Animal Behavior Interviews
Need to interview an expert on Animal Behavior? The following is a list of AVSAB members with media experience. For additional names please email your specific needs (i.e. topic, deadline, contact info, etc.) to Sophia Yin, DVM, Director of Media Relations for AVSAB (
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| E'Lise Christensen, DVM, Dipl ACVB |
| Affiliation: New York City Veterinary Specialists |
| Location: New York, NY |
| Areas of Expertise: small animal behavior |
Media Experience: Television: ABC News Nightline, Fox News Channel’s Studio B with Shepard Smith, FoxNews.com Pet Health, local news outlets
Print: Author and consultant for print media including professional organizations, local news outlets, training and other publications
Expert for SheSource.org |
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| Phone: 212-767-0099 |
John J Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl ACVB
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| Affiliation: Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants/ Carol Stream Animal Hospital |
| Location: Carol Stream (west of Chicago), IL |
| Areas of Expertise: aggression, anxiety, phobia, elimination, general behavior clinical practice, general veterinary practice |
| Media Experience: Appeared on Pet Central, WGN Chicago with Steve Dale |
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| Phone: 630-231-1544 |
| Terri A Derr, DVM |
| Affiliation: Veterinary Behavior Options |
| Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Areas of Expertise: dog/cat behavior problems, shelter animal medicine and behavior |
| Media Experience: Fixit column (Star Tribune), radio interviews |
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| Lori Gaskins, DVM, Dipl ACVB |
| Affiliation: University of California, Davis |
| Location: Davis, CA |
| Areas of Expertise: dog/cat/bird behavior |
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| Debra F Horwitz, DVM, Dipl ACVB |
| Affiliation: Veterinary Behavior Consultations |
| Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Areas of Expertise: feline elimination, aggression issues in dog and cats, anxiety in dogs and cats, canine and feline behavior problems, dog & cat behavior, pet ownership, the role of veterinarians in behavior problems in dogs and cats |
| Media Experience: WGN "Pet Central", NBC local affiliate, Novartis media spokesperson, Pfizer media work, Paramount Productions, FOX, Today Show, Ralston Purina, ABC, CBS, KMOX radio, KDHX radio |
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| Phone: 314-567-4131 |
| V Wensley (Wendy) Koch, DVM |
| Affiliation: USDA, APHIS |
| Location: Fort Collins, CO |
| Areas of Expertise: my private interest is horse behavior and training; my work interest is the effect of behavioral knowledge on the welfare of animals regulated under the federal Animal Welfare Act (basically, the mammals at dealer facilities, exhibitor facilities, and research facilities) |
| Media Experience: Note: clearance required by USDA for all work-related interviews and self-authored articles |
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| Susan B. Krebsbach, DVM |
| Affiliation: Creature Counseling, LLC |
| Location: Oregon, WI |
| Areas of Expertise: fearful dogs and cats, inappropriate elimination, feral cats, prevention of animal behavior problems. Can be interview on most animal behavior problems and prevention. |
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| Phone: 608-835-5104 |
| Allie Kulow, DVM |
| Affiliation: Clark Animal Care Center, Association of Pet Dog Trainers |
| Location: Rochester, NY |
| Areas of Expertise: dog and cat behavior, training, clicker training, puppy classes |
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| Gary M Landsberg, DVM, Dipl ACVB |
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| Location: Thornhill, ON |
| Areas of Expertise: canine and feline behavior problems, geriatric behavior / cognitive dysfunction, puppy and kitten behavior problem prevention, learning principles and reinforcement based training, behavior products, pet selection / matching |
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| Andrew U Luescher, Dr. Med. Vet., PhD, Dipl ACVB, ECVBM |
| Affiliation: Purdue University |
| Location: West Lafayette, IN |
| Areas of Expertise: canine/feline/equine/pet bird behavior and welfare, vet behavior education and research, societal issues relating to pet animals |
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| Phone: 765-494-8775 |
| Kathy Meyer, VMD |
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| Location: Gaithersburg, MD |
| Areas of Expertise: dog and cat problem behaviors |
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| Myrna Milani, DVM |
| Affiliation: Independent consultant |
| Location: Charlestown, NH |
| Areas of Expertise: interaction of animal health, behavior, and the human-animal bond |
