Full Name
Courtney Graham
Job Title
PhD Candidate
Company
Ontario Veterinary College
Speaker Bio
Courtney Graham is a PhD candidate in the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College (University of Guelph), studying Epidemiology and Animal Behaviour. She completed her MSc in Applied Animal Biology in the University of British Columbia’s Animal Welfare Program and began her PhD in Guelph in 2017 with Dr. Lee Niel. She is currently investigating the effects of socialization and early management strategies for identifying fear behaviours in kittens and assessing the progression of these behaviours throughout development. She is particularly interested in the interactions between fear and development of temperament, caretaker attitudes and influence on kitten behaviour, and how socialization can help reduce fear, promote successful adoptions, and enhance the human-animal bond. Courtney is also on the Board of Trustees as the Board Secretary for the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada. She lives with her two rescue cats in Vancouver, BC.
Courtney Graham