Speaker bio page for Anne McBride

Bio

Anne has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from University College London, where she also did her PhD (on rabbit behaviour… sort of associated with cats, as cats like to eat rabbits!).

Anne has been a Clinical Animal Behaviourist since 1987 and she teaches aspects of psychology and Human-Animal Interactions at University of Southampton. Her degree, experience as a clinician, the general experiences of life and people and her strong interest in the ‘hows and whys’ of the interspecies interactions between humans and animals have human and animals interact and why Anne’s main goal in life is help others become creative, yet critical thinkers in respect of animal (and human) behaviour and welfare. One aspect is raising awareness of the scientific understanding of the needs of small species.

These are often mis-understood, or simply not known as we have yet to do the research. Her second goal is to grow older whilst never truly growing up, by continuing to learn, and laugh all the way to the end!