Alexandra Whittaker is a veterinary scientist, lawyer, and behavioural neuroscientist who researches the impact of neuroimmune alterations on emotion and cognitive processing. She is a European Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, and Law by virtue of holding a diplomate status in this discipline. Alex has significant research expertise in applied animal behaviour and welfare assessment of animals and leads an independent research group working on multiple projects in these areas. Alex founded the Evidence Synthesis Initiative for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (ESIAVS) and directs this initiative. This cross-disciplinary group performs evidence syntheses on a range of topics related to the animal and veterinary science fields and performs metascience evaluations. Alex also has an interest in animal law and is developing projects in this domain.