Human-Animal Interaction

The first longitudinal study to examine the impact of pet dogs on teens with social anxiety builds on the lab’s previous findings

Associate Professor Megan Mueller is quoted throughout this Scientific American article on the science of human-animal interaction.

Associate Professor Megan Mueller provides comments in Well + Good on how pets can help people heal.

Basset Hound brought comfort and support to patients, students, families, and workers, from young to old, in his eight years as a therapy animal

Associate professor Megan Mueller comments in the Seattle Times on research that examines the impact of having pets.

Seana Dowling-Guyer comments in The Wildest on how being a cat owner likely benefits mental health.

Associate professor Megan Mueller spoke with podcast host Nik Tarascio regarding the complexities of the human-animal bond.

Megan Mueller, Ph.D., researches and practices how humans and animals benefit from their interactions and companionship

People Magazine highlights a recent NPR story on how dogs reduce stress, pulling in a quote from Associate Professor Megan Mueller