Dr Sienna Taylor

Career Overview

I joined Hartpury University as a Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare in 2015, after graduating from the University of Exeter with a MSc in Animal Behaviour and a first class BSc (Hons) degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare from the University of the West of England Bristol. Since then I have become a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA) and achieved a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focusing on the effect of odours and synthetic pheromones on reducing stress-related behaviour in the confined domestic dog.

Teaching and supervision

• Animal Welfare
• Measuring Animal Behaviour
• Companion Animal Behaviour and Training
• Pet Behaviour Counselling
• Animal and Agriculture Undergraduate Dissertation lead supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation students
• Academic Personal Tutor

Research interests

• Natural odours and synthetic pheromones for stress relief in companion animals
• Sensory enrichment to improve the welfare of companion animals
• Enclosure utilisation in companion animals
• Inter-specific communication
• Human-animal interaction

Professional memberships

• AdvanceHE

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