Alan M. Beck
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Contact Information Email: abeck |at| purdue.edu Office: VPTH Map Phone: (765) 494-0854 Fax: (765) 494-9830 Homepage: Homepage |
Dorothy N. McAllister Professor of Animal Ecology Director Center of the Human-Animal-Bond |
Education
B.A. Brooklyn College {CUNY} 1964
M.A. California State University at Los Angeles 1968
Sc.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health 1972
Research Interests
Animal and human behavior, human-animal ecology, human-animal interaction, public health, epidemiology
Grants
NSF/University of Washington
Pet Care Trust
Publications
Beck, A.M., & Katcher, A.H. (2008). Future directions in human-animal bond research,.. [reprinted from American Behavioral Scientist, 47(1): 79-93, 2003]. In C.P. Flynn (Ed.), Social Creatures: A Human and Animal Studies Reader (pp. 99-58). New York: Lantern Books.
Beck, A.M., & Rowan, A.N. (2008). The health benefits of human-animal interactions, Ch 23: 275 279. [reprinted from Anthrozoos 7(2): 85-89, 1994] In C. P. Flynn (Ed.), Social Creatures: A Human and Animal Studies Reader (pp. 275-279). New York: Lantern Books.