About Us

Board & Staff

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

Michelle Szydlowski

PRESIDENT
Miami University
Department of Biology, Project Dragonfly
USA
Alexa Carr

TREASURER
Washington State University
Department of Human Development
USA

Contact Treasurer
Megan Mueller

PRESIDENT ELECT
Tufts University
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
USA

Contact President
Jess Bibbo

TREASURER ELECT
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
USA
Leslie Stewart

SECRETARY FOR DEVELOPMENT
Idaho State University
Department of Counseling
USA

Contact Secretary for Development
Lisa Townsend

SECRETARY FOR COMMUNICATIONS
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
USA

Contact Secretary for Communications
Lauren Powell

PROGRAMS OFFICER
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine
USA

Board Members

Jennifer Applebaum

University of Florida
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Department of Environmental and Global Health
USA
Erika Friedmann

University of Maryland
School of Nursing
USA
Emma Grigg

University of Arizona
USA
Kris Hill

University of Hradec Králové, Czechia
Philosophical Faculty
Germany
Miki Kakinuma

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
Japan
Kerstin Meints

University of Lincoln
UK
Mary Elizabeth Rauktis

University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
USA
Shantelle Tjaden

Idaho State University
USA
Nikki Bennett (co-opted)

Kent State University
USA

Student Board Members

Spencer Heindel

Student Board Member
Idaho State University
USA

Ex Officio Board Members

Nancy Gee

RECENT PAST PRESIDENT
Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry, Director Center for Human-Animal Interaction
Bill Balaban Chair in Human-Animal Interaction
USA
Anthony Podberscek

EDITOR, ANTHROZOÖS
Australia
Michael E. Kaufmann

IAHAIO REPRESENTATIVE
Green Chimneys
Nature Based Programs & Sam and Myra Ross Institute
USA

Staff

Abbey Thigpen

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

Contact Administrative Manager