| Dr. Hardy is a Professor of Psychology at California State
University, Northridge. She earned her B.A. in zoology from the
University of Missouri. She was later trained as a field biologist and
received her M.A. in zoology from the University of Kansas where she
studied the behavior and ecology of lizards. Then, after four years at
U.C.L.A. studying ecology, physiology and animal behavior (esp. birds and
frogs), she switched to psychobiology. She received her
Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of California at
Irvine where she studied hormones and behavior of mammals. Has been
teaching at California State University, Northridge, since 1969 and was
granted the status of
emeritus professor in 2006. Since founding the Consortium
of Aquariums, Universities and Zoos
(C.A.U.Z.) 1985-2002, she has been working to facilitate
communication within the international conservation community. She is a member
of the Conservation
Breeding Specialist Group of the IUCN - The World Conservation
Union, member of the American Zoo
and Aquarium Association and is very supportive of the behavioral
research being conducted in zoos and aquariums. Her
speciality is the behavior of animals. In recent years, she has become
very interested in zooanthropology, the study of the relationship between
humans and other animals. Her current focus is the study of the
interrelationships between people and domestic animals, expecially horses,
asses and mules. Her photographs appear in the book Talking With
Donkeys by Mark Meyers of the Peaceful
Valley Donkey Rescue |
donna.hardy@csun.edu
