Meet the Team
Meghan Barrett, PhD
IWRS Director and Board PresidentAssistant Professor of Biology, Indiana University Indianapolis, USA
IWRS Board
Sarah Adcock, PhD
Bob Fischer, PhD
Professor in Philosophy, Texas State University, USA Director, Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals
IWRS Secretary Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare, University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
IWRS Treasurer
Advisory Group
Amaya Albalat, PhD
Jonathan Birch, PhD
Andrew Barron, PhD
Professor in Philosophy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Senior Lecturer, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
Lars Chittka, PhD
Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, AU | Director, Macquarie Minds and Intelligence Initiative
Professor in Sensory and Behavioral Ecology, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Lecturer in Animal Cognition and Welfare, Royal Veterinary College, UK
Postdoctoral Research Officer, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Andrew Crump, PhD
David Fisher, PhD
Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, UK
Aimee Dunlap, PhD
Associate Professor in Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Matilda Gibbons, PhD
Senior Lecturer in History and Philosophy in Science, University of Sydney, Australia
Professor and Chair of Entomology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Clinical Associate Professor in Environmental Studies, New York University, USA
Director, Mind, Ethics, and Policy Program; Co-Director, Wild Animal Welfare Program; New York University, USA
Jeff Sebo, PhD
Tom White, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia
Kate Lynch
Bregje Wertheim, PhD
IWRS Affiliates
Industry Outreach Affiliate
Research Associate in Sustainable Livestock Systems, University of Reading, UK
Independent Animal Welfare Consultant
Marcus Munafo, PhD
UK Reproducibility Network (UNRN) Affiliate
Chair of Supervisory Board, UKRN
Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol, UK