Animals, Media, & Advocacy

ABOUT

Animals have shaped both my professional work and academic research.

My work sits at the intersection of animal welfare, public education, media, and storytelling. Through nonprofit communications, humane education, research, and digital strategy, I explore how people understand, care for, and advocate for animals.

Whether supporting animal welfare organizations through communications campaigns, educating families about wildlife conservation, or researching representations of animals in media, I am interested in how storytelling can strengthen empathy, responsibility, and public engagement.

For the Love of Animals

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For the Love of Animals ·

Selected Research

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    Master's Thesis

    A Meat Paradox: Media's Role in Mitigating the Omnivore's Dilemma

    • Examined how advertising, media framing, and cultural messaging influence public perceptions of animals, meat consumption, and ethical responsibility.

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    Graduate Research

    Animal Allegory in Children's Literature

    • Explored how animal characters shape children's understanding of empathy, morality, environmental responsibility, and social relationships.

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    Digital Storytelling & Public Engagement

    A digital storytelling platform focused on:

    • Companion animal care

    • Senior pet caregiving

    • Pet loss and grief

    • Human-animal relationships

    • Responsible pet ownership

    • Community support for animal lovers

    Through video, writing, and social media, I explore the role animals play in memory, identity, caregiving, and everyday life.

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    Current Doctoral Research Interests

    • Animals in children's and family media

    • Anthropomorphism and emotional branding

    • Animal representation in visual culture

    • Media ethics and nonhuman life

    • Environmental storytelling

    • Conservation communication

My work increasingly focuses on animal welfare, conservation education, and the ways media shapes human relationships with animals.

Areas of Interest

  • Animal welfare organizations

  • Humane societies

  • Wildlife rehabilitation

  • Conservation nonprofits

  • Zoos and aquariums

  • Humane education programs

  • Companion animal advocacy

  • Animal-assisted learning

  • Museum and environmental education

  • Public outreach and engagement

Research Areas

  • Animal representation in media

  • Animal allegory in children's literature

  • Humane education

  • Ethical consumption

  • Food marketing and animal agriculture

  • Human-animal relationships

  • Companion animal culture

  • Conservation communication

  • Children's media and environmental values