Leanne O. Nieforth

Leanne O. Nieforth studies human-animal interaction, focusing on how dogs, horses, and other animals are used in therapeutic, workplace, and educational settings. Her work examines outcomes of animal-assisted interventions for groups such as veterans with PTSD, autistic children, military families, and students, as well as ethical and practical issues like anthropomorphism, animal welfare, and grief when a working animal dies. Much of her research combines qualitative methods (interviews, case analyses) with clinical trial data to evaluate the benefits and risks of incorporating animals into health, education, and workplace programs.

Publication output has grown from essentially none in 2017-2018 to a steady pace of roughly 4-7 papers per year since 2022, suggesting an increasingly active research output over the past decade.

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