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Evan MacLean

Associate Professor, Psychology | Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Associate Professor | Member of the Graduate Faculty

Vet Med Administration

Collaboration(26)

Emily Bray
Gene Alexander
Theodore Trouard
Maggie O'Haire
Edward Bedrick

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Grants(13)

Psychiatric Service Dogs and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Military-Connected PTSD: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Active·2024·$111.9K / $745.8K·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
psychiatry, military, ptsd, therapy, clinical trial
Personalized Approaches to Evaluating the Impacts of Pets on Human Mental Health and Wellbeing in Geographically Diverse and Older Adult Populations
Active·2024·$66.3K / $552.8K·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
pets, mental health, well-being, older adults
Oxytocin and Human-Dog Affiliative Interactions
Active·2024·$116K / $58K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
oxytocin, hormones, social bonding
Multi-Site, Longitudinal Trial Evaluating the Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Moderators of Service Dogs for Military Veterans with PTSD
Active·2022·$512.7K / $2.6M·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
psychology, veterans, animal-assisted therapy, mental health, clinical trial
Developing the Privately Owned Companion Dog as a Model for Alzheimer's Disease
Active·2021·$171.2K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
alzheimer's disease, animal model, companion dog, neuroscience, research model

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Publications(60)

Recent

Transposons in the Williams–Beuren Syndrome Critical Region are Associated with Social Behavior in Assistance Dogs

2024

transposons, williams-beuren syndrome, social behavior, assistance dogs, genetic association

What are oxytocin assays measuring? Epitope mapping, metabolites, and comparisons of wildtype knockout mouse urine

2022

oxytocin assays, epitope mapping, metabolites, wildtype knockout mouse, urine comparisons

Associations between physical activity and cognitive dysfunction in older companion dogs: results from the Dog Aging Project

2022

aging, cognitive function, physical activity, companion animals, associations

The evolution of quantitative sensitivity

2022

evolution, quantitative, sensitivity, biology, mathematics

Characterizing veteran and PTSD service dog teams: Exploring potential mechanisms of symptom change and canine predictors of efficacy

2022

veteran ptsd, service dogs, symptom change, mechanisms, efficacy predictors

Fear, love, and the origins of canid domestication: An oxytocin hypothesis

2022

canid domestication, oxytocin, fear, love, origins

Dogs re-engage human partners when joint social play is interrupted: a behavioural signature of shared intentionality?

2022

animal behavior, social interaction, cognitive science, psychology, ethology

Cooperative Communication with Humans Evolved to Emerge Early in Domestic Dogs

2021

animal communication, evolutionary biology, domestication, social cognition, cooperative behavior

Dog cognitive development: a longitudinal study across the first 2 years of life

2021

animal behavior, cognitive development, canine psychology, developmental milestones

The New Era of Canine Science: Reshaping Our Relationships With Dogs

2021

animal behavior, canine welfare, human-animal interaction, ethology, cognition