Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Dr, Professor, Lead | Animal & Agriculture Research Centre
Research output per year
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.
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
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
JZAR | Managing Editor, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
Jan 2017 → …Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Vicky Melfi (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference Keynote speech