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Jennifer Abrams, LVT MA ACAAB
Based in Brooklyn, NY, Jen offers local in-person training and virtual consultations nationwide. She has a particular focus on city phobias, visitor protocols, fearful dogs, and separation anxiety. Jen spent nearly 10 years working with Animal Care Centers of NYC, overseeing canine and feline behavior assessments and enrichment programs, and currently works as a Behavior Consultant with Behavior Vets. She is also currently a full-time doctoral student in Cognitive & Comparative Psychology, and as such has a limited schedule available for consultations.
Service area: New York (in-person), nationwide (virtual)
Lillian Ciardelli, ACAAB
Lillian graduated from Emory with a BA in Psychology in 2010, and Hunter College in 2016 with an MA in Animal Behavior & Conservation. Early in her career, Lillian divided her time between animal research and hands on animal care- working, volunteering, and interning both in the US and internationally. She found that behavior consulting was the best way to share her love of behavioral science and have a direct impact on individual animal welfare. Lillian became an ACAAB in 2018 and started a consulting & training business (Behave Atlanta LLC) with trainer Amy Campbell. When Lillian isn’t thinking about animals, she is photographing or painting them.
Service area: Metro-Atlanta Area
Janet Cutler, PhD CAAB
Dr. Janet Cutler provides virtual behavior consultations for dog and cat behavior problems. She works in shelters assisting with assessments and animal placement, and teaches various undergraduate and veterinary classes on animal behavior. She also provides information about the science behind training and behavior when writing for various outlets and on The Behaviory Podcast.
Service area: Canada, USA
Jody Epstein, MSc ACAAB
I have a masters degree in animals and public policy, with a focus in animal behavior from the Center for Animals and Public Policy program at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. I am also a certified behavior consultant canine – knowledge assessed (CBCC-KA) and I am a fear free certified professional trainer (FFCPT). I have been training professionally for more than 16 years and focusing on behavior for about 12 years. After earning my masters degree, I was the behavior manager of two small humane societies – one in Flagstaff, AZ and another in Santa Maria, CA. I then went on to hold the position of Head Training Instructor/Department Chair of the Academy of Pet Careers (APC), a small trade school located outside St. Louis, MO. At APC, I trained aspiring trainers to be professional trainers. I also taught a weekly behavior class to students from the training school as well as the grooming and vet assistant programs. I also held several day-long seminars for local shelter/rescue staff and volunteers and animal control employees with a focus on recognizing canine body language and behavior, and how to safely handle dogs. At the time of my employ, the Academy of Pet Careers was the only full time, hands-on training school in the country committed to a force free philosophy. After earning my ACAAB in 2021, I left APC in order to return to private practice full time.
Service area: St. Charles/St. Louis MO (in-person); Nationally/Internationally (virtual)
Dan Estep, PhD CAAB
Dr. Estep spent 16 years on the faculty of the University of Georgia, teaching and doing research in animal behavior. Subsequently, he has spent over 30 years providing individual behavior consultations to pet owners, lecturing to veterinarians, animal care and control professionals, and dog trainers and creating an extensive online applied behavior education program for pet professionals with Dr. Suzanne Hetts. Dan has served as an expert witness in serious and fatal animal injury cases consulting with attorneys throughout the US.
Animal Behavior Associates, Inc. Sun City AZ.
Service area: USA
Jill Goldman, PhD MSc CAAB
Dr. Jill Goldman has over 30 years of experience working with a variety of animals, including dogs and cats. From her Los Angeles based practice, she provides on-site and virtual behavior consultations and continuing education, expert testimony for legal cases, and media interviews.
Service area: USA, Canada, Europe
Suzanne Hetts, PhD CAAB
Dr. Hetts has over 30 years of experience providing individual behavior consultations to pet owners, lecturing to veterinarians, animal care and control professionals, and dog trainers and creating an extensive online applied behavior education program for pet professionals. Suzanne has served as an expert witness in serious and fatal dog bites cases and now limits her services to legal consulting throughout the US.
Animal Behavior Associates, Inc. Sun City AZ.
Service area: USA
Sue Kapla, PhD CAAB
I offer individualized behavior consultations, training, and group classes to help build shared purpose between people and their canine companions.
Service area: Michigan
Megan Maxwell, PhD CAAB
In practice for over 20 years, Dr. Maxwell provides behavioral consultations to families of dogs or cats experiencing behavioral challenges or training deficits. She has written book chapters, newspaper columns, and research papers in the field of pet behavior management and training. ompanions.
Service area: Blacksburg/Roanoke, VA (in-home); USA and International (remote)
Sheryl Walker, PhD CAAB
Dr. Sheryl Walker offers private puppy lessons and programs, including information on environmental management and socialization. She also writes articles for newspapers, magazines, and newsletters to educate the general public on puppies and the Family Paws program.
Service area: Indiana
Nancy Williams, MA ACAAB RVT
Nancy Williams provides both in-person and virtual behavior consultations, specializing in aggression and phobias in dogs and cats. She was one of the team that evaluated and rehabilitated the Michael Vic fighting dogs. Ms. Williams is also a registered veterinary nurse, and works in conjunction with veterinary hospitals, and animal control. Nancy continues to develop and use science based humane techniques, and mentors interested individuals.
Service area: USA and teleconferences in other countries.