Clara Wilson
@ClaraHBWilson
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Bio-Medical Detection, Assistance and Working Dog researcher. PhD from @QUBelfast, Post-Doc at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center
Philadelphia, PA
Joined March 2020
The PVWDC is conducting a survey about people's ability to identify dogs' body condition scores based on photographs. You can take the survey at https://t.co/227UwlmsMJ!
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Bio-detection dog handlers, we need your help! If you are a current handler of a working dog trained on biological odor(s) (e.g., human/animal/plant disease, invasive species, endangered species, etc.) please consider filling out @PennVetWDC’s survey: https://t.co/apnwIf6y8J
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Thrilled to have contributed to the Olfactory Research in Dogs textbook with @cat_reeve_ in our chapter discussing medical alert and assistance dogs. Really looking forward to reading the rest of the chapters!
After two years in the making, it’s finally out! It was an honor to bring together experts in the field to provide deep dives into all aspects of canine olfaction science. Very grateful to all of the contributors that made this possible. https://t.co/iL56UQakPE
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Very grateful to have the opportunity to present @PennVetWDC’s work on dogs detecting prion diseases at the International Working Dog Conference #IWDC2023. Meeting great people and seeing the Rocky Mountains was an added bonus! 🌄 #dogs #research #science
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We know overall fitness is an important factor for working dogs - but how might positive reinforcement based fitness training intersect with working dog behavior? The recently published case studies from @PennVetWDC delve into this topic! Read here:
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📢The HAB Lab is Growing!📢 I have two fully-funded positions available in my new interdisciplinary #humananimalbond research group at @uarizona @UAZVetMed Please share/RT widely🙏 👉PhD: https://t.co/A2yjgytLmk 👉Coordinator: https://t.co/ubrWytUCiX
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Very pleased to finally able to advertise this PhD to investigate #reactivedogs @LivUni_IVES co-supervised by @JT_EpiVet and our collaborators at @waltham_science. Please apply by emailing me your CV and covering letter. https://t.co/WKNZNlZz9M
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Congratulations to Sam Jack who has had a successful PhD viva! “Understanding the Evolutionary Mechanisms Underlying Infant Features in Cats and Their Implications for Animal Welfare” supervised by Dr Grace Carroll and Dr Debbie Wells @SamgJack6 @QUBPsych
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Thrilled to present my PhD and post-doc research from @QUBPsych and @Penn on dogs detecting human diseases using their sense of smell at @ISAZOfficial in sunny (?) Edinburgh! #ISAZ2023 @PennVetWDC Cynthia Otto, @cat_reeve_ @KerryCampbell16
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Does your dog truly love you? I spoke with a murderer's row of canine researchers to find out the answer to that question and other mysteries. @gberns @EvanMacLean @zachary_silver @ClaraHBWilson @LabHecht @PennVetWDC @fredguterl
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The rapidly growing field of "canine cognition" is revealing new insights about the often-enigmatic behaviors of our fabulous furry four-legged friends.
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My lab is hiring a full-time research staff position! We are looking for someone with experience in neuroimaging analysis to assist in studies of brain-behavior evolution in dogs, foxes, primates, and humans. Come join our team!
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New @washingtonpost article does a GREAT job of overviewing our current knowledge on the "talking button" trend with great insight from @sebyosiere @caninecognition @DogUmwelt @avmalli @ClaraHBWilson and others 👏
A new study has collected thousands of reports from the owners of “button” dogs, who believe their pets talk by tapping buttons with prerecorded words.
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Check out what canine scientists have to say about button dogs. Happy to be featured along with such great minds! @ClaraHBWilson @caninecognition @DogUmwelt @RossanoFederico @avmalli
A new study has collected thousands of reports from the owners of “button” dogs, who believe their pets talk by tapping buttons with prerecorded words.
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Dog of the Day: Lucy (PVWDC Vrijheid Dutch Shepherds) Lucy is one of our detection research dogs, and while she loves her job, she also loves having fun with other elements as well, including finding her friends! Career: Detection Research YouTube: https://t.co/pJaQFQlVil
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Urban and Groot’s puppies have arrived! 6 puppies total, 4 girls and 2 boys! Urban is healthy and doing well! Join us in welcoming our W-Litter! 💕🐾💕
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1/6 Co-operative care does not scare – the impact of choice and control in dog’s stress levels during nail clipping #AnimBehav2023 This study compared the amount of stress signals displayed between two groups – dogs who had choice & control and dogs who didn’t. #cooperativecare
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1/7 Early experiences that puppies share with their mothers can impact their lives for years! In a 4.5-yr study w/ @canineorg & @uarizona, we explored mothering effects on behavior and life outcomes in dogs from 59 litters, testing 235 as puppies + 189 as adults. #AnimBehav2023
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Delighted to have passed my PhD viva yesterday and grateful for my examiners and chair for joining across three time zones. Huge thanks to my supervisors @cat_reeve_ @GWShorter and Debbie Wells. Thank you to the wonderful dogs I met along the way - you were a joy.
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Did you know ❓ A recent study by @ClaraHBWilson et al. showed that dogs can recognise the difference between odours from people when they’re stressed and when they’re calm 👃 #FunFactFriday Study in @PLOSONE 👉 https://t.co/uwnlhIOQUd
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Previous research suggests that dogs can detect when humans are experiencing stress. This study tested whether baseline and stress odours were distinguishable to dogs, using a double-blind, two-pha...
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#Dogs can sniff out the scent of stress from human sweat and breath, say @ClaraHBWilson of @QUBelfast and colleagues. 🔎 @PLOSONE paper: https://t.co/Hbg9Gk9XcP 📰 @Gizmodo article: https://t.co/OQgY7zNh1r 📰 @Independent article:
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Researchers in Ireland found that dogs can learn to distinguish between a person's normal body odor and their stressed-out scent.
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