Erin N. Colbert-White
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Animal Behavior and Cognition Lab

The University of Puget Sound's Animal Behavior and Cognition Lab focuses on a variety of psychological research questions which can be investigated through the study of nonhuman animals. The lab studies behavior from social, comparative, developmental, and animal welfare perspectives. 

​Dr. Colbert-White will not be taking any research students for fall 2019.

Lab Members

Due to the global pandemic, all active research projects are on pause.

Current and Recent Projects

  • The effects of reward on dogs' choice behavior (collaboration with Dr. Alexa Tullis, Biology, and Maxx King, '19)
  • Comparative cognition literature review (Anna Marchand, '19; Dylan Richmond, '15)
  • Standardizing methods for assessing the uncanny valley (André Zamani, '19)
  • The effects of animal presence on feelings of social exclusion (Alissa Charvonia, '17)
  • Dogs' use of intonation as a social referencing cue (collaboration with Dr. Alexa Tullis, Biology)
  • The effects of predator stress on empathy-like helping behavior by Norway rats (Eden Ehrmann, '17)
  • Assessment of the role of previous experience as a motivator of empathy-like helping behavior by Norway rats (Dylan Richmond '15)
  • Assessment of validity and reliability of temperament (i.e., behavioral syndromes) measurements in Norway rats (Jennifer Onaga '15)
  • Paired sleeping behavior and its correlates to exploratory behavior in Norway rats (Allison Winzenried, '16)

Lab Alumni

  • Andee Rorabaugh ('20)
  • Gordon Zhang ('20)
  • Anna Marchand ('19)
  • André Zamani ('19)
  • Lilly Bengtson ('18)
  • Erin Cummiskey ('18)
  • Eden Ehrmann ('17)
  • Kaylana Patterson ('17)
  • Kiona Parker ('17)
  • Alissa Charvonia ('17)
  • Allison Winzenried ('16)
  • Jennifer Onaga ('15)
  • Dylan Richmond ('15)

Research Assistant Application

Students who are interested in joining the lab as a research assistant are encouraged to email Dr. Colbert-White first to express their interest prior to filling out an application.
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