Research Output per year
Personal profile
Professional Information
With over 30 years within the zoo profession, as well as holding various academic appointments, I am a passionate advocate of professional/academic collaborations to gather data which can underpin evidence based practice, to achieve great animal welfare and conservation outcomes. I believe that empowering people, with the knowledge and skills, needed to implement evidence based practice is fundamental to successfully improving animal welfare and conservation. A central theme in my research, teaching and professional activities, is a keen interest in human-animal interactions; where an understanding of both are critical to enhance the lives of both parties.
Research interests
I am interested in human-animal interactions: notably how animals impact our lives and how we impact theirs.
My research, supervision and teaching spans human-animal interactions including animals in various contexts, where animals and humans interact in wild and captive situations.
Much of my research has focussed on wildlife welfare and conservation. I am also keen to explore similar themes in agriculture and companion animal science.
Current research includes:
Establishing positive stakeholder engagement in wildlife conservation
Exploring the inter-dependence of stakeholders in Agriculture
Evaluating the value of zoos within communities
Education/Academic qualification
Zoology, PhD, Trinity College, Dublin
Oct 1998 → Jul 2001
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare, MSc, University of Edinburgh
Oct 1996 → Sep 1997
Award Date: 1 Sep 1997
Agricultural and Food Sciences: Animal Science , BSc, University of Nottingham
Oct 1992 → Jul 1995
Award Date: 1 Jan 1970
External positions
JZAR | Managing Editor, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
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Research Output
Book Review: The Biology and Management of Animal Welfare
Melfi, V., May 2020, In : Animal Welfare. 29, 2, p. 225-226 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Effect of covering a visitor viewing area window on the behaviour of zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)
Chiew, S. J., Butler, K. L., Sherwen, S. L., Coleman, G. J., Melfi, V., Burns, A. & Hemsworth, P. H., 20 Jul 2020, In : Animals. 10, 7, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article
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Foraging enrichment alleviates oral repetitive behaviors in captive red-tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
Fangmeier, M. L., Burns, A. L., Melfi, V. A. & Meade, J., 1 Jan 2020, In : Zoo Biology. 39, 1, p. 3-12 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article
Problematic Animals in the Zoo: The Issue of Charismatic Megafauna
Hosey, G., Melfi, V. & Ward, S. J., May 2020, Problematic Wildlife II: New Conservation and Management Challenges in the Human-Wildlife Interactions. Angelici, F. M. & Rossi, L. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 485-508 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The effect of behind-the-scenes encounters and interactive presentations on the welfare of captive servals (Leptailurus serval)
Acaralp-Rehnberg, L. K., Coleman, G. J., Magrath, M. J. L., Melfi, V., Fanson, K. V. & Bland, I. M., 24 Apr 2020, In : Animals. 10, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article
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Activities
- 1 Conference Keynote speech
How to increase and evidence impact in research
Vicky Melfi (Speaker)
23 Jul 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference Keynote speech