Faculty

Dr. Marie Suthers has more than 25 years of experience in veterinary practice, academic and community education, and the study of human-animal interaction. She is a well-known national and international speaker on the relationship between people and animals including the impact of human-animal interaction on specific human populations and the well-being of animals employed in therapeutic interventions for humans.

Dr. Margo DeMello, Associate Professor, is an internationally known leader in Anthrozoology, having helped to build the field through her work as the first program director of Human-Animal Studies at the Animals & Society Institute, through the publication of the very first textbook in the field, Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human-Animal Studies, and through her edited teaching guide, also the first in the field, Teaching the Animal: Human-Animal Studies Across the Disciplines.

Madelyn Brustkern holds a Master's Degree in Animal Science where she studied Canine Olfaction. She also holds numerous certifications in the dog training and behavior world. Her work bridges academic theory and applied practice within the field of h...