Given Name

Natalie

Middle Name

Kay

Family Name

Waran

Current Position

Professor (One Welfare)   and Exec Dean

Organization

Eastern Institute of   Technology, New Zealand

Nationality-Resident

New Zealand

Major Interest Equine

Equine Behaviour & Welfare

Education:

BSc (Hons), PhD

Post-graduate Training:

Cambridge University, UK - PhD  (Animal Welfare)

Professional Experience:

·2013 -2016 Associate Dean   (International), Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh

·2011 -2016– Appointed as the Jeanne   Marchig Professor of Animal Welfare Education (University of Edinburgh)

·2011-2016 Inaugural Director   of the Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education,   Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh.

·2009-2011 Associate Dean   (Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Unitec Institute of Technology),

·2009-2011 Head of Department   (Natural Sciences), Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland

Honors and Awards

More recent publications:

Waran, N.K (ed). (2007) The Welfare of   Horses. Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4020-6142-4. 225 pages (Second Edition)

Robinson, L. M., Waran, N. K., Leach, M. C.,   Morton, F. B., Paukner, A., Lonsdorf, E., ... & Weiss, A. (2016).   Happiness is positive welfare in brown capuchins (Sapajus apella). Applied   Animal Behaviour Science, 181, 145-151.

MacKay, J. R., Langford, F., & Waran, N.   (2016). Massive open online courses as a tool for global animal welfare   education. Journal of veterinary medical education, 43(3),   287-301.

Mackay, J., Waran, N., & Langford, F. M.   (2016). Incepting Massive Behavioural Change in Animal Welfare.   Abstract from Human Behavioural Change for Animal Welfare, Dorking, United   Kingdom.

Walker, J. K., Waran, N. K., & Phillips,   C. J. (2016). Owners’ Perceptions of Their Animal’s Behavioural Response to   the Loss of an Animal Companion. Animals, 6(11), 68.

Hiby, E., Atema, K. N., Brimley, R.,   Hammond-Seaman, A., Jones, M., Rowan, A., Waran N... & Cleaveland, S.   (2017). Scoping review of indicators and methods of measurement used to   evaluate the impact of dog population management interventions. BMC   veterinary research, 13(1), 143.

Robinson, L. M., Altschul, D. M., Wallace, E.   K., Úbeda, Y., Llorente, M., Machanda, Z., …Waran N. & Weiss, A. (2017).   Chimpanzees with positive welfare are happier, extraverted, and emotionally   stable. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 191, 90-97.

Bacon, H., Vancia, V., Walters, H., &   Waran, N. (2017). Canine trap-neuter-return: a critical review of potential   welfare issues. Animal Welfare, 26(3), 281-292.

Randle, H., & Waran, N. (2017). Breaking   down barriers and dispelling myths: The need for a scientific approach to   Equitation. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 190,   1-4.

Waran, N., & Randle, H. (2017). What we   can measure, we can manage: The importance of using robust welfare indicators   in Equitation Science. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 190,   74-81.