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Elizabeth A Johnson
Summary
Elizabeth Johnson is pursuing her Ph.D. and is part of the Evolution and Human Behavior Lab at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She advocates for interdisciplinary research, focusing on biocultural approaches to human behavior and anthrozoology. These approaches include human-animal kinship and attachment dynamics, stress response mediation, emotion regulation, and social engagement. Elizabeth is currently investigating physiological responses in human-cat interactions and interspecies attachment. Additionally, she examines the potential benefits of companion animal videos to invoke affective engagement in the education setting and reduce student stress. She is interested in human-animal co-evolution, specifically in quantifying the effects of human-cat bonds, human parenting applications towards cats, and investigating companion animals' roles in media and human emotion. Elizabeth also obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree at UNLV and is certified in Museum and Gallery Studies.