Catherine Reeve

(She/her)

Catherine Reeve, PhD is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology at Mount Saint Vincent University. Her research investigates learning and behaviour across species, with a focus on canine cognition, olfactory communication, and the dynamics of human–animal relationships. She also applies her expertise in practice as an accredited dog trainer.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Postdoctoral fellow, Mount Saint Vincent University
  • 2018–2021
    Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast

Publications

  • 2025
    og owners’ perceptions of their dogs’ behaviour during owners’ pregnancy, Anthrozoös
  • 2024
    Companion animal adoption and relinquishment during the COVID-19 pandemic: the experiences of animal rescue staff and volunteers, Animal Welfare
  • 2023
    The effect of repeated testing on judgement bias in domestic dogs (Canis Familiaris), Animal Cognition
  • 2023
    Companion animal adoption and relinquishment during the COVID- 19 pandemic: Households with children at greatest risk of relinquishing a cat or dog., Animal Welfare
  • 2022
    Dogs can discriminate between human baseline and psychological stress condition odours., PLoS One
  • 2022
    Companion animal adoption and relinquishment during the COVID- 19 pandemic (CAARP): Peri-pandemic pets at greatest risk of relinquishment., Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • 2022
    Responses to spoken words by domestic dogs: A new instrument for use with dog owners. , Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • 2021
    Dog owners' survey reveals Medical Alert Dogs can alert to multiple conditions and multiple people., PloS one

Contact Catherine for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision