Bethan gained her BSc(Hons) in Animal Science(behavioural studies) from DeMontfort University in 2002. She is now in the third year of a part-time MPhil in animal behaviour and welfare in which she has been studying the effect of stereotypic behaviour on learning in horses. She hopes to be able to go on and study for a PhD, expanding on the work she has already completed.
She has also assisted the department by providing lecturing support to third year animal behaviour and welfare students studying Environment and Containment Design.
Qualifications
BSc(hons) Animal Science (Behavioural
studies), De Montfort University, Lincoln, UK.
Current Position
Postgraduate student.
Research Interests
The effect of stereotypic behaviour
on learning in horses.
The use of positive reinforcement in the training of companion
animals.
Welfare orientated housing and management systems for domesticated
species.
Equine learning and training techniques.
Publications
“The Effect of Different Methods of Successive Approximation
on the Initial Stages of Target Training Using a Clicker”
Proceedings of the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ)
13th Annual Conference – Advances in the Science and
Application of Animal Training, 6th October 2004.
“Does a Flexible Approach to Reinforcement Affect the Rate of
Learning in Horses?”
Proceedings of the CABSTG Study Day – Conflict and Confrontation –
the role of prevention and treatment in managing problems of
aggression, 6th April 2005.