Stephanie Borns-Weil
Research/Areas of Interest
• Compulsive behavior in cats;
• Interventions designed to increase adoptability of laboratory dogs;
• Compulsive behavior in dogs;
• Attitudes of emergency veterinarians toward euthanasia for aggression;
• Effectiveness of the Chill Protocol (oral gabapentin, oral melatonin, transmucosal acepromazine) sedation to minimize stress and facilitate handling for veterinary care;
• Assess effect of low stress handling on aggression toward veterinary staffby comparing injury reports before and after introduction of SOPs and staff training;
• Risk factors for adult onset fear-motivated aggression in puppies transported from Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisianafor adoption in Massachusetts;
• Prevalence of interdog housemate aggression in veterinary ER andbehavioral recommendations and outcomes following interdog housemate aggression cases presented to veterinary ER;
• Effect of deep breathing training on canine heartrateand behaviorto assess effect of deep breath training as a relaxation tool for anxious dogs.
Education
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts-Cummings School of VM, USA, 2007
- Master of Theology, Harvard School of Pub Health, USA, 1985
- Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, USA, 1981