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HAROLD A. HERZOG
Department of Psychology
WesternCarolinaUniversity
Cullowhee, NC28723
Phone: 8282273360
Email:
Education
1968 - B.A., Psychology (Honors), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
1974 - M.A., Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1979 - Ph.D., Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Academic Positions
1974-86 Instructor to AssociatePsychology, MarsHillCollege
198687 Visiting Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Tennessee
198791 Associate Professor, Psychology, WesternCarolinaUniversity
1991 Professor, Psychology, WesternCarolinaUniversity
Courses Taught
General Psychology, Human Sexuality, Biological Psychology, Senior Seminar, Special Topics: Evolutionary Psychology; Special Topics: Human-Animal Interactions, Special Topics: The Psychology of Religion
Honors/Awards
1991- WesternCarolinaUniversity Hunter Scholar
1992 - WesternCarolinaUniversity Award for Creative Research
2000-HindsUniversityCenter Faculty Member of the Year
2005 – WesternCarolinaUniversity Scholar Award
2006 – Taft B. Botner Award for Superior Teaching
2007 – WesternCarolinaUniversity Hunter Scholar
2008 – WesternCarolinaUniversity Rodin Award
Editorial Boards
Ethics and Behavior (1998 – present)
Anthrozoos (1993 – 2006)
Society and Animals(1993- 2005, 2009 – present)
Society and Animals (2005 – 2009) – Associate Editor
Journal of Social Issues (2009) – Guest Issue Editor
Zoe Nature (web site) – Psychology Editor
Task Forces/Boards of Directors
American Psychological Association -- Committee on the Use of Animals in Colleges
Task Force – American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Pet Over-Population
Board of Directors – International Society for Anthrozoology
Board of Directors – ScientistsCenter for Animal Welfare
Grants
1986 National Science Foundation -- Research Opportunity Award
-Southern Regional Education Board
-Burroughs Wellcome Foundation
1987 National Science Foundation - Analysis of Anti-predator Behavior
1990 National Science Foundation - Analysis of Anti-predator Behavior
1995 - Southern Regional Education Board -- Anthropomorphism in a Naturalistic Context
1997 -National Science Foundation - The Use of Animals in Psychological Research:
National Study of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees
Reviewer: Grants/Publishers/Journals
National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Geographic Society, Canadian Council for Social Science Research, Leverhulme Trust (Great Britain), Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Purdue University Press, Temple University Press,Alwyn and Bacon, McGraw Hill, Ethology, Journal of Comparative Psychology, Anthrozoos, Society and Animals, Ethics and Behavior, Psychological Reports, Appalachian Journal, Perceptual and Motor Skills, British Journal of Psychology, Qualitative Sociology, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, Environmental Conservation, American Journal of Primatology, Developmental Psychology, Rural Society.
Publications
Books
Herzog, H. (September, 2010). Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard To Think Straight About Animals. New York: Harper.
Articles and Chapters
Synthesis, Review, Commentaries:Human-Animal Studies
Burghardt, G.M. and Herzog, H.A. (1980). Beyond conspecifics: Is Brer Rabbit our brother? Bioscience, 30,763768.
Herzog, H.A., Jr. and Burghardt (1987). Are we ready for a theory of humananimal relations? Anthrozoos, 1,145146.
Herzog, H.A. (1988). The moral status of mice. American Psychologist, 43, 473474.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1988). Attitudes towards animals: Origins and diversity. In Animals and People Sharing the World. A. Rowan (Ed.). University Press of New England: Hanover, New Hampshire. (pp. 7594).
Herzog, H. A. (1989). Informed opinions on animal use must be pursued (Response to Rob and Gill) Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources News,31, 23.
Herzog, H. A. (1989). Tangled lives: Human researchers and animal subjects. Anthrozoos, 3, 8082.
Herzog, H.A. (1989). Cockfighting and violence in the South. In The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. R. Wilson and W. Ferris (Eds.). University of North Carolina Press, 14771478.
Burghardt, G.M. and Herzog, H.A. (1989). Animals, evolution, and ethics. In Perception of Animals in American Culture. R. Hogue (Ed.). Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 129151.
Herzog, H. A. (1990). Philosophy, ethology, and animal rights. Trends, 6, 1417.
Herzog, H.A.(1991) Animal consciousness and human conscience. (Review of The Unheeded Cry by B. Rollin and Animal Consciousness by M.Radner and D. Radner.) Contemporary Psychology, 36, 78.
Herzog, H.A. (1991) Conflicts of interests: Kittens and boa constrictors, pets and research. American Psychologist, 46, 246248.
