Professor Kerstin Meints, from the School of Psychology and Director of the Lincoln Infant and Child Development Lab will present ‘Research with children and animals – from assessment to impact’ as part of the Be Inspired lecture series.
In addition to research on children’s development of language, categorisation and trust, Kerstin focuses on comparative and applied research in human-animal interaction, especially dog bite prevention, assessing interventions and investigating children’s and adults’ misinterpretations of dogs’ facial and body signalling.
This lecture will showcase the fruitfulness of moving between basic and applied research. In particular, she will discuss how research in child development and human-animal interaction can lead to the creation of assessment tools, interventions and impact. This lecture will focus on children’s development of categorisation and language and early assessment tools as well as on human-animal interaction and methods and tools to improve safe and beneficial interactions.
Professor Meints has received a range of prestigious research grants, for example by the Leverhulme Trust, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), MARS-WALTHAM, and others.
She has recently been presented with the MRC London Institute of Meical Sciences (MRC LMS) Suffrage Women in Science Award which celebrates women in science for their scientific achievement, their ability to inspire others, and for encouraging women to enter scientific subjects and to stay in those fields.
The lecture will take place SLB0006 (Stephen Langton Building) at 5pm on Tuesday 22nd May, and will be followed by a wine reception.
This lecture is free to attend but prior booking is essential. Book your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/be-inspired-lecture-professor-kerstin-meints-tickets-41945299520?aff=ehomecard