I do research in human-animal relationships and therapeutic use of animals and have established this field of research at Aarhus University, and co-operate with psychiatric and psychological researchers. At present, my main research areas are therapeutic use of animals, human-animal interaction, and animal transport.
I have worked with a range of ethological issues, including coping strategies, maternal behaviour, human-animal interactions in husbandry animals, behaviour tests, housing and grouping of horses, housing of chickens and tail biting in pigs.
Education
1994: M.Sc. in Biology (specialized in Ethology), Aarhus University, Denmark
2001: Ph.D. in Ethology, Institute for Animal Production and Animal Science, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark
