 Developing Advanced Nosework Skills (Melissa Chandler)
2020: NW120 Introduction to NW Search Elements (Melissa Chandler)
2020: NW101 Introduction to Nosework (Melissa Chandler)
2020: BH110 Dealing with the Bogeyman Helping Reactive and Fearful Dogs (Dr. Amy Cook)
2020: BH430 Success with Sensitive Dogs (Hélène Lawler)
Dog Walking at shelters since 2011: Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA), Animal Rescue League (Boston, MA), Yolo County Animal Shelter (Woodland, CA), MSPCA (Boston, MA)
Fostering (dogs & cats) since 2012: Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA), Animal Rescue League (Boston, MA), Yolo County Animal Shelter (Woodland, CA), Yolo County SPCA (Davis, CA)
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation: Canine Recruitment Volunteer since 2023
Dog Walking at shelters since 2011: Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA), Animal Rescue League (Boston, MA), Yolo County Animal Shelter (Woodland, CA), MSPCA (Boston, MA)
Fostering (dogs & cats) since 2012: Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA), Animal Rescue League (Boston, MA), Yolo County Animal Shelter (Woodland, CA), Yolo County SPCA (Davis, CA)
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation: Canine Recruitment Volunteer since 2023
FEMA IS-100.C: Introduction to Incident Command System
FEMA IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response