Dennis C. Turner프로필

- Born 1948 in the USA, dual citizen of Switzerland since 1992.

- Married.

- Doctor of Science degree from The Johns Hopkins University

School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1974

- Senior Research Associate and Tenured Lecturer, Animal

Behavior Dept., University of Zurich (1975-2011; 50% after 1991)

- Founder and Director, Institute for applied Ethology and Animal

Psychology, I.E.A.P./I.E.T., Switzerland (since 1991)

(www.turner-iet.ch)

- Private Faculty Member, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich,

2000-2013.

- Invited Professor for Anthrozoology, esp. Animal-Assisted

Therapy, Azabu University, Fuchinobe (Tokyo), Japan, since 2001

- President of the International Association of Human-Animal

Interaction Organizations, IAHAIO, 1995-2010 (www.iahaio.org)

- Delegate of the IAHAIO Board for European Issues, since 2010

- Co-founder and Secretary of the International Society for

Animal-Assisted Therapy, ISAAT, 2006 to present

(www.aat-isaat.org)

- Trustee and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Panel, World Society

for the Protection of Animals, WSPA, London, 2004-2012

강의 주제 및 내용

The Role of the Human-Animal Relationship in Human Health and Well-being

-The importance of animals to children, handicapped and the elderly

-Mechanisms explaining the popularity and effects of animals on

health and well-being

-The effects of pets on the general public

-The therapeutic effects of animals

-IAHAIO guidelines on the use of animals in AAT and AAA

-Definitions of AAT/AAE/AAA

-The future of AAI