Dr Jessica Martin
Senior Lecturer in Physiology & Animal Welfare
Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Availability
Willingