Nicole R. Dorey, Ph. D. is faculty at the University of Florida, where she teaches courses in psychology and animal behavior. In addition to her teaching, Nicole is co-founder and director of the animal behavior and welfare laboratory which has published many scientific papers with species ranging from dogs to Galapagos tortoises. In addition to being a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB), Nicole has served as a board member of the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA), consulted on animal research and training at a variety of zoos and has been an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences and workshops. Nicole holds a B.S. degree in both zoology and psychology from the University of Florida, an M.S. degree in behavior analysis with a minor in biology from the University of North Texas and a Ph.D. in animal behavior from the University of Exeter (England).