Dr. Kristina Horback is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from UC San Diego, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has extensive experience working with wild species in a zoological setting (orcas, dolphins, elephants), as well as with domestic livestock in an agricultural setting (swine, cattle, sheep and poultry). A primary objective of Dr. Horback’s Animal Behavior and Cognition Lab is to identify personality traits in animals to evaluate the relationship between such traits and animal welfare (stress response, immunity, productivity).
Research Keywords & Expertise
Animal Behavior
Livestock
Zoo Animals
Animal cognition
Affective states
Animal Personality
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Short Biography
Dr. Kristina Horback is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from UC San Diego, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has extensive experience working with wild species in a zoological setting (orcas, dolphins, elephants), as well as with domestic livestock in an agricultural setting (swine, cattle, sheep and poultry). A primary objective of Dr. Horback’s Animal Behavior and Cognition Lab is to identify personality traits in animals to evaluate the relationship between such traits and animal welfare (stress response, immunity, productivity).
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