Through my studies in comparative/evolutionary psychology, I've had the pleasure to work with a number of different species. Click on the the one that interests you most.

I spent about 5 years working working with chimpanzees in a National Science Foundation-funded project. They were quite challenging to work with, but I'm happy to say I'm a better person for it (This holds true for all of the animals I've worked with, by the way.

My doctoral work at SUNY-Albany was with chickens. It was this work that helped me hone my scientific skills, and really taught me the value of scientific thinking in trying to understand animal behavior.

Though strictly speaking, snakes were not the subjects of any of my research, one project involved studying the cardivascular responses of an amateur herpetologist (RM) to a snake he'd owned for a number of years. A similar study examined the cardiovascular effects of interacting with chimpanzees.

Some of my work has involved looking at the cognitive development of humans; especially those in the 24-36 month-old range. Because I'm sure you've seen pictures of kids, you can see some of our data.

Rats are the subjects of my current work, partially due to a commitment by the Salem State College Community for behavioral work involving live animals as subjects. Actually, I find them just as interesting, from an ecological and psychological perspective as each of the other species I've worked with.

Because most psychologists have done work with them at one time or another, I have also worked with college students. Specifically, I am interested in the nature and degree to which the "anthropomorphize" or attribute human mental states to nonhuman animals.

Finally, some of you might be interested in see human beings from another perspective. Also check out a Boa Constrictor, a Dog, and a Pig from the same perspective. If you're anything like me, then seeing these creatures from this perspective probably lessens any tendency you may have to making "us vs. them" statements. Thanks for visiting!