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E55 - Foster Studies with Dr. Lisa Gunter and Emily Blade
11/27/2021
E55 - Foster Studies with Dr. Lisa Gunter and Emily Blade
Emily Blade is the Travel and Implementation Coordinator for the ASU/VT Maddie's Fund Nationwide Fostering Study. In this role, she consults with animal shelter staff on program development and implementation, with a focus on identifying barriers to success, trialing solutions, and streamlining processes. Emily has been working in and with shelters for nearly ten years and draws on lessons learned from shelter operations, management, veterinary care and community-directed programs to assist shelters in designing progressive programs; most recently, Safety Net Fostering programs to provide temporary care for owned pets. Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA is the Maddie's Fund Research Fellow at Arizona State University in the Department of Psychology and conducts her research in the Canine Science Collaboratory. She currently coordinates the ASU/VT Maddie’s Nationwide Fostering Study. The goal of Lisa's research is to better the lives of companion animals and their owners. To this aim, she has investigated the breed labeling of shelter dogs, their breed heritage, shelter housing and social interactions, temporary fostering, short-term outings, behavioral indicators of welfare, post-adoption interventions focused on owner retention - and more recently, fostering during the pandemic and safety net programs to help keep people and their pets together. She has published her research in scientific journals, presented her findings at numerous conferences, and received national and international media attention for her work.
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