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Shanis Barnard

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2008
Human-Animal Interaction StudiesAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyRabies epidemiology and controlHemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

Publications

78

Citations

1,377

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
AI-generated

Shanis Barnard studies dog behavior and welfare, with a strong focus on commercial breeding kennels, including the wellbeing of mother dogs (dams) and puppies, socialization, temperament testing, and genetics of behavior. Other work covers shelter dog assessment methods and cognitive tests like judgment bias tasks. This research is relevant to students interested in animal welfare science, applied ethology, and human-animal interactions.

Dog welfare in commercial breeding kennelsBehavioral assessment and temperament testingGenetics and heritability of dog behaviorShelter dog behavior evaluationAnimal cognition and judgment bias

Publication output was higher around 2017 and has since settled into a steadier, more modest pace of a few papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 11 publications11172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PLoS ONE×6
  • Figshare×6
  • Animals×5
  • Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast)×5
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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