I am a behavioral scientist with a fascination for dogs and their wild relatives. A psychology professor who directs the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University in Tempe, I am also the Director of Research at Wolf Park in Battle Ground, IN. Anyone can take a class with me through edX where I have a series on dog origins, behavior and cognition.
ABOUT
Find out more about the students and colleagues who make up the Canine Science Collaboratory, and help us in our work to understand Man's best friend, by volunteering your dog, helping in our research efforts as a student volunteer or a financial supporter.
UPCOMING
My next public speaking engagement will be at Woof! 2017, Feb 10-12 in Nottingham, UK. I am one of 15 speakers at what promises to be a fun event.
Canids I have known
With Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Pat Goodman, and a wolf at Wolf Park
A Dire Wolf skeleton at Utah Museum of Natural History
London tour guides point out this grave near the Royal Society as the "Nazi dog," presumably because of the date and the language.
With Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Pat Goodman, and a wolf at Wolf Park
CONTACT ME
Department of Psychology,
P. O. Box 871104
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, 852810
LATEST NEWS
January 08, 2017
New York Times quotes me explaining Xephos is an idiot
In an article on dog intelligence research, Jan Hoffman in the New York Times, quotes me saying, “I think ‘smarts’ is a red herring, what we really need in our dogs is affection. My own dog is an idiot, but she’s a lovable idiot.” Don't tell Xephos.