Pauleen C. Bennett received her Bachelors of Arts and Behavioural Sciences (with honours) and Masters of Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology degrees from La Trobe University. She completed her PhD study at Monash University, Australia. She has worked as a Professor at La Trobe University, in the School of Psychology and Public Health, in Victoria, Australia, since 2018. She previously served on the board of the International Society for Anthrozoology (www.isaz.net), and as Associate Editor for the journal Anthrozoos. She leads the Anthrozoology Research Group (ARG), which includes post-doctoral researchers and students interested in studying the relationship between humans and non-human animals. Most of her work focuses on companion animals, particularly dogs, and the roles they play as pets and in working roles as therapy or assistance animals.