Marguerite (Maggie) O'Haire, Ph.D.

Written By Sam Weismann
 
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Approaches to Autism, S1E7: Animal Assisted Interventions
Approaches to Autism, S1E7: Animal Assisted Interventions

You may have heard of therapeutic dogs. Research has shown that animals can be helpful to children and adults on the autism spectrum. The benefits of using animals in therapy are explored with two established researchers in the field, Dr. Maggie O’Haire and Leanne Nieforth, both from Purdue University, as well as US Autism Association Advisory Board members Dr. Stephen Shore, Rob Bernstein, and Theresa Wrangham (moderator).

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Dr. Marguerite (Maggie) O’Haire is an internationally recognized Fulbright Scholar who is currently an Associate Professor of Human-Animal Interaction in the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University. She earned her BA in Psychology from Vassar College in New York and her PhD in Psychology from The University of Queensland in Australia. Her research program focuses on the unique and pervasive ways that humans interact with animals. From research with household pets to highly trained service animals, her findings have been instrumental in evaluating the effects of human-animal interactions. She has received funding from three different NIH institutes (NICHD, NCCIH, NCATS) to fund her human-animal interaction research. Check out an interview with Dr. O’Haire and NIH Medline Plus and her "Meet the Anthrozoologist" Interview to see her advice on becoming a human-animal interaction researcher.

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