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Susan Friedman,
PhD
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Department of Psychology
Utah State University
Logan, Utah
- Susan is a steadfast proponent of changing behavior through facilitation
rather than force. These tools of facilitation focus on animals'
extraordinary biologic capacity to learn by interacting with their
environment. By changing the environment for success, animals learn to
behave successfully. These principles and methods comprise her course,
Living and Learning with Parrots: The Fundamental Principles of Behavior,
which she teaches several times a year.
- Biographical Information:
Dr. Susan G. Friedman began her career in applied behavior analysis
working with children with severe behavior disorders. More recently, she has
pioneered efforts to apply to captive animals the scientifically sound
teaching technology and standards for best practices that have been so
effective with human learners. Dr. Friedman was appointed to the federal
California Condor Recovery Team and frequently collaborates with field
biologists, veterinarians, animal trainers, zoo keepers, and pet owners
regarding behavior analysis solutions to the animal behavior problems they
encounter.
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