Tania Signal

Professor Tania Signal is Deputy Dean (Research) at CQUniversity's School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences. She holds a D.Phil in Psychology from Waikato University and has developed a research program on Human-Animal Interaction, focusing on links between animal welfare and interpersonal violence. Her work bridges academic research with community impact through collaboration with organizations like the RSPCA and WSPA.

Key affiliations include the Appleton Institute and Queensland Centre for Domestic & Family Violence Research. Research interests span empathy's role in violence prevention, clinical deterioration detection systems (e.g., Q-ADDS validation), and veterinary mental health. She has secured over $350k in grants, including Queensland Health funding for clinical research.

Teaching focuses on psychology disciplines like ethics, learning theory, and biological psychology. She is a Charter Scholar of the Animals & Society Institute and reviewer for journals like Anthrozoos and Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science.