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
- 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].
- 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]
- 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.