Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College

To Our Paw-ticipants, It is with bittersweet emotion I share the news that I am leaving my position at the TDC to take on a new role as Director of Canine Research and Development at Guide Dogs for the Blind. Sadly, this means that the TDC will be closing its doors June 30th.

A lovely sci-comm write up that includes a breakdown of our recent contrafreeloading study results!! thesciencedog.com/2024/01/25/how…

Sadie says she is “freeloader”. Out of ten feedings she never first approached the snuffle mat 😂 While she doesn’t show a preference to contrafreeload, she is willing to snuffle when her tray is mostly empty! Read all about our new paper in @SciReports! link.springer.com/article/10.103…

New year, new paper! Congrats to @lizagrothkoff on publishing her MA thesis on contrafreeloading in dogs! Turns out while most dogs don’t prefer to contrafreeload, many seem to be willing! @HunterTDC @lynnafeng link.springer.com/article/10.103…

My master’s thesis was just published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology! I, @sebyosiere, and @AngieMJohnston found that cats and dogs gaze at their owners for similar durations in our community science study. Thanks so much to our participants 🐶🐱psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi…

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for letting the TDC into your life and the life of your companion animal. Your participation in our studies has paved the way for groundbreaking research into the lives of our dogs (and cats!). For this, I am forever grateful. Best, Sarah

If you would like to stay in touch, please don’t hesitate! You can follow me on Twitter (@SEByosiere), reach out via e-mail (SEByosiere@gmail.com), or stay up to date with my research on my website (sites.google.com/view/sebyosier…).

To Our Paw-ticipants, It is with bittersweet emotion I share the news that I am leaving my position at the TDC to take on a new role as Director of Canine Research and Development at Guide Dogs for the Blind. Sadly, this means that the TDC will be closing its doors June 30th.

FDP study on canine brain network revealed that cingulate cortex's role in mammalian brain evolution partly shifted to lateral frontal lobes, governing problem-solving, task-switching, and goal-directed behavior. neurosciencenews.com/dog-brain-atla…

How do our dogs “talk” to us? Check out our director ⁦@sebyosiere⁩ on the podcast Ask the Vet to find out and learn how we study the cognition of our furry friends! 🐶 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/28-…

Congrats to @lizagrothkoff!!

🎉 New publication! Congrats to @PsychatHunter alum Maddie Messina for publishing her MA research! A novel approach to evaluate dog training skill acquisition and retention using the the contextual interference effect! Best of all, it’s open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/je…

Avina always lights up the TDC with her INCREDIBLE energy and playfulness thank you @DogGeneticsLLC for bringing her we have a blast every time she comes in! 💜 Caption: Avina faces the camera with floppy ears and a scrunched up face as she picks up a plush toy

Congratulations to Angie Lee and Angelica Vega for presenting our @ManyDogsProject research at the 51st Annual Hunter Psychology Convention. Angelica was honored with the Gerry Turkewitz Memorial Award and Angie did an amazing job organizing and running the convention!

Congratulations to our lab managers @lizagrothkoff and @madison_sci for presenting their research at the 51st Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention on Saturday!! @PsychatHunter @Hunter_College

There’s a few spots left in our Playtime community science study! Sign-up here: tinyurl.com/2tn6m54u 😊🥎🐶 instagram.com/reel/Cr9lQosJI…