Meggie Callahan

Meggie Callahan

  • Winkenwerder 111
  • Advisor: Alex McInturff
  • Meggie Callahan

      Postdoc

    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.