Herzog, H.A. (1993). Human morality and animal research: Confessions and quandaries. American Scholar, 62, 337-349. (Reprinted in The American Values Reader (H.Weiner and N. Eisenberg, eds.) Allyn & Bacon.)( Reprinted in Annual Edition: Psychobiology)
Herzog, H.A. (1993) Thoughts on the Nazi animal protection movement. Anthrozoos, 4, 82-84.
Herzog, H. A. (1993). Review of The Hijacking of the Humane Movement by R Strand and P. Strand; Targeted: The Anatomy of an Animal Rights Attack by L. Lutherer and M. Simon; Monkey Business by K. Guillermo; and In the Name of Science, Science,262, 1906-1908.
Herzog, H.A. (1994). Review of The Inevitable Bond. Anthrozoos.7, 152-153.
Herzog, H.A. (1994) The psychology of animal rights activism. In Animal Care Committees: Role and Responsibilities (Proceedings of Canadian Council on Animal Care National Workshop) pp. 47-57.
Herzog, H.A. (1994). Review of Naturalistic Environments in Captivity for Animal Behavior Research. Quarterly Review of Biology. 69, 427.
Herzog, H.A. (1995). Case vignette: Observational research on the electronic superhighway. Ethics and Behavior,5, 105-106.
Herzog, H.A. (1995). The psychology of animal activism. In Proceedings: World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, A. M. Goldberg and L.F.M. van Zutphen (Eds.) New York: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Herzog, H.A. (1996) Ethics, animals, and common sense. Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, 11, 16-20
Herzog, H.A. (1996). Ethical ambiguities and moral standing: Practical lessons from Animal Care and Use Committees. Lab Animal, 25, 29-32.
Herzog, H.A. (1996) Review: The Value of Life: Biological Diversity and Human Society by Stephen Kellert. Anthrozoos.9, 129-130.
Herzog, H.A. (1997). Human clothing and dog behavior: An unproven hypothesis. Anthrozoos.10, 82-83.
Herzog, H.A., Jr. (1997). Pets and paradoxes: Review of In the Company of Animals. Anthrozoos, 10, 236-237.
Herzog, H.A. (1998). Sociology of the animal rights movement. In Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. M. Bekoff (Ed.). Greenwood Press: Westport, CT.
Herzog, H.A. (1998). Understanding animal activism. In Responsible Conduct of
Research in Animal Behavior. (L. Hart, Ed.) Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press. pp. 165-183.
Herzog, H.A. (1999). Review: The Cockfighter, Society and Animals.173-176.
Herzog, H. (1999). Power, money and gender: Status hierarchies and the animal protection movement in the United States. International Society for Anthrozoology Newsletter. (November) 2-5.
Herzog, H. (2000) Review: The Scapel and the Butterfly: The War Between Animal Research and Animal Protection. ScientistsCenter for Animal Welfare Newsletter, 22 (3) 15-16.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H. (2000). Poll shows researchers favor lab animal protection. (letter). Science, 290, 711.
Herzog, H., Rowan, A. and Kossow, D. (2001). Social attitudes and animals. In The State of the Animals 2001. D. Salem and A. Rowan (eds.) Humane Society Press. pp. 55-69.
Herzog, H. (2001). Review: The Use of Animals in Higher Education: Problems, Alternatives and Recommendations. ScientistsCenter for Animal Welfare Newsletter,23(4), 10-11.
Herzog, H. (2003). Darwinism and the study of human-animal interactions. Society and Animals. 10, 361-367.
Herzog, H. A. (2005). Dealing with the animal research controversy. In Laboratory Animals in Research and Teaching. In C. K. Atkins, S. Panicker, & C. C. Cunningham. (Eds.) pp. 9–29. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Herzog, H. A. (2005) The slippery slope to moral chaos: The case of animal rights. Review of Speciesism by Joan Dunayer. Ethics and Behavior, 15, 191-194.
Herzog, H., A. and Burghardt, G.M. (2005) The next frontier: Moral heuristics and the treatment of animals. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 28, 554-555.
Herzog, H.A. (2006) Review of Snake by Drake Stuttsman. Anthrozoos, 16, 184-187.
Herzog, H.A., and Arluke, A. (2006). Human-animal connections: Recent findings on the anthrozoology of cruelty. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29, 230-231.
Herzog, H.A. (2006) Review of Brute Force: Animal Police and the Challenge of Curelty by Arnold Arluke. Society and Animals, 305-307.
Herzog, H. A. (2007) Gender differences in human-animal interactions: A review.Anthrozoos. 20:7-21.
