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Suzanne MacDonald is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University, with a status-only appointment in the same department at the University of Toronto. Her research bridges Psychology and Biology, focusing on animal cognition, human-wildlife interactions, and the psychological well-being of captive animals. She conducts fieldwork in Kenya and Canada, while maintaining a long-term role as the Toronto Zoo's volunteer Behaviorist.
Research interests include:
- Animal cognition (spatial memory, primate thinking)
- Captive animal welfare (zoos, pandemic impacts)
- Human-wildlife conflict (elephant corridors, urban raccoon movement)
- Ecological restoration (desert shrub mimics, turtle nest protection)
Article trends reveal a focus on conservation applications (e.g., lignocellulosic fabrics for desert shelters, social media-driven citizen science), comparative cognition (pigeon memory, primate landmark use), and field experiments (urban turtle nests, Vancouver Island marmot reproduction). Her work often combines behavioral observation with physiological/hormonal analysis.
