Emily Bray

Member of the Graduate Faculty | Assistant Professor, Psychology | Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine

Research Area

animal behavior, cognition, canine psychology, assistance dogs, psychology, cognitive psychology, inhibitory control, canine cognition, guide dogs, temperament

Psychiatric Service Dogs and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Military-Connected PTSD: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Active·2024·$111.9K / $745.8K·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
psychiatric service dogs, prolonged exposure therapy, military-connected ptsd, randomized clinical trial, psychiatric services
Canine Companions Research Technician
Active·2024·$48.6K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
animal behavior, veterinary medicine, animal training, animal welfare, animal psychology
Multi-Site, Longitudinal Trial Evaluating the Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Moderators of Service Dogs for Military Veterans with PTSD
Active·2022·$512.7K / $2.6M·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
psychology, veterans, animal-assisted therapy, mental health, clinical trial
Developmental and Genetic Influences on Working Dog Cognition
Active·2020·$330.1K / $660.3K·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
dog cognition, genetic influences, developmental influences, working dogs, cognition

Recent

Transposons in the Williams-Beuren Syndrome Critical Region are Associated with Social Behavior in Assistance Dogs

2024

transposons, williams-beuren syndrome, social behavior, assistance dogs, genetic association

ManyDogs 1: A multi-lab replication study of dogs’ pointing comprehension

2023

animal behavior, cognitive psychology, canine cognition, comprehension

Associations between physical activity and cognitive dysfunction in older companion dogs: results from the Dog Aging Project

2023

aging, cognitive function, physical activity, companion animals, associations

Response to Hansen Wheat et al. Additional analysis further supports the early emergence of cooperative communication in dogs compared to wolves raised with more human exposure

2023

animal behavior, evolutionary biology, cognitive development, comparative psychology, canine-human interaction

ManyDogs Project: A Big Team Science Approach to Investigating Canine Behavior and Cognition

2023

animal behavior, cognitive science, team science, canine behavior, research collaboration

Once-daily feeding is associated with better health in companion dogs: results from the Dog Aging Project

2022

pet nutrition, companion animal health, feeding schedule, animal aging, veterinary medicine

Dogs re-engage human partners when joint social play is interrupted: A behavioral signature of shared intentionality?

2022

animal behavior, social interaction, interspecies communication, cognitive science, joint attention

Cooperative Communication with Humans Evolved to Emerge Early in Domestic Dogs

2021

animal communication, evolutionary biology, domestication, social cognition, cooperative behavior

Early-emerging and highly heritable sensitivity to human communication in dogs

2021

animal behavior, genetics, social cognition, canine development, communication skills

Enhancing the Selection and Performance of Working Dogs

2021

animal behavior, training methods, workplace productivity, performance evaluation, genetic enhancement

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Emily Bray

Research Area

Grants(4)

Psychiatric Service Dogs and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Military-Connected PTSD: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Canine Companions Research Technician

Multi-Site, Longitudinal Trial Evaluating the Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Moderators of Service Dogs for Military Veterans with PTSD

Developmental and Genetic Influences on Working Dog Cognition

Publications(21)

Transposons in the Williams-Beuren Syndrome Critical Region are Associated with Social Behavior in Assistance Dogs

ManyDogs 1: A multi-lab replication study of dogs’ pointing comprehension

Associations between physical activity and cognitive dysfunction in older companion dogs: results from the Dog Aging Project

Response to Hansen Wheat et al. Additional analysis further supports the early emergence of cooperative communication in dogs compared to wolves raised with more human exposure

ManyDogs Project: A Big Team Science Approach to Investigating Canine Behavior and Cognition

Once-daily feeding is associated with better health in companion dogs: results from the Dog Aging Project

Dogs re-engage human partners when joint social play is interrupted: A behavioral signature of shared intentionality?

Cooperative Communication with Humans Evolved to Emerge Early in Domestic Dogs

Early-emerging and highly heritable sensitivity to human communication in dogs

Enhancing the Selection and Performance of Working Dogs

Collaborations(13)

Evan MacLean

Gene Alexander

Matthias Mehl

Edward Bedrick

Daniel Taylor

News(3)

Ruffing It: UArizona Researcher Talks Dogs With Actor Jeff Goldblum

Puppies are Wired to Communicate With People, Study Shows

Successful Guide Dogs Have 'Tough Love' Moms