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| Phone: 603-542-7227 |
| Mary Lee Nitschke, PhD, CAAB cert, CPDT, & TAGteach |
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| Location: Portland, OR |
| Areas of Expertise: Interspecies communication, pet owner education, primitive canid behavior, individualized service and assistance dogs, solution focused counseling for pet owners, TAGteach work, medical alert and detection dogs, general behavior counseling |
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| Karen Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl ACVB, ABS Cert, Appl Anim Behaviorist |
| Affiliation: Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine |
| Location: PA |
| Areas of Expertise: canine anxiety, canine model of human psychiatric illness, pharmacological agents for dogs and cats, canine aggression and legislation, genetics of behavioral conditions, general welfare, all species, humane care of all pets and companion animals, including herps, changing how we practice vet med to put decreasing anxiety first, and use behavioral medicine to integrate all other disciplines |
| Media Experience: Interviews on all national networks; featured in extensive Dateline and PBS pieces, NPR radio commentator, interviewed for numerous print media (The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker Magazine, et cetera). Author of soon to be released video on behavior modification: Humane behavioral care for dogs: problem prevention and treatment (Elsevier). Editor in chief of academic journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. |
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| Website: http://psych.ucsf.edu/k9behavioralgenetics/ |
| Phone: 215-573-2893 (office); 610-399-4860 (fax) |
Lisa Radosta-Huntley, DVM, Dipl ACVB
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| Affiliation: Florida Veterinary Behavior Service |
| Location: Jupiter, FL |
| Areas of Expertise: thyroid disease as it rlates to behavior problems. Behavioral issues with dogs, cats, horses, exotics. |
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| Phone: 267-278-2040 |
| Margaret Sheriff, DVM |
| Affiliation: G-N Veterinary Clinic |
| Location: Newman, CA |
| Areas of Expertise: importance of puppy socialization, using positive reinforcement instead of punishment |
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| Phone: 209-862-2688 |
| David S. Spiegel, VMD |
| Affiliation: Animal Behavior Consultant |
| Location: Swarthmore, PA |
| Areas of Expertise: prevention and treatment of canine and feline behavioral problems. |
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| Phone: 610-541-0805 |
| Valerie V Tynes, DVM, Dipl ACVB |
| Affiliation: Veterinary Behavior Consultant |
| Location: Fort Worth, Abilene, TX |
| Areas of Expertise: feline elimination problems, exotic animal behavior, general behavior, pig behavior |
| Media Experience: Radio interviews, television talk show guest, author of many articles on animal health and behavior |
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| Phone: 817-504-6446 |
| Janice Willard, DVM, MS |
| Affiliation: Common Ground |
| Location: Moscow, ID |
| Areas of Expertise: General (in addition to dogs and cats, I also have large animal experience… llamas, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, etc) |
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| Phone: 208-892-2270 |
| Sophia Yin, DVM, MS |
| Affiliation: University of California, Davis/ San Francisco Veterinary Specialists |
| Location: Davis, CA |
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Areas of Expertise: Barking as vocal communication, solving barking problems, dog aggression, dog bite safety, fear and aggression in dogs and cats, kitty kindergarten, kitty socialization, cat training, zoo animal training for husbandry procedures, dominance, pottying outside the box in cats.
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| Media Experience: Television: Animal Planet Shows (including Dog 101 and Cats 101), Discovery Channel Canada, Local news (FOX and KCRA), Directed & edited the instructional video for the Treat & Train™ Professional Dog Training System by The Sharper Image. (To view clips go to www.AskDrYin.com/mediaroom.php).
Radio: Numerous radio shows including Steve Dale's Pet World, the Todd Mundt Show, Dr. Marty Becker's top Vets Talk Pets, NC live with Dr. Alvin Jones, Oh Behave with Arden Moore.
Print: PeoplePets, NationalGeographics Kids (more listed at www.AskDrYin.com/mediaroom.php), Blogger for the Huffington Post, Pet Columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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| Website: www.AskDrYin.com |
| Phone: 530-757-2383 |
Animal Behavior Writers - Need a veterinarian with animal behavior expertise to write for your newspaper, magazine, or newsletter? Here’s a list of AVSAB members available to help.
