Staff of the Centre
Director
Prof. Paul Hemsworth (Animal Science, University of Melbourne,
Parkville & DPI Werribee) - A research career studying the behaviour
and welfare of farm and companion animals, particularly examining
the influence of the social and physical environment on farm animal
behaviour and welfare and the influence of human-animal interactions
on animal welfare and productivity.
Deputy Director
Prof. Grahame Coleman (Head of the School of Psychology,
Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Caulfield
& Clayton) – Grahame has followed a research career in
aspects of human and animal behaviour associated with biological
rhythmicity and sleep and changes in stress-related and reproductive
hormones. Current research interests focus primarily on human-animal
interactions in farm and companion animals and public attitudes
to animal welfare.
Executive officer
Mr. Jeremy Skuse – Executive Officer of the Centre,
significant professional livestock experience derived from operating
in senior management and extension roles in Australia as well as
in Asia and the United States.
Department of Primary Industries Staff
Dr. John Barnett – A research career in endocrinology,
particularly stress physiology and its application to the welfare
of farm animals. A focus has been on housing systems and their design
on animal welfare.
Dr. Greg Cronin - A research career studying the behaviour
and productivity of pigs and in particular the effects of the environment
on maternal behaviour and the role of maternal behaviour in piglet
survival and growth. Interest also in alternative housing systems
for sows during gestation and farrowing / lactation and housing
systems for poultry.
Dr. Ellen Jongman - Research interests include pain and
aversion to handling and husbandry procedures of domestic animals,
and the effect of handling and training procedures on stress and
fear of humans in horses.
Dr. Mariko Lauber – Research interests include behavioural
development in dairy calves and its implication in assessing animal
welfare implications of new practices and technologies. Current
activities focusing on industry, public and tertiary training in
animal welfare.
Dr. Sue Hides – District Veterinary Officer with
long standing interests in the welfare of dairy cattle. Specific
areas of interest include management and transport of young calves
and the use of analgesics and anaesthetics to provide pain relief
for cattle undergoing husbandry procedures.
Mr. Marcus Karlen – Research interests include injury,
lameness, stress and immunology particularly in pigs and the effects
of housing systems on pig welfare.
The University of Melbourne Staff
Institute of Land and Food Resources
Dr. Brian Leury – Research interests include animal
nutrition and physiology.
Dr. Sarah Chaplin - Research interests in the effects
of management practices on dairy cow behaviour and welfare.
Dr. Rolf Beilharz – Geneticist and Ethologist
Dr Julian Hill - Animal Nutritionist
Mr. Peter Cakebread – Veterinarian, Senior lecturer
Ms. Lyndall Scott - Animal Welfare Officer
Ms. Tina Chamberlain - Tutor
Monash University Staff
Department of Psychology
Prof. Grahame Coleman – Research career in aspects
of human and animal behaviour associated with biological rhythmicity
and sleep and changes in stress-related and reproductive hormones.
Current research interests focus primarily on human-animal interactions
in farm and companion animals and public attitudes to animal welfare.
Dr. Pauleen Bennett – Research career studying behavioural
neuroscience related to animal learning and memory formation. Recent
research interest in human-animal interactions, particularly with
respect to companion animal species. Pauline leads the Anthrozoology
Research Group
Dr. Margaret Hay – Research focus on education and
training of adults and children in agriculture and companion animals.
Dr. Samia Toukhsati – Research interests include
animal cognition and welfare, and her recent research has included
understanding human-animal interactions, particularly with regard
to companion animal owner attitudes and behaviours.
Dr. Linda Marston - Research interests include human-animal
interactions, particularly with respect to companion animal species.
Ms. Alanna Sawyer – Alanna is responsible for multimedia
outputs of the Centre.
Department of Physiology
Assoc. Professor Alan Tilbrook – A research career
in endocrinology and behaviour of domestic animals. Particular interests
include the endocrine and neuroendocrine control of reproduction
in males, the effects of stress on reproduction and endocrine and
behavioural responses to stress.
Dr. Anne Turner – Research interests include the
effects of stress on reproduction and endocrine and behavioural
responses to stress and the endocrine and neuroendocrine control
of reproduction in males.
Dr. Ross Young – Research interests include stress
physiology and endocrinology, with particular interests in acute
stress and pain in animals.
Students of the Centre
Post-graduate Students
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Honours Students
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- Naomi Botheras
- Tammie King
- Lauren Hemsworth
- Mariko Ng
- Tamzin Barber
- Natasha Cooper
- Peter Greene
- Amanda Howes
- Renee Kharsas
- Jacqui Gately
- Yishene Chew
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Technical Staff
Alanna Sawyer, Monash Univ
Maxine Rice, Univ Melb
Judy Nash, Univ Melb
Samantha Borg, DPI
Lisa Newman, DPI
Bruce Schirmer, DPI
Tracie McCallum, DPI
International Associates
Dr Jim Kinder, Ohio State University
Dr Naomi Botheras, Ohio State University
Dr Steve Moeller, Ohio State University
Dr Mike Lilburn, Ohio State University
Professor David Mellor, Massey University, NZ
Dr Adele Arnold, AgResearch NZ
Board of Management
Professor Mike Rickard, Chair
Geoff Kroker, DPI
Professor Snow Barlow, Univ Melb
Professor Grahame Coleman, Monash Univ
Professor Paul Hemsworth, Univ Melb
Advisory Committee
Dr. Peter Penson, Chair, Animal welfare consultant
Dr. Robert Holmes, Animal Behaviour Clinics
Glenys Oogjes, Director, Animals Australia
Dr. Onn Ben-David, Vice- President, RSPCA, Vic
Professor Clive Phillips, Centre for Animal Welfare &
Ethics, Univ. Qld
Professor David Mellor, Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics
Centre, Massey Univ.
Dr. Denise Noonan, Univ. Adelaide
Dr. Michelle Jones-Lennon, DPI
Kenton Shaw, QAF Meat Industries
Noel Maughan, MLA (Ret)
Alan Bowman, Victorian Farmers Federation
Dr. Stephen Tate, Bureau of Animal Welfare
Ms. Michelle Edge, Symbio Alliance
The Animal Welfare Science Centre was established
by the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the Department
of Primary Industries, Victoria. The Centre focuses and coordinates
the research and academic resources of the three collaborating organisations,
providing the animal industries, animal users, the farming community,
Government, the general community and the academic community with
an internationally competitive research, teaching and training resource
in animal welfare. |