“Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach”

Location

NWABR

In partnership with the

University of Washington Health Sciences Administration

presents a special guest lecture with Temple Grandin
Renowned Autism Spokesperson and Animal Behaviorist

This is such a special opportunity for our NWABR community - Research Leaders, Scientists, Educators, and Students 

Temple Grandin is to the understanding of autism and animal behavior what Albert Einstein is to physics, and Steve Jobs is to digital technology: a polar star illuminating and orienting a groundswell of research and practical knowledge in her field.

She is both revelatory in her ability to describe the mental consciousness of autism, and revolutionary in the application of her own autistic awareness to the enhancement of animal welfare. 

Temple’s signature research achievements have resulted in the refinement of livestock handling facilities and slaughterhouses worldwide, in order to minimize animal stress. Her description and scientific validation of pictorial thinking by animals and autistics alike has resulted in more than 400 scientific and lay publications, 6 books, and awards and accolades too numerous to count, reaching a pinnacle with Temple being named a “Hero” of 2010 among TIME Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in THE WORLD. Also in 2010, an HBO docudrama entitled Temple Grandin, and starring Claire Danes as Temple, received 7 Emmy Awards.

About Temple:
Born in 1947, and exhibiting behavior that is now considered classic for autism, the diagnosis was devastating to her highly accomplished parents.  Her mother devoted the next 30 years of her life to ensuring that Temple had every opportunity for educational success.  Through gifted teachers, patient relatives and extreme personal effort, Temple received a B.A. (with honors) in experimental psychology from Franklin Pierce College in 1970, an M.S. in animal science from Arizona State University in 1975, and a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois – Urbana in 1989.