Kristyn Vitale, PhD Cat Behavior Cat Science Cat Training
Current Position
Assistant Professor
Animal Health & Behavior
Unity College
Education
Ph.D., Animal Science, 2018 Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences
Oregon State University
Dissertation: Proximate factors influencing cat behavior, cognition, and the human-cat bond
Certificate of Excellence & Muse Medallion Award, Winner for Audio/Broadcast (Podcast), 2020 Cat Writers’ Association, 2019 Communication Contest
Awarded Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide Grant, 2017
National Science Foundation & Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Awarded Marian Breland-Bailey Award for Student Research & Scholarship, 2017 Winning Presentation: Assessing Cat Preference for Social, Food, Toy and Scent Stimuli Using a Free-Operant Method Applied Animal Behavior Special Interest Group, Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference
Awarded Provost’s Distinguished Graduate Fellowship 2014 Graduate School, Oregon State University
Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2013
National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship Program