Contact

mcallaha@uw.edu

Office Location

Winkenwerder 111

Education

• Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, 2021
• M.A., University of British Columbia, Resource Management and Environmental Studies
• B.A., Pomona College, Environmental Analysis

Research

• Human-Animal relationships, interactions, and bonds
• Conservation psychology
• Human dimensions

Current Project

Examining the human dimensions of chronic wasting disease (CWD) management in Washington State.

Selected Publications

1. Callahan, M.M., Satterfield, T., & Zhao, J. (2021) Into the Animal Mind: Perceptions of Emotive and Cognitive Traits in Animals, Anthrozoös, 34(4) 10.1080/08927936.2021.1914439 [doi.org].
2. Callahan M.M., Echeverri, A., Ng, D., Zhao, J., & Satterfield, T. (2019) Using the Phylo Card Game to advance biodiversity conservation in an era of Pokémon. Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 79(5). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0287-9 [doi.org]
3. Echeverri, A., Callahan, M.M., Chan, K.M.A., Satterfield, T., Zhao, J. (2017) Explicit Not Implicit Preferences Predict Conservation Intentions for Endangered Species and Biomes. PLOS ONE 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170973 [doi.org]

Additional Information

Meggie is a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. Alex McInturff. Her research focuses on characterizing different aspects of the complex human-wildlife relationship and combines elements of anthropological inquiry, psychology-based perception work, and tenets of animal behavior and welfare. She credits her previous work at a wildlife rehabilitation center with helping to solidify her interest in animal-human interactions.