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The Secret Life of Pets: AMA with Dr. Suzanne MacDonald

Why do our dogs get zoomies and cats get the midnight crazies? Why do cats love cardboard boxes and can dogs really use those buttons to communicate with us?

Join RCIScience for an AMA with animal obsessed psychology professor Dr. Suzanne MacDonald, answering questions submitted by you!

About the Speaker

Headshot photograph of Dr. Suzanne MacDonald

Dr. Suzanne E. MacDonald is currently University Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University, appointed to the graduate programs in both Psychology and Biology. She has three main areas of research expertise, including memory and cognition (ie. ‘how animals think’), the psychological well-being of captive animals, and the impact of human activity on wildlife. Her research is conducted both in the field, at sites in Kenya and throughout Canada, as well as at the Toronto Zoo, where she has volunteered as their Behaviourist for over 25 years.