I am really proud to congratulate Dr. Melanie Denommé Stauder for her successful PhD Defence!

The thesis entitled “Analyzing common husbandry practises and potential indicators of welfare in Pogona vitticeps” was defended today in front of her examining committee: Dr. Noam Miller (External, Wilfrid Laurier University), Dr. Dustin Duncan (External within Brock University), Dr. Michael Owen (Chair, Brock University), Dr. Georgia Mason (University of Guelph), Dr. Gaynor Spencer, and myself.

Great discussions were had and some new aphorisms learned. “We are not reptiles”, and “we are never as smart as we need to be” are some gems of wisdom to take away from the defence.