Emily Haddy

Emily Haddy is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth, affiliated with the Faculty of Science & Health, School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences, and the Centre for Comparative & Evolutionary Psychology. She also collaborates with the Faculty of Business & Law and Revolution Plastics Institute. Her research focuses on animal welfare, particularly working equids (donkeys, mules), and the intersection of human communities, NGOs, and climate resilience.

Key research areas include evaluating welfare programs, community engagement strategies (e.g., forum theatre in Kenya), and institutional shifts in NGO practices. She has conducted studies across multiple countries, including Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and East Africa. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty reduction, climate action, and sustainable communities.

Emily leads and collaborates on projects such as 'Working Animals as Agents of Climate-Related Drought Resilience' and 'Understanding Factors Affecting Working Equid Welfare.' She has supervised doctoral research and contributed to datasets on equid welfare in Mexico and Portugal/Spain.

Her publications emphasize evidence-based approaches to improve animal welfare through interdisciplinary methods, combining behavioral science, community participation, and institutional analysis.