Human - Animal Relationships

Dr Tiffani Howell is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology and Public Health at La Trobe University. She is interested in all aspects of human-animal relationships, including animal welfare.  Tiffani recently completed a four-year trial, funded by the Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs, to understand the effectiveness of assistance dogs as an adjunct to treatment for veterans with PTSD. She has also recently jointly led a project commissioned by the Australian National Disability Insurance Agency, in which existing scientific literature was reviewed to determine the effectiveness of assistance dogs.