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Janne Winther Christensen

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Profile photoJanne Winther Christensen
Lektor
Institut for Husdyr- og Veterinærvidenskab - Sektionen for Adfærd, Stress og Dyrevelfærd
Blichers Allé 20
8863/K23, 3010
8830 Tjele
Danmark
E-mail: jwc@anivet.au.dk
Telefon: +4593508853
Web: http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/jwc@anivet.au.dk

Profil

Min forskning fokuserer på:

- Dyrevelfærd, adfærd og stressbiologi, primært hos heste

- Sammenhæng mellem stressfølsomhed, frygtsomhed og indlæringsevne hos heste
- Tidlig påvirkning fra hoppen på føllets udvikling og stressfølsomhed
- Domesticering og socialadfærd hos equider
- Træningsmetoders indflydelse på hestens velfærd
- Menneske-dyr-interaktioner
- Anvendelse af dyr til terapeutiske formål, herunder besøgshunde til ældre på plejecentre samt rideterapi

H-index

Web of Science: 16

Education

2008: PhD, University of Copenhagen. Thesis title: Fear in Horses: Social influence, generalisation and reactions to predator odour

2006: Lic. scient, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Thesis title: Fear in horses: Responses to novelty and habituation

2001: MSc. (cand. scient), Aarhus University. Thesis title: Aspects of social behaviour in stallions (Equus przewalskii and E. caballus)

Employment

2015-: Associate professor, Dept. Animal Science, Aarhus University (AU)

2012-2014: Assistant professor, Dept. Animal Science, AU

2008-2012: Post doc, Dept. Animal Health and Bioscience, AU

2006-2008: PhD student, Dept. Large Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2003-2006: Licentiate student, Dept. of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

2001-2002: Research assistant, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences (DIAS)

Research

- Main research area is behavioural and physiological stress responses in animals as well as human-animal interactions. Research projects include effects of housing and management on animal behaviour and physiology, as well as behavioural needs, animal fearfulness and habituation, learning and training, particularly in horses. I am further involved in research projects testing the effect of animal contact on human well-being.
- Author/co-author on 165 peer-reviewed or other scientific publications
- Invited lectures at international conferences, eg. EAAP, ISAE, ISES.
- responsible supervisor for 3 PhD- and 20 MSc-students, mentor for 2 postdocs.
- International network:
- President of the International Society for Equitation Science (2017-2019)
- Representative from the International Society for Applied Ethology in the EU voluntary subgroup for development of guidelines for keeping and care of horses in the EU
- Invited co-author of the 2nd edt. of the internationally recognised book Equitation Science
- Chair of the local organising committee for the 10th International Equitation Science Conference, Aug 6-9 2014, Denmark
- Member of International Society for Applied Ethology since 2000
- Member of International Society for Equitation Science since 2005

Awards

2009: Society for Protection of Animals: Appointed as “Horse Friend 2009”, based on scientific contribution to promote horse welfare

2005: European Association of Animal Production: Best Paper Award, Uppsala, Sweden

Leadership and Administration

- President of the International Society for Equitation Science (2017-2019)- Project leader on three research grants from the Danish Research Council ǀ Technology and Production and a number of grants from the Horse Levy Foundation, KUSTOS, Kirk fonden and Trygfonden (co-applicant)- Ad hoc referee for international journals, e.g. Animal, Animal Behaviour, Animal Welfare, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Behaviour, Domestic Animal Endocrinology, Equine Veterinary Journal, Frontiers in veterinary science, Journal of Veterinary Behaviour and Physiology & Behavior.

Teaching

Member of the education committee at Dept. Animal Science, AU. Course responsible for the BSc course ‘Animal Behaviour and Welfare’ (2017- ). Course responsible for MSc. course ‘Project work in Behaviour in Domestic Animals’ (2013-2017) and member of the ‘teacher team’ for the courses ‘Basic Ethology’ and ‘Applied Ethology’ (incl. planning the courses and teaching material) since the start-up of these courses. Examiner for the ‘Basic Ethology’ course from its first year (2008-2017) until changing the course and taking over course responsibility in 2017. Besides, I regularly give invited lectures at the University of Copenhagen as well as other European universities.

I regularly lecture on courses for animal welfare inspectors on subjects in relation to horse behaviour and welfare and have many invited talks at public riding centres about horse-human interactions, horse behaviour, fear, learning and training.