Herzog, H.A. (2007). Gender difference in the treatment of animals. In M. Bekoff. (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships. Greenwood Publishing Group. 940-943.
Herzog, H.A. (2007). Attitudes toward the treatment of animals. In M. Bekoff. (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships. Greenwood Publishing Group. 709-712.
Herzog, H.A. (2008) Why are most animal right activists women and most hunters men?PsycCRITIQUES, 53 (7).
Empirical Studies: Human-Animal Relationships
Herzog, H.A. and Cheek, P. (1979). Grit and Steel: Anatomy of cockfighting. Southern Exposure, 7, 3640.
Herzog, H.A. and McGee, S. (1983). Psychological aspects of slaughter: Reactions of college students to killing and butchering of cattle and hogs. International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems, 4,124132.
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Herzog, H.A. (1985). Cockfighting in Southern Appalachia. Appalachian Journal, 12, 114126.
Herzog, H.A., Vore, T., and New, J.C. (1988) Conversations with veterinary students: Attitudes, ethics, and values. Anthrozoos, 2, 181188.
Herzog, H.A. and Galvin, S. (1992) Animals, archetypes, and popular culture: Tales from the tabloid press. Anthrozoos, 5,77-92.
Herzog, H.A., Betchart, N.S, and Pittman, R. (1991) Gender, sex role identity and attitudes toward animals. Anthrozoos,4,184191.
Kaplan, S. and Herzog, H.A. (1991) Judging the ethics of animal research: A qualitative approach to investigating moral decisionmaking. In M.J. McGee-Brown (Ed.) Proceedings of the Fourth Qualitative Research in Education Conference (pp.367-373). Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia.
Herzog, H.A. (1991) The psychology of animal rights activism: A qualitative approach. In M.J. McGee-Brown (Ed.) Proceedings of the Fourth Qualitative Research in Education Conference (pp. 359-366). Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia.
Galvin, S. and Herzog, H.A. (1992) Ethical ideology, animal activism and attitudes toward the treatment of animals. Ethics & Behavior, 2,141-149.
Galvin, S and Herzog, H.A. (1992). The ethical judgment of animal research. Ethics & Behavior, 2, 263-286.
Herzog, H. A. (1993). "The movement is my life": The psychology of animal rights activism. Journal of Social Issues, 49, 103-119.
Herzog, H.A. (1995). Has public interest in animal rights peaked? American Psychologist. 945-947.
Nickell, D. and Herzog, H.A. (1996) Ethical ideology and moral persuasion: Personal moral philosophy, gender, and judgments of pro- and anti- animal research propaganda. Society and Animals, 4, 53-64.
Herzog, H.A. (1996). A test of the declining interest hypothesis. American Psychologist, 51, 1184.
Herzog, H.A. and Galvin, S. (1997). Anthropomorphism, common sense, and animal awareness. In R. W. Mitchell & N. S. Thompson (eds.) Anthropomorphism, anecdotes, and animals. SUNY Press. pp. 237-253.
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Herzog, H.A., Dinoff, B. and Page, J. (1997). Animal Rights Talk: Moral debate over the information highway. Qualitative Sociology. 20, 399-418.
Mathews, S. and Herzog, H. A. (1997). Personality and attitudes toward the treatment of animals. Society and Animals, 5, 169-175.
Galvin, S. L. and Herzog, H.A. (1998) Attitudes and dispositional optimism of animal rights demonstrators. Society and Animals, 6, 1-11.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H.A. (1999) Should the Animal Welfare Act cover rats, mice, and birds? Most animal researchers say yes. Lab Animal, 38-40.
Barr, G. and Herzog, H.A. (2000). Fetal pig: A qualitative study of the high school dissection experience. Society and Animals. 8, 55-69.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H. (2001). Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research. Science, 293. 608-609.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H. (2001). Assessing the reviewers of animal research: Response. Science, 294, 1831-1832.
Herzog, H. (2002). Ethical aspects of relationships between humans and research animals. Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal, 43, 27-32.
Herzog, H., Bentley, R. A. and Hahn, M. W. (2004) Random drift and large shifts in the popularity of dog breeds. Proceedings of theRoyal Society of London (Series B: Biological Sciences), 271, Suppl 5, S353-S356.
Herzog, H. A., and Elias, S. (2004). The effects of winning the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on dog breed popularity. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 225, 365-367.
Herzog, H. A., Podberscek, A. & Docherty, A. (2005). The reliability of peer review in anthrozoology. Anthrozoos, 18,175-182.
