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Serpell, James A.
James A. Serpell Ph.D.
Section Chief, Behavior and Human-Animal Interactions
Professor of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare
Director, Center for the Interaction of Animals & Society


Department of Clinical Studies -Philadelphia
3900 Delancey Street
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA   19104-6010
Qualifications

Ph.D. University of Liverpool, 1979

Memberships
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour International Society for Applied Ethology Society for Companion Animal Studies International Society for Anthro-zoology Animal Behavior Society 
Selected Publications
Soulsby, L & Serpell, J.A. (Eds.). Companion Animals in Society (Report of a Council for Science & Society Working Party). Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1988.

Serpell, J.A. Beneficial effects of pet ownership on some aspects of human health and behaviour. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 84: 717-720, 1991.

Hubrecht, R.C., Serpell, J.A. & Poole. T.B. Correlates of pen size and housing on the behaviour of kennelled dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 34: 365-383, 1992.

Paul, E.S. & Serpell, J.A. Why children keep pets: the influence of child and family characteristics. Anthrozoös, 5: 231-44, 1992.

Paul, E.S. & Serpell, J.A. Childhood pet keeping and humane attitudes in young adulthood. Animal Welfare, 2: 321-337, 1993.

Serpell, J.A. Humans, animals and moral priorities. Anthrozoös, 6: 96-8, 1993.

Manning, A. & Serpell, J.A. (Eds.). Animals and Human Society: Changing Perspectives. New York & London, Routledge, 1994.

Serpell, J.A. (Ed.).The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behaviour and Interactions with People. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Serpell, J.A. In the Company of Animals, 2nd (Revised) Edition. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (Canto), 1996.

Serpell, J.A. Evidence for an association between pet behaviour and owner attachment levels. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 47: 49-69, 1996

Jagoe, J.A. & Serpell, J.A. Owner characteristics and interactions and the prevalence of canine behaviour problems. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 47: 31-42, 1996.

Paul, E.S. & Serpell, J.A. Obtaining a new pet dog: effects on middle childhood children and their families. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 47: 17-29, 1996.

Podberscek, A.L. & Serpell, J.A. The English Cocker Spaniel: preliminary findings on aggressive behaviour. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 47: 75-89, 1996.

Podberscek, A.L. & Serpell, J.A. Environmental influences on the expression of aggressive behaviour in English Cocker Spaniels. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 52: 215-227, 1997.

Podberscek, A.L. & Serpell, J.A. Aggressive behaviour in English Cocker Spaniels and the personality of their owners. Veterinary Record, 141: 73-76, 1997.

Serpell, J.A. Animals in children’s lives. Society & Animals, 7(2), 1-8, 1999.

Serpell, J.A. Animal companions and human well-being: an historical exploration of the value of human-animal relationships. In Fine, A.H. (Ed.) Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice. New York: Academic Press, 3-19, 1999.

Serpell, J.A., Coppinger, R. & Fine, A. The welfare of assistance and therapy animals: an ethical comment. In Fine, A.H. (Ed.) Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice. New York: Academic Press, 415-431, 1999.

Serpell, J.A. Working out the beast: An alternative history of western humaneness. In Ascione, F. & Arkow, P. (Eds.) Child Abuse, Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention and Intervention., Purdue, IN, Purdue University Press, pp. 38-49, 1999.

Serpell, J.A. Sheep in wolves’ clothing? Attitudes to animals among farmers and scientists. In Dolins, F. (Ed.) Animal Perspectives, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 26-33, 1999.

Podberscek, A.L., Hsu, Y. & Serpell, J.A. Evaluation of clomipramine as an adjunct to behavioural therapy in the treatment of separation-related problems in dogs. Veterinary Record, 145, 365-369, 1999.

Podberscek, A.L, Paul, E.S. & Serpell, J.A. (Eds.) Companion Animals and Us. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000.