Lecturer Animal Studies
Lecturer in Canine Therapy
Lecturer in Animal Management
Lecturer in Animal Science
Debbie completed her BSc in Animal Behaviour at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge before taking a year out of studying to puppy walk for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
She then undertook a taught MSc in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling at The University of Southampton. As well as lecturing at Writtle she runs her own business as a pet behaviour counsellor and animal trainer. She is a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and an Animal Behaviour and Training Council registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist. Debbie has developed the Pet Behaviour and Welfare modules for the Animal Science/Management degrees. She's a mentor and assessor for the APBC and has worked closely with them on their application. With a keen interest in the behaviour and welfare of animals, particularly the prevention of stress and behaviour problems, she strives to pass on the knowledge she has gained through her education and personal experience to those she teaches.BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour
MSc Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling
Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Debbie teaches on the Canine Therapy course as well as on the Animal Science and Animal Management courses.
A comparison of the scent marking behaviours in a captive versus a free ranging population of Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) - Unpublished BSc thesis
Companion rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the UK: Owner Attachment and Management Styles - Unpublished MSc thesis