Herzog, H. A. (2006). Forty-two thousand and one Dalmatians: Fads, social contagion, and dog breed popularity. Society and Animals, 14, 383-397.
Bentley, R. A., Lippo, C. P., Herzog, H.A., & Hahn, M. W. (2007). Regular rates of popular culture change reflect random copying.Evolution and Human Behavior. 28, 151-158.
Herzog, H. A., Betchart, N. S. & Pittman, R. (2008). Gender, sex-role orientation and attitudes toward animals. In C. F. Flynn (ed.) Social creatures: A human and animal reader studies reader. (pp. 139-148). New York: Lantern Press.
Herzog, H. (2009) Human morality and animal research. In A. Arluke and C. Sanders (eds.) Between the Species: Readings in Human-Animal Relations.(pp. 160-168). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Herzog, H. A. & Golden, L. (2009). Moral emotions and social activism: The case of animal rights. Journal of Social Issues 65, 485-498.
Knight, S. & Herzog, H. A. (2009). All creatures great and small: New perspectives on psychology and human-animal interactions. Journal of Social Issues, 65, 451-461.
Herzog, H.A. (2010). Sociology of the animal rights movement. M. Bekoff (ed.) Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. Greenwood Press.
Herzog, H. A. (in press). Cockfighting. To appear in A. Lindzey (ed.) The Global Guide to Animal Protection. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.
Herzog, H. A.(in press) The moral status of mice. To appear in K. D. Pimple (ed.) Research ethics. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing
Empirical Studies: Behavioral Ecology
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1974). Prey movement and predatory behavior of juvenile western yellowbellied racers, Coluber constrictor mormon. Herpetologica, 30, 285289.
Herzog, H.A. (1975). An observation of nest opening by an American alligator, Alligator mississipiensis. Herpetologica, 31, 446447.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1977). Vocalization in juvenile crocodilians. Ethology, 44, 294304.
Herzog, H.A. (1978). Immobility in intraspecific encounters: Cockfights and the evolution of "animal hypnosis." The Psychological Record, 28,543548.
Garrick, L.D., Lang, J.W. and Herzog, H.A. (1978). Social signals of adult American alligators. Bulletin of the AmericanMuseum of Natural History, 160, 155192.
Herzog, H.A. and Drummond, H. (1984). Tail loss inhibits tonic immobility in geckos. Copeia, 763764.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G. M. (1986). Development of antipredator responses in snakes: I. Defensive and openfield behaviors in newborn and adults of three species of garter snakes. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 100, 372379.
Herzog, H.A. and Bailey, B.D. (1987). Development of antipredator responses in snakes: II. Effects of recent feeding on defensive behavior in juvenile garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 101, 387389.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1988). Development of antipredator responses in snakes: III. Longterm stability of litter and individual differences. Ethology, 77, 250258.
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Herzog, H.A., Bowers, B.D., and Burghardt, G.M. (1989). Development of antipredator responses in snakes. IV: Interspecific and intraspecific differences in habituation of defensive behaviors. Developmental Psychobiology, 22, 489508.
Herzog, H.A., Bowers, B.D., and Burghardt, G.M. (1989) Stimulus control of antipredator behavior in newborn and juvenile garter snakes(Thamnophis). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 103, 233242.
Herzog, H.A. and Schwartz, J. (1990). Population differences in the antipredator behavior of neonate and adult garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). Animal Behavior, 40, 597598.
Herzog, H.A. (1990) The effect of experience on antipredator responses in garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). Journal of Comparative Psychology,104, 334339.
Herzog, H.A., Bowers, B.B., and Burghardt, G.M. (1992) Development of antipredator responses in snakes: V. Species and litter differences in ontogenetic trajectories. Developmental Psychobiology, 25, 199-211.
Herzog, H.A. and Bern, C. (1992) Do garter snakes strike at the eyes of predators? Animal Behavior, 44,771-773.
Bern, C. and Herzog, H.A. (1994) Stimulus control of defensive behaviors of garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis): Effects of eye spots and movement. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 108, 353-357.
Teaching/Educational Materials
Herzog, H.A. (1986). The treatment of sociobiology in introductory psychology textbooks. Teaching of Psychology, 13, 1215.
Herzog, H.A. (1989). Teaching naturalistic observation using mice in a colony. Teaching of Psychology, 15, 200202.(Reprinted in Handbook for Teaching Statistics and Research Methods (M. E. Ware and C. Brewer, eds). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates)
Herzog, H. A. (1990). Discussing animal rights and animal research in the classroom. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 9094.(Reprinted inHandbook for Teaching Statistics and Research Methods (M.E.Ware and C. Brewer, eds). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).
