Terri M. Bright, Ph.D, BCBA-D, CAAB
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Work address:
Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)/Angell Animal Medical Center
350 So. Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02130
Place of birth; Travis AFB, California
Citizenship: US
Education
PortsmouthHigh School, Portsmouth, NH, 1971
LesleyUniversity, B.S., Intercultural Communication, 2000
SimmonsCollege, M.S. Ed., 2007
Simmons College, Ph. D. Behavior Analysis, 2013
Certifications
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Doctoral Level (BCBA-D), Behavior Analysis Certification Board
Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB), Animal Behavior Society
Experience
Director of Behavior Services, MSPCA/Angell Animal Medical Center, 1/1/14- present
Training Coordinator, MSPCA, 2006-2013
Part-time Professor, Northeastern University, 2013-present
Faculty Fellow, Center for Animals and Public Policy| Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, 2012-present
Mentor for graduate students preparing to take the Board Certification as Behavior Analysts, 2007-2013; 2015-present
PRIME Your Dog (private animal behavioral practice) 2003-2014
Adjunct Professor, Simmons College, 2010-2013
Teaching Assistant, Simmons College Behavior Analysis Department, 2008-2010
Publications
Safewalk: Improving Enrichment for Shelter Dogs by Changing Human Behavior. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, Jan 2017, 95-105.
Presentations
Canine “Sniffer” Training: Science and Enrichment for Shelter Dogs, Association for Applied Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO, May 2017
Using Safewalk to Benefit Shelter Dogs, Center for Shelter Dogs, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, June 2016
Teaching Shelter Cat Volunteers to Discriminate Canid Ethological Correlates of Aggression, Association of Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL, May 2016
Analyzing Behavior of Shelter Dogs, Center for Shelter Dogs, Tufts Medford campus, April 2015
Learning Theory, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, February 2015
Improving Enrichment for Shelter Dogs by Changing Human Behavior, Society of Animal Welfare Administrators, November 2014
Safewalk: An Instructional Design Curriculum for Changing the Behavior of Humans Who Care for Dogs in Shelters, Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, November 2014
Canine Behavior Assessment in Dogs, Simmons College Behavior Analysis Conference, July 2014
Canine Scent Detection in the Forensic Arena, New England Innocence Project Training Conference, July 2014
Chair: Applications of Behavior Analysis for Basic and Applied Questions in Canine Behavior, ABAI, May 2014
Applied Animal Behavior, Panel Discussion, ABAI, May 2014
Negative Reinforcement Isn’t Positive…But It’s Not “Bad,” Massachusetts Society for Medical Research, March 2014
What’s New and What’s Not in Sheltering, Massachusetts Animal Coalition, January 2014
Using Behavior Analysis to Assess, Change, and Maintain the Behavior of Volunteers and Visitors in an Animal Shelter, Leader’s Circle, MSPCA/Angell, November 2013
Applied Behavior Analysis and its Relevance to the Modern Veterinary Practice, Veterinary Association of the North Shore, September 2013 (CE Credits obtained by attendees)
Safewalk: An Instructional Design Curriculum for Changing the Behavior of Humans Who Care for Them, Animal Behavior Society, Boulder, CO, August, 2013
Canine Behavior Assessment Tool, Applied Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) May 2013
Professional Development Series: Careers in Applied Animal Behavior, ABAI, May 2013, with Dr. Susan Friedman and Dr. Megan Maxwell
Behavior Assessment and Analysis…and Dogs, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine/Center for Animas and Public Policy, February 2013
Safewalk: An Instructional Design Curriculum for Changing the Behavior of Humans Who Care for Dogs in Shelters. Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, October 2012
Discussant, “Reinforcer Preference Assessment and Manipulation With Pet Dogs,” ABAI, May 26, 2012
Panel Member, Professional Development Series: Graduate Study in Animal Behavior, ABAI, May 28, 2012
"Canine 'Calming' Signals: Can Humans Use Them to Influence Fear/Anxiety Behaviors in Shelter Dogs?” Applied Behavior Analysis International Conference, 2010
“Pavlov’s Shelter: Transferring Stimulus Control From Verbal/Visual Stimuli to a Bell,” Applied Behavior Analysis International Conference, 2009
“’Find It!’ Generalized Identity Matching to Sample,” Applied Behavior Analysis International Conference, Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, 2008
Awards
2010ABA Animal Special Interest Group: Marian Breland-Bailey Award for Student Research in Applied Animal Behavior
2008ABA Animal Special Interest Group: Marian Breland-Bailey Award for Student Research in Applied Animal Behavior
Professional Organizations
Applied Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
ABAI Applied Animal Behavior Special Interest Group (former President)
Animal Behavior Society
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