| UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL | CHESHIRE, CH | $112,327 | 2025 | THIS STUDY AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF ADOPTING SMALL RESCUE PETS ON OWNER WELLBEING AND THE PET-OWNER RELATIONSHIP. |
| UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | VANCOUVER, BC | $93,033 | 2025 | THIS STUDY AIMS TO UNDERSTAND HOW INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN DOGS PREDICT THEIR INTEREST IN ENGAGING WITH PARTICIPANTS AND, ULTIMATELY, CREATE GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONALS TO SCREEN DOGS FOR THEIR INTEREST, RATHER THAN JUST TOLERANCE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE WELFARE OF THERAPY DOGS IS PROTECTED. |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | CORVALLIS, OR | $58,451 | 2025 | THIS RESEARCH PROJECT AIMS TO EVALUATE WHETHER PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR FAMILY CAT COULD PROMOTE BOTH YOUTH AND CAT WELL-BEING. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SURREY | GUILDFORD, GU | $56,731 | 2025 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AND ITS EFFECT ON COMPANION ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY APPLYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES TO ACQUIRED HABRI QUESTIONNAIRE DATA AS WELL AS DATA FROM OTHER STUDIES ON HUMANS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | DENVER, CO | $49,536 | 2025 | THE PROPOSED STUDY SITS WITHIN A BROADER ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECT AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING HOW THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF BOTH MILITARY VETERANS WITH PTSD AND THEIR SERVICE DOGS ARE IMPACTED BY THEIR PAIRINGS. WHILE THE LARGER RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSES ON PTSD SYMPTOM REDUCTION ELICITED BY THE SERVICE DOGS, THE PROPOSED STUDY EXTENDS TO UNDERSTANDING IF AND HOW THE PAIRING DRIVES POSITIVE CLINICAL GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH, INCLUDING GREATER APPRECIATION OF LIFE AND IMPROVED PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG | WOLLONGONG, NO | $47,355 | 2025 | THIS STUDY WILL COMBINE SUBJECTIVE SELF-REPORT MEASURES WITH OBJECTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS INCLUDING HEART RATE (HR), HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV), AND EEG TO RECORD THE CHANGES THAT OCCUR DURING INTERACTIONS WITH A THERAPY DOG. RESEARCHERS WILL ALSO EXAMINE HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS, ATTITUDES TOWARDS DOGS, RESILIENCE, AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN HR, HRV AND EEG. |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | FORT COLLINS, CO | $44,048 | 2025 | THIS STUDY WILL EVALUATE THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF MOUNTED VERSUS UNMOUNTED HUMAN-EQUINE INTERACTIONS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS OF SELF-REGULATION IN AUTISTIC YOUTH. |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $55,757 | 2024 | THIS STUDY WILL QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS OF FULL-TIME FACILITY DOGS ("STATION DOGS") ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S MENTAL HEALTH AND JOB-RELATED WELLBEING IN POLICE STATIONS ACROSS THE US. |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY | COLUMBUS, OH | $55,212 | 2024 | THIS STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE THE INFLUENCE OF EQUINE-ASSISTED SERVICES (EAS) ON BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AS WELL AS THEIR EQUINE FACILITATORS |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | FORT COLLINS, CO | $53,639 | 2024 | THIS STUDY INVESTIGATES THE CONTRIBUTION OF PET DOG OWNERSHIP TO RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING IN MILITARY ADOLESCENTS. |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY | BOCA RATON, FL | $11,029 | 2024 | THIS STUDY IS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE THE BENEFITS, STRESSORS, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES CANCER SURVIVORS ENCOUNTER IN CARING FOR THEIR PETS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN THE CARE OF THEIR PETS THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE SURVIVORSHIP TRAJECTORY. |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $101,799 | 2023 | THIS STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE THE NEURAL RESPONSES CORRELATING WITH HUMAN-DOG INTERACTION AND POTENTIAL FACTORS TO ENHANCE IT BY USING A FUNCTIONAL IMAGING METHOD (FNIRS) TO MEASURE BRAIN ACTIVITY. |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $69,841 | 2023 | THIS STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND ON RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY PET-OWNER SELF-PERCEIVED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH WITHIN THE MID-ATLANTIC US REGION. |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | FORT COLLINS, CO | $58,418 | 2023 | THIS STUDY ATTEMPTS TO VALIDATE THE ALLOSTATIC LOAD INDEX (ALI) FOR THE DOMESTIC DOG AS A MEASURE OF CHRONIC STRESS, BASED ON BIOMARKERS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN HUMANS AND PRIMATES, WITH A GOAL OF USING ALI FOR PREDICTING SUCCESS IN GUIDE DOGS THROUGH ITS ASSOCIATION WITH TEMPERAMENT AND BEHAVIOR SCORES, SUITABILITY FOR TRAINING, AND TRAINING SUCCESS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | DENVER, CO | $49,123 | 2023 | THIS PARTICIPATORY STUDY WILL DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO REFORM HOUSING SERVICE SYSTEMS TO BETTER SUPPORT UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PETS USING DATA FROM INTERVIEWS WITH UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOUSING SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDERS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI | COLUMBIA, MO | $48,125 | 2023 | THIS STUDY WILL EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF SERVICE DOGS ON AUTISTIC CHILDREN, THEIR PARENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM BEFORE MATCHING WITH A SERVICE DOG UNTIL ONE YEAR AFTER THE MATCH. |
