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Publications and Audio Production

Kristyn Vitale has over 20 publications which includes peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She has also written and narrated a cat behavior audiobook and co-presented a podcast on cat science.

Figure of free-roaming cat social behavior from the publication: Vitale, K.R. (2022). The Social Lives of Free-Ranging Cats. Animals. 12(1), 126. 

Figure of results from publication: Vitale, K. R., Frank, D. H., Conroy, J., & Udell, M. A. R. (2022). Cat Foster Program Outcomes: Behavior, Stress, and Cat–Human Interaction. Animals, 12(17), 2166.

Screenshot of book with book chapter by Vitale, K.R. (2022). Normal Feline Social Behavior. In E. Stelow (ed.), Clinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. 

Screenshot of publication: Vitale K.R., Behnke, A.C., Udell, M.A.R. (2019). Attachment Bonds Between Domestic Cats and Humans. Current Biology, 29: R859–R865.

Publications

2025

Vitale, K. (2025). Chapter 13: How Cats Learn. In V. Tynes (Ed.), Feline Behavior and Welfare (1st ed.). Academic Press.

2024

Vitale, K. R., Takagi, S., Arahori, M., Chijiiwa, H., Udell, M. A. R., & Kuroshima, H. (2024). A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Cat–Human Relationships in the United States and Japan. Anthrozoös, 37(5), 813–831.
Rodan, I., Ramos, D., Carney, H., DePorter, T., Horwitz, D. F., Mills, D., & Vitale, K. (2024). 2024 AAFP intercat tension guidelines: Recognition, prevention and management. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 26(7), 1098612X241263465.

2022

Vitale, K. R., Frank, D. H., Conroy, J., & Udell, M. A. R. (2022). Cat Foster Program Outcomes: Behavior, Stress, and Cat–Human Interaction. Animals, 12(17), 2166. 
Vitale, K., Windschnurer, I. Pongracz, P. (2022). Introducing the new upcoming Special Issue on the behavior of cats in Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 255: 105742.
Vitale, K.R. (2022). Normal Feline Social Behavior. In Textbook E. Stelow (ed.), Clinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. 
Houser, B., & Vitale, K.R. (2022). Increasing Shelter Cat Welfare Through Enrichment: A Review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 248: 105585.
Vitale, K.R. (2022). The Social Lives of Free-Ranging Cats. Animals. 12(1), 126. 

2021

Behnke, A.C., Vitale, K.R., & Udell, M.A.R. (2021). The effect of owner presence and scent on stress resilience in cats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 243: 105444.
Udell M.A.R., Brubaker L., Thielke L.E., Wanser S.S.H., Rosenlicht G., Vitale K.R. (2021) Dog–Human Attachment as an Aspect of Social Cognition: Evaluating the Secure Base Test. In: Anderson J.R., Kuroshima H. (eds) Comparative Cognition. Springer, Singapore. 
Sipple, N., Thielke, L., Smith, A., Vitale, K.R., Udell, M.A.R. (2021). Intraspecific and Interspecific Attachment Between Cohabitant Dogs and Human Caregivers. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 61(1): 132-139.

2019

Vitale K.R., Behnke, A.C., Udell, M.A.R. (2019). Attachment Bonds Between Domestic Cats and Humans. Current Biology, 29: R859–R865.
Wanser S.H., Vitale K.R., Thielke L.E., Brubaker L, Udell, M.A.R. (2019). Spotlight on the Psychological Basis of Childhood Pet Attachment. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 12: 469–479.
Vitale, K.R., & Udell, M.A.R. (2019). The Quality of Being Sociable: The Influence of Human Attentional State, Population, and Human Familiarity on Domestic Cat Sociability. Behavioural Processes, 158: 11-17.

2018

Vitale, K.R. (2018). Tools for Managing Problem Feline Behaviours: Pheromone Therapy. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 20(11): 1024-1032
Vitale, K.R. (2018). Feline Cognition. In J. Vonk, T. K. Shackelford (eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Springer International Publishing.

2017

Vitale Shreve, K.R., Mehrkam, L.R. & Udell, M.A.R. (2017). Social Interaction, Food, Scent or Toys? A Formal Assessment of Domestic Pet and Shelter Cat (Felis silvestris catus) Preferences. Behavioural Processes, 141(3): 322–328.
Udell, M.A.R., Vitale Shreve, K.R. (2017). Editorial: Feline Behavior and Cognition. Behavioural Processes, 141(3): 259- 260.
Vitale Shreve, K.R. (2017). Cat Social Lives: Current Knowledge and Future Directions. The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants Journal, Extension Article.

2016

Vitale Shreve, K.R., & Udell, M.A.R. (2016). Stress, Security, and Scent: The Influence of Chemical Signals on the Social Lives of Domestic Cats and Implications for Applied Settings. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 187: 69-76.

2015

Vitale Shreve, K.R., & Udell, M.A.R. (2015). What’s Inside Your Cat’s Head? A Review of Cat Cognition Research Past, Present and Future. Animal Cognition, 18(6):1195-206.

Audio Production

Audiobook, Decoding Cats: Inside the Feline Mind
Written & Narrated by Kristyn Vitale, 2020
Audible Original Lecture Series & The Great Courses
Podcast, CatSci Podcast
Creator & Co-Host, Kristyn Vitale, 2019- 2021
Presented by Maueyes Cat Behavior & Space Cat Academy