James Serpell

James Serpell holds the Marie A. Moore Chair of Animal Ethics & Welfare at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (BA Zoology, University College London; PhD Animal Behavior, University of Liverpool). His research focuses on the behavior and welfare of dogs and cats, the development of human attitudes to animals, and the history of human-animal relationships. He has published more than 180 articles and book chapters and is author, editor, or co-editor of several books including The Domestic Dog (1995 & 2016). He created the widely-used Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ).