Brenda McCowan
Brenda McCowan is a research behaviorist interested in evolutionary, biological, and ecological aspects of animal behavior and communication. Her work focuses on improving the health and welfare of domesticated production animals, captive species (zoo, laboratory), and wildlife using applied animal behavior and
bioacoustics. She received her BS in
Animal Physiology from
Cornell University in 1985, and her PhD in
Biological Anthropology from
Harvard University in 1994. Dr. McCowan is the Program Head of Primate Behavioral Management at
California National Primate Research Center, a position she has held since 2004. Dr. McCowan has been on the faculty at the
University of California – Davis since 1999, and is currently an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Population Health and Reproduction at the
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She also heads the McCowan Lab of Behavioral Management at
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and is affiliated with the
SETI Institute, Hubbs-Sea World Institute, and
Santa Fe Institute.
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