Personal Statement
I am Chair in Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Liverpool department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences.
I am available to supervise PhD studentships on any aspect of human-animal interaction or companion animal welfare.

You can follow the research of my team in the Westgarth Anthrozoology Group at www.facebook.com/waglab.

I am also author of the book 'The Happy Dog Owner' (2021) Welbeck and "Dog Bites: A multidisciplinary perspective" with Daniel Mills (2017) 5M Publications.

I am a Full Member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and occasionally teach dog training classes on the Wirral.

My PhD was conducted from 2005-2008 in the University of Liverpool Veterinary Epidemiology Group and was titled "Contact between dogs, and between dogs and people".