Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere

I am the Director of the Thinking Dog Center at CUNY Hunter College where I study the behavior and cognition of domestic dogs and other canids. I began my career at the University of Michigan where I evaluated the function of the play bow in adult pet dogs. Since, I've worked as a research assistant for various canine cognition and behavior research groups including the Duke Canine Cognition Center, the Clever Dog Lab and the Wolf Science Center. I completed my PhD at La Trobe University in Australia under the supervision of Dr. Pauleen Bennett and the Anthrozoology Research Group. My dissertation focused on evaluating whether or not dogs are susceptible to visual illusions. The findings from these studies have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, presented at conferences, and have been featured on NPR’s Science Friday, The New York Daily News, Gizmodo, and CuriosityStream. You can find a recent invited presentation (Summer 2020) for the American Psychological Association here! In my spare time, I enjoy traveling with family and seeing the world. Although, at present, I am taking advantage of the extra time I have at home with my pets!

September 2020