Awarded Grants 2019
The APDT Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees for the 2019 Dr. R.K. Anderson Grant Cycle
What makes an owner successful in maintaining their dog’s healthy body condition?
Principal Investigators: Heidi A. Kluess, Ph.D., FACSM, CGC, Tekla Lee-Fowler, DVM, & Danielle Wadsworth, Ph.D.
Institution: Auburn University
Matching-to-sample abstract-concept learning by dogs
Principal Investigator: Lucia Lazarowski, Ph.D.
Institution: Auburn University
Assessment of location-specific behaviors related to adoption
Principal Investigator: Steven W. Payne, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Institution: California State University, Fresno
Direct Experimental Assessment of Therapy Dog Handler Behavior on Dog Welfare During AAI
Principal Investigators: Megan Arant, MS & Alexandra Protopopova, Ph.D.
Institution: Texas Tech University
Exploring dog working memory and proactive interference in a delayed match to sample task
Principal Investigator: Adam Davila, BS
Institution: Auburn University
The Creative Canine: Investigating the Concept of Creativity in Dogs
Principal Investigator: Lauren Highfill, Ph.D.
Institution: Eckerd College
2018
The APDT Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees for the 2018 Dr. R.K. Anderson Grant Cycle
Raport-Building Training as a Method to Decrease Veterinary Visit Anxiety in Canines
Principal Investigators: Danielle LaBonte & Nicole Dorey, Ph.D., C.A.A.B.
Institution: University of Florida
Is there a correlation between inhibitory control in puppies and their future job placement in working dogs?
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Essler, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Investigating links between cognitive bias and social behavior in domestic dogs
Principal Investigator: Carolyn Loyer, PhC
Institution: University of Washington
Odor span task in purpose bred detection dogs
Principal Investigator: Sarah Krichbaum
Institution: Auburn University
2017
The APDT Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees for the 2017 Dr. R.K. Anderson Grant Cycle
The Efficacy and Conditioning of Attention as a Reinforcer in Animal Shelter
Principal Investigator: Steven W. Payne, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Institution: University of California, Fresno
Effects of training and experience on cognitive abilities dogs
Principal Investigator: Lucia Lazarowski, M.A.
Institution: Auburn University
Improving Training for Canine fMRI
Principal Investigators: Lily R. Strassberg, B.S. & Jeffery S. Katz, Ph.D.
Institution: Auburn University
2016
The APDT Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees for the 2016 Dr. R.K. Anderson Grant Cycle
Measuring the Efficacy of Primary & Second Reinforcers on Behavior Acquisition in Dogs
Principal Investigators: Rachel Gilchrist, Clive D. Wynne & Lisa M. Gunter
Institution: Arizona State University
Examining Heart Rate Variability in the Treatment of Aggression Proposal of APDT Foundation
Principal Investigators: Julia Meyers-Manor, Ph.D. & Kate Anders, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KSA
Institution: Macalester College
Self-Control in the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
Principal Investigators: Leslie A. Angel, Ph.D. & Erica Feuerbacher, Ph.D.
Institution: Carroll College
How do dogs learn new tasks? Dogs use flexibly different learning strategies in social learning situations
Principal Investigators: Claudia Fugazza, Ph.D., Eszter Petro & Ádám Miklósi
Institution: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
2014
The APDT Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees for the 2014 Dr. R.K. Anderson Grant Cycle
Breed differences in canine behavioral development
Principal Investigators: Julia Albright, MA, DVM, DACVB and Karen Davis PhD
Institution: University of Tennessee
2013
The APDT Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees for the 2013 Dr. R.K. Anderson Grant Cycle:
Do as I Do – Social learning in dog training
Principal Investigators: Claudia Fugazza & Ádám Miklósi, Department of Ethology, Eötvös Institution: Loránd University, Budapest, MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group
The Truth about Dogs and Cats: Developing an Assessment of Dog Behavior around Cats
Principal Investigator: Christy L. Hoffman, PhD; Co-Investigator: Miranda K. Workman, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA,
Institution: Canisius College
Automated Differential Reinforcement of Not Barking in a Home-Alone Setting: Evaluating a Humane Alternative to the Bark Collar
Principal investigator: Alexandra Protopopova, MS, CPDT-KA, Department of Psychology, Institution: University of Florida
2012
The APDT Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees for the R.K. Anderson 2012 Grant Cycle:
Operant treatment of separation-related problem behaviors
Principal Investigator: Erica N. Feuerbacher, MS, CPDT-KA
Institution: University of Florida
Identifying behavioral precursors to play-induced aggression in pet dogs at dog parks
Principal investigator: Lindsay R. Mehrkam, MSc
Institution: University of Florida
Do Thundershirts mute arousal in dogs?
Principal Investigator(s): Judy C. Songrady, Brian Hare, PhD
Institution: Duke University