Biography

• Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2018-present). Professor of Psychology (1985-2018). My academic research focused on animal behavior, including 25 years of laboratory work with rats, 2 years with stumptailed macaques, and additional projects with various other species. I routinely taught classes, such as Canine Behavior and the Psychology of Learning. My online vita provides further details.
• Handled one of my past dogs (a black German shepherd) for a supporting role in the movie "Nonames" (2010).
• Consultant and Subject Matter Expert (2000-2002) with Harcourt Direct/Thomson Education Direct (now Penn Foster) in developing a correspondence course for Dog Obedience Trainer/Instructors. Drafted the curriculum outline and reviewed commissioned study units.
• Maintained a popular web site (1996-2006) that provided a virtual library of information about dog training and behavior.
• Field Instructor/Presenter for PAWS With A Cause (1995-2005) training service & hearing dog/client teams.
• Have given dozens of presentations on topics related to dog behavior and training at schools, to charitable organizations, humane society staff, Police K9 handlers, etc.
• Have titled multiple German shepherd dogs to advanced levels in performance events that have included AKC Obedience and Rally Obedience, NCDA and AKC Agility, and Schutzhund/IPO.
• Began teaching group obedience and agility classes as well as doing private K9 Consulting in 1992. I currently teach at Camp Bandy's.
• Began doing behavioral research with animals in 1975 after starting college in 1974. Trained in behavior genetics, behavioral endocrinology, neuropsychology, psychopharmacology, ethology, learning theories and behavioral teratology.