| Desh B (D.B.) Cameron, DVM |
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| Paid or Pro Bono: short pro-bono, otherwise paid |
| Writing Experience: 17 yr weekly column, Cleveland Plain Dealer |
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| E'Lise Christensen, DVM |
| Affiliation: New York City Veterinary Specialists |
| Location: New York, NY |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: none |
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| Phone: 212-767-0099 |
John J Ciribassi, DVM, DACVB
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| Affiliation: Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants/ Carol Stream Animal Hospital |
| Location: Carol Stream, IL (west of Chicago) |
| Paid or Pro Bono: mostly pro-bono |
| Writing Experience: column for county paper, DuPage County Daily Herald |
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| Phone: 630-231-1544 |
| Sharon Crowell-Davis, DVM, PhD, DACVB |
| Affiliation: University of Georgia |
| Location: Athens, GA |
| Paid or Pro Bono: paid |
| Writing Experience: Editor for Behavior Column, Compendium on Continuing Education for Practicing Veterinarians, Small Animal Medicine; Editor of book on horse behavior; First author of textbook on Veterinary Psychopharmacology; Extensive writing experience both popular and scientific pieces on behavior of cats, dogs, horses and rabbits in many journals and magazines. AT UGA teaches writing of materials on animal behavior for the layperson to veterinary and graduate students. |
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| Terri A Derr, DVM |
| Affiliation: Veterinary Behavior Options |
| Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: "Fixit" column, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
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| Nancy A. Dreschel, DVM |
| Affiliation: Penn State University |
| Location: University Park, PA |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: Scientific and Free-lance general interest writing: Applied Animal Behaviour Science; Spider Magazine; Jack and Jill; USKids; Pennsylvania Magazine; Centre Daily Times |
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| Debra F Horwitz, DVM, DACVB |
| Affiliation: Veterinary Behavior Consultations |
| Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: extensive writing professional and lay organizations including JAVMA, several books and special edition symposia for veterinarians, All Animals for HSUS. Longer listing available upon request. |
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| Phone: 314-567-4131 |
| V Wensley (Wendy) Koch, DVM |
| Affiliation: USDA, APHIS, Animal Care, Western Region |
| Location: Fort Collins, CO |
| Paid or Pro Bono: pro bono; work-related articles require clearance |
| Writing Experience: journals, newspapers, brochures, information sheets, regulatory, etc. |
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| Cheryl Kolus |
| Affiliation: Student/ APDT/ Shelter volunteer |
| Location: Fort Collins, CO |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both, primarily paid |
| Writing Experience: journalism MS, AAHA PR asst, freelance writing and editing |
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| Susan B. Krebsbach, DVM |
| Affiliation: Creature Counseling, LLC |
| Location: Oregon, WI |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: Wisconsin Woman, Petpourri, League Lines |
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| Phone: 608-835-5104 |
| Emily D Levine, DVM, MRCVS, DACVB |
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| Location: Montclair, NJ |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: scientific journal articles |
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| Myrna Milani, DVM |
| Affiliation: Independent consultant |
| Location: Charlestown, NH |
| Paid or Pro Bono: paid |
| Writing Experience: 6 books for general public; 1 veterinary behavior text; professional articles; monthly columns; radio scripts; newsletter; Modern Vet Practice; Feline Practice; American Holistic Vet Med Journal; JAVMA; Vet Forum; Pet Care Minutes; Canadian Vet Journal |
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| Phone: 603-542-7227 |
Lisa Radosta-Huntley, DVM, DACVB
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| Affiliation: Florida Veterinary Behavior Service |
| Location: Jupiter, FL |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both, primarily paid |
| Writing Experience: Clinician’s Brief |
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| Phone: 267-278-2040 |
| Margaret Sheriff, DVM |
| Affiliation: G-N Veterinary Clinic |
| Location: Newman, CA |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
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| Phone: 209-892-2688 |
| David S. Spiegel, VMD |
| Affiliation: Animal Behavior Consultant |
| Location: Swarthmore, PA |
| Paid or Pro Bono: paid |
| Writing Experience: Featured “Animal Behavior” Columnist in Sunday News Journal (Delaware) and Philadelphia Inquirer for a total of 4 years |
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| Phone: 610-541-0805 |
| Valerie V Tynes, DVM, DACVB |
| Affiliation: Veterinary Behavior Consultant |
| Location: Fort Worth, Abilene, TX |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: Extensive writing experience for professional and lay markets |
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| Phone: 817-504-6446 |
| Janice Willard, DVM, MS |
| Affiliation: Common Ground |
| Location: Moscow, ID |
| Paid or Pro Bono: both |
| Writing Experience: Local papers, nationally distributed column, pet care magazines, currently working on a book contract. Moscow Food Co-op Newsletter, Knight Ridder/ Tribune News Service, Dog Fancy Magazine, Cat Fancy Magazine, Bowtie Press |
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| Sophia Yin, DVM, MS |
| Affiliation: University of California, Davis/ San Francisco Veterinary Specialists |
| Location: Davis, CA |
| Paid or Pro Bono: paid |
| Writing Experience: Award-winning pet columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 years; The Bark; Compendium; Veterinary Technician; Old Farmer’s Almanac. Book: How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves. |
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| Website: www.AskDrYin.com |
| Phone: 530-757-2383 |
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