Jackie Ellis

Graduate student studying:

Environmental enrichment to reduce stress in shelter cats

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Project funded by

SJDAWC

Professional Background

• BA (Hons) Anthropology, McMaster University, Canada (2002-2006)
• MRes Primatology, Roehampton University, UK (2007-2008)

Research Background

• Research Assistant in the Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology at Roehampton University, UK (Jan –August 2009) 
• MRes Dissertation, Social and behavioural correlates of stress in wild male olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) in Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria (March – September 2008)
• BA (Hons) ISU/Dissertation, Survey and evaluation of quality of zoological facilities (January - June 2006)
• Internship at Houston Zoo, Pongos Helping Pongos environmental enrichment programme (June - September 2005)