Dr. Sarah's Current Research on Human-Animal Interactions

Get Clicking! Therapy Pets Help Children Learn about Positive Reinforcement. (Sarah Richardson, Sophia Yin, and Yoko Sasaki). Published in Interactions: The Human-Animal Health Connection, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall 2005.

Barking Up the Wrong Tree? An Analysis of the Magnitude and Implications of Annoying Dog Barking Behavior. (Sophia Yin and Sarah Richardson). Abstract submitted for presentation consideration to the annual American Veterinary Medical Association annual conference, 2006.

Serious Leisure and Animal-Related Volunteerism. (Sarah Richardson and Hyoungon Kim). Paper presented at the International Society for Anthrozoology, annual conference, Niagara Falls, New York, July 2005.

Barking Dogs: A Positive Solution for Reinforcing Quiet. (Sophia Yin, Eduardo Fernandez, and Sarah Richardson). Paper presented at the annual American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2004.

Effectiveness of a Humane Education Program on Childrens' Empathy and Self Esteem. Study conducted as Yoko Sasaki, M.A. student at California State University, Chico, as part of thesis requirements. Thesis supervisor: Dr. Sarah Richardson. Summer 2004.

From Commodity to Companion, Social Constructions of the Racing Greyhound. (Sarah Richardson). Paper presented at the International Society for Anthrozoology, annual conference, London, England, August 2002.

Teaching Dogs to Behave at the Front Door: A Standardized Protocol for Using Positive Reinforcement and Shaping Techniques. (Sophia Yin, Eduardo Fernandez, and Sarah Richardson). Applied Animal Behavior Science. Journal article in revision.

Serious Leisure and the Animal Activist: Why Greyhound Adopters Just Can't Quit.
Journal article in progress, with Hyoungon Kim, PhD student at Texas A&M University.