Angela Perretti

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About Angela Perretti

I am from Philadelphia, PA, currently pursuing a PhD in poultry science at the University of Arkansas in the Weimer Lab. My position at the Weimer Lab is Senior Graduate Assistant. My position in Weimer Lab is to develop research projects both for myself and the lab and continue to explore the field of animal behavior through presentations and writings. I hold a bachelor's degree from Rosemont College and a master’s from West Chester University both in psychology. During my master’s I was able to pursue my personal interest in animal behavior and welfare utilizing behavioral observations of the western lowland gorillas at the Philadelphia Zoo. My time at the University of Arkansas in the Weimer Lab has shown me the application of animal welfare for the improvement of a broiler's wellbeing. As long as I can remember I have been compelled to improve the overall quality of life for all animals but especially the most vulnerable, and poultry is such a widespread species used for many purposes, that when the opportunity presented itself I knew that a career and education in animal welfare was the path I had always been looking for. After I graduate with my PhD in poultry science, I hope to work in extension research for poultry and become a professor focused on animal behavior and welfare.