Herzog, H.A. (1991) Discussing controversial animal welfare issues: You make the call. Notebook on Humane Alternatives, 5, 238240.
Herzog, H.A. (1996). Discussing ethical issues in psychological research. Psychology Teacher Network, 6(5),12.
Herzog, H.A. Human morality and animal research: Confessions and quandaries.
--Reprinted in The American Values Reader(1999) (H.Weiner and N. Eisenberg, eds.) Allyn and Bacon
--Reprinted in Annual Editions: Psychobiology (1999)
Miscellaneous Publications
Henley, T., Johnson, M.G., Herzog, H.A. and Jones, E.M.(1989). Defining psychology. The Psychological Record, 39,143152.
Herzog, H. (1998). Gender, whitewater and bell curves. American Whitewater (November, December), 84-85.
Herzog, H. (2001). How good is whitewater rodeo judging? American Whitewater (May, June) 13-17.
Herzog, H. (2005). Whitewater recreation in Appalachia. Encyclopedia of Appalachia.
Guest Newspaper Editorials
Asheville Citizen Times“From a taxpayer's perspective, GulfWarII is bad business”
February 2003
Asheville Citizen Times “Vegetative states, money, and the value of life”
February 2005
Asheville Citizen Times“Merle Haggard, Charles Taylor and the Grinch Who Stole Christmas” December 2005
Asheville Citizen Times“Ethical dilemmas in our treatment of animals”
February 2007
Asheville Citizen Times“Unrealistic sex education hurts North Carolina Children”
May 2007
Washington Post“What dogs tell us about electing a president”
January 2009
Charlotte Observer “Fat people are not the enemy” (also Raleigh News and Observer), February 2010.
Selected Presentations
Plenary Addresses
Conference: People and Animals Sharing the World – Boston 1988.
Conference: The Animal Contract: Exploring the Relationships between Humans and Other Animals – Cambridge University, UK 1996.
Conference: The Influence of Gender on our Relations with Animals and Nature-- Philadelphia 1999.
Conference: Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, San Diego 2001.
Conference: People and Animals: For Life, Stockholm, 2010.
Invited Seminars
Department of Women’s Studies – Duke University
Center for Animals and Public Policy - Tufts University – Visiting Scholar
Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior – IndianaUniversity
Southeastern PrimateResearchCenter- New Iberia, Louisiana
Department of Psychology -University of North Carolina – Asheville
North CarolinaSchool of Math and Science
Center for the Human-Animal Bond - PurdueUniversity
Center for Animals in Society - University of California – Davis
Department of Biology - University of California – Berkeley
Departments of Psychology and Biology – IndianaUniversity
Canadian Council on Animal Care – Ottawa, Canada
Institute of Ecology – NationalUniversity of Mexico (UNAM) México City
Conference Presentations (2005 – present)
Herzog, H.A. (2006) The evolution of pet-keeping: Adaptation, by-product or cultural drift? International Society for Anthrozoology, Barcelona.
Herzog, H.A. (2006) The evolutionary psychology of pet keeping . Invited seminar
Psychology Department, University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Herzog, H.A. (2007). The psychology of human-animal relationships. Hunter Scholar presentation. Hunter Library, WesternCarolinaUniversity.
Herzog, H.A. (2007). Moral emotions and animal rights activism. Invited presentation. Society and Animals Conference, North CarolinaStateUniversity.
Golden, L. & Herzog, H.A. (2008) Disgust and animal activism. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.
Golden, L. & Herzog, H.A. (2008) Personality and attitudes toward animals. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.
Knepper, W., Herzog, H.A. & Poynter, W. (2008) Sex differences in the ability to solve crossword puzzles: Results from the National Crossword Championships. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.
Poynter, W., Herzog, H. & Ogden, K. (2009). Do people unconsciously choose outcomes based on their name? Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Childers, M. & Herzog, H. (2009). Motivations for meat consumption among ex-vegetarians. Meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology. Kansas City.
Herzog, H. (2010). Some we love, some we hate, some we eat: Why it’s so hard to think straight about animals. IAHAIO Conference: People and Animal: For Life. Stockholm, Sweden.
Sample Media Coverage
Radio:
-2008 - National Public Radio “Morning Edition”
-2007 - North Carolina Public Radio “The State of Things”
-2006 -North Carolina Public Radio “The State of Things”
-2010 – Swedish Public Radio, North Carolina Public Radio “The State of Things,” Wisconsin Public Radio