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Board of Directors

If you have a comment or suggestion that you would like the ISAZ Board of Directors to consider, please send an e-mail to the Administrative Manager.

Officers

Nancy Gee

PRESIDENT
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bill Balaban Chair in Human-Animal Interaction
Director, Center for Human-Animal Interaction
USA

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Alexa Carr

TREASURER
Washington State University
Department of Human Development
USA

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Michelle Szydlowski

PRESIDENT ELECT
Miami University
Department of Biology, Project Dragonfly
USA
Jess Bibbo

TREASURER ELECT
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
USA
Leslie Stewart

SECRETARY FOR DEVELOPMENT
Idaho State University
Department of Counseling
USA

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Lisa Townsend

SECRETARY FOR COMMUNICATIONS
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
USA

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Christine Tardif-Williams

PROGRAMS OFFICER
Brock University
Department of Child and Youth Studies
Canada

Board Members

Erika Friedmann

University of Maryland
School of Nursing
USA
Emma Grigg

University of Arizona
USA
Miki Kakinuma

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
Japan
Kerstin Meints

University of Lincoln
UK
Lauren Powell

University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine
USA
Clare Thomas-Pino

Hartpury University
Department of Animal and Agriculture
Senior Lecturer and Programme Manager Human-Animal Interaction with Psychology
UK

Student Board Members

Shantelle Tjaden

Student Board Member
Idaho State University
USA
Spencer Heindel

Student Board Member (co-opted)
Idaho State University
USA

Ex Officio Board Members

Patricia Pendry

RECENT PAST PRESIDENT
Washington State University
Department of Human Development
USA
Megan Mueller

RECENT PAST TREASURER
Tufts University
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
USA
Anthony Podberscek

EDITOR, ANTHROZOÖS
Australia
Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers

IAHAIO REPRESENTATIVE
Open Universiteit Nederland
Netherlands

Staff

Abbey Thigpen

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
University of California, Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Population Health & Reproduction
USA

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