Spit And Twitches: The Animal Cognition Podcast

She once drew on the back of my neck for no reasonSuzanne E.MacDonald is a professor in the Department of Psychology at York University, appointed to the graduate programs in both Psychology and Biology.  She received her PhD in animal learning and behavior from the University of Alberta, and then did postdoctoral work at the University of British Columbia, before moving to York in 1990.   In addition to maintaining an active research and teaching career, Suzanne has held several senior administrative positions at York, including Associate Vice President (Research), and most recently, five years as Chair of the Department of Psychology.   She has three main areas of research expertise:·      Memory and cognition (“how animals think”) ·      Psychological well-being of captive animals·      The impact of human activity on wildlife Her research is conducted both in the field, at sites in Ke