What’s The Science Behind Human-Animal Interaction?
Friday, March 11th, 2022
Associate professor Megan Mueller spoke with Plaid Horse magazine about her research into the human-animal bond and her career path

Friday, March 11th, 2022
Associate professor Megan Mueller spoke with Plaid Horse magazine about her research into the human-animal bond and her career path
Friday, March 4th, 2022
Associate Professor Megan Mueller is quoted throughout a CNN.com story looking at how the pandemic impacted the human-animal bond
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
Research shows that walking your pup isn’t just exercise for you and Fido, it also helps create social bonds in communities
Monday, February 28th, 2022
For years, researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine have examined the effects of opioid use in rats to better understand the drugs’ effects in humans
Thursday, February 24th, 2022
Associate Professor Megan Mueller writes for the Conversation on whether the presence of pets builds trust among people.
Monday, February 7th, 2022
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki comments in The New York Times on how SARS-CoV-2 could pose a risk to endangered wildlife species
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
Dean emerita and professor Deborah Kochevar co-authors an article for the Conversation on preventing future pandemics through a One Health approach
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Clinical associate professor Emily McCobb spoke with National Geographic on the pandemic’s impact on human-animal relationships and pets’ roles in families
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
Psychology Today featured research led by assistant professor Megan Mueller examining the effectiveness of therapy dog interaction with adolescents
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
Megan Mueller, the Elizabeth Arnold Stevens Junior Professor at Cummings School, and Clinical Assistant Professor Stephanie Borns-Weil were featured on WCVB’s Chronicle talking about the human-animal bond and animal behavior during the pandemic.