Prospective Graduate Students / Postdocs
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Alexandra Protopopova
Assistant Professor
Research Classification
Animal
Community Health / Public Health
Research Interests
rabbit
dog
cat
animal shelter
Animal behaviour
Animal welfare
community initiatives
climate change and pet ownership
cultural differences in human-companion animal relationships
free-ranging dogs
one health
Relevant Thesis-Based Degree Programs
Research Options
I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).
I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.
Research Methodology
single-subject experimental designs
behaviour analysis
animal behaviour analysis
community-based research
News Releases
This list shows a selection of news releases by UBC Media Relations over the last 5 years.
Publications
- A mixed-method analysis of the consistency of intake information reported by shelter staff upon owner surrender of dogs (2023)
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science - A mixed-methods analysis of similarities and differences in animal shelter staff, dog behavior professionals, and the public in determining kenneled dog welfare (2023)
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science - Daily gabapentin improved behavior modification progress and decreased stress in shelter cats from hoarding environments in a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial (2023)
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 261 (9), 1305-1315 - Predictors of successful diversion of cats and dogs away from animal shelter intake: Analysis of data from a self-rehoming website (2023)
Animal Welfare, 32 - The human-animal bond and at-home behaviours of adopted Indian free-ranging dogs (2023)
Applied Animal Behaviour Science - Animal Placement and Follow-Up (2022)
Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff, 634-658 - Behaviour Real-Time Spatial Tracking Identification (BeRSTID) used for Cat Behaviour Monitoring in an Animal Shelter (2022)
Scientific Reports, 12 (1) - Consumer attitudes toward bacteriophage applications to pet food (2022)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9 - Effect of a provincial feline onychectomy ban on cat intake and euthanasia in a British Columbia animal shelter system (2022)
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 24 (8), 739-744 - Interviews with Indian Animal Shelter Staff: Similarities and Differences in Challenges and Resiliency Factors Compared to Western Counterparts (2022)
Animals, 12 (19) - Investigation into owner-reported differences between dogs born in versus imported into Canada (2022)
PLoS ONE, 17 (6 June) - Rats as pets: Predictors of adoption and surrender of pet rats (Rattus norvegicus domestica) in British Columbia, Canada (2022)
PLoS ONE, 17 (2 February 2022) - Reasons for Guardian-Relinquishment of Dogs to Shelters: Animal and Regional Predictors in British Columbia, Canada (2022)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9 - Behavioral correlates of urinary output in shelter cats (2021)
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 241 - Climate Change and Companion Animals: Identifying Links and Opportunities for Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies (2021)
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 61 (1), 166-181 - Exploring the Relationship Between Human Social Deprivation and Animal Surrender to Shelters in British Columbia, Canada (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8 - Inequitable Flow of Animals in and Out of Shelters: Comparison of Community-Level Vulnerability for Owner-Surrendered and Subsequently Adopted Animals (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8 - Intake Vaccinations Reduced Signs of Canine Respiratory Disease During an Outbreak at an Animal Shelter (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8 - The role of artificial photo backgrounds of shelter dogs on pet profile clicking and the perception of sociability (2021)
PLoS ONE, 16 (12 December) - A multi-site feasibility assessment of implementing a best-practices meet-and-greet intervention in animal shelters in the United States (2020)
Animals, 10 (1) - Comparison of contingent and noncontingent access to therapy dogs during academic tasks in children with autism spectrum disorder (2020)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53 (2), 811-834 - Human–dog relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic: booming dog adoption during social isolation (2020)
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7 (1) - Minor procedural variations affect canine behavior during sociability assessments (2020)
Behavioural Processes, 177 - Occupational Health of Animal Shelter Employees by Live Release Rate, Shelter Type, and Euthanasia-Related Decision (2020)
Anthrozoos, 33 (1), 119-131 - The impact of caring and killing on physiological and psychometric measures of stress in animal shelter employees: A pilot study (2020)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (24), 1-18 - Behavioral predictors of subsequent respiratory illness signs in dogs admitted to an animal shelter (2019)
PLoS ONE, 14 (10) - The effects of exercise and calm interactions on in-kennel behavior of shelter dogs (2018)
Behavioural Processes, 146, 54-60 - Adoption and relinquishment interventions at the animal shelter: A review (2017)
Animal Welfare, 26 (1), 35-48 - Impacts of Encouraging Dog Walking on Returns of Newly Adopted Dogs to a Shelter (2017)
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 20 (4), 357-371 - Effects of sheltering on physiology, immune function, behavior, and the welfare of dogs (2016)
Physiology and Behavior, 159, 95-103 - Evaluating a humane alternative to the bark collar: Automated differential reinforcement of not barking in a home-alone setting (2016)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49 (4), 735-744 - Judging a Dog by Its Cover: Morphology but Not Training Influences Visitor Behavior toward Kenneled Dogs at Animal Shelters (2016)
Anthrozoos, 29 (3), 469-487 - Olfaction in wild canids and Russian canid hybrids (2016)
Canine Olfaction Science and Law: Advances in Forensic Science, Medicine, Conservation, and Environmental Remediation, 57-66 - Preference assessments and structured potential adopter-dog interactions increase adoptions (2016)
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 176, 87-95 - Proximate causes of cognition (2016)
Animal Cognition: Principles, Evolution and Development, 1-26 - Improving in-kennel presentation of shelter dogs through response-dependent and response-independent treat delivery (2015)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48 (3), 590-601 - The role of environmental and owner-provided consequences in canine stereotypy and compulsive behavior (2015)
Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 10 (1), 24-35 - Adopter-dog interactions at the shelter: Behavioral and contextual predictors of adoption (2014)
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 157, 109-116 - Association between increased behavioral persistence and stereotypy in the pet dog (2014)
Behavioural Processes, 106, 77-81 - In-kennel behavior predicts length of stay in shelter dogs (2014)
PLoS ONE, 9 (12) - The effects of social training and other factors on adoption success of shelter dogs (2012)
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 142 (1-2), 61-68
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