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The Team
Meet the team behind Dogs Life Project
Luisa Dutra
Luisa is a zoologist, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Salford whose focus comprises aspects of animal welfare, ageing and stress in different canids, from pet dogs to wild species housed in zoos. My PhD study aims to investigate stress parameters and the association of these factors with a dog’s perceived age from a photograph.
Dr. Robert Young
Ever since I was a child I was fascinated by animals and their behaviour. Growing-up in the 1970s I became aware that if I wished to study animals in the wild or zoos that animals first needed to be conserved and their welfare protected. It was, thus, that studied for a BSc (Hons) in Biology at the University of Nottingham (1986-1989) and then did a PhD in Animal Behaviour/Animal Welfare at the University of Edinburgh (1989-1993). In my career to date I have published research on approximately 50 different species of animal (everything from giant anteaters to humans). I am the author of more than 100 full scientific papers and one textbook about zoo animal welfare.
Recently, my research group has become very interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, and we are using a wide range of methodologies and techniques to answer scientific questions including: behavioural observations, biotelemetry, molecular biology, microbiology, colour analysis, machine learning (artificial intelligence), bioacoustics, biogeography, social network analyses, physiological, amongst others. All of this rich experience I bring to the supervision of my postgraduate students and to my teaching/tutoring/supervision of undergraduate students. My greatest pleasure as an academic is sharing my wonder of animals with the students that I supervise and teach.
Dr. Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos
My interest in animal behaviour and welfare has guided all my career choices. I have graduated in Biological Sciences (University of São Paulo, Brazil) in 2001 and never stopped studying these topics (Masters’ Degree, PhD and Post-doc – all at the University of São Paulo). In 2014, I was hired as an academic at Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. During all this time, I have developed studies with several species, with the main objective of contributing to the knowledge on the welfare and behaviour of each species, and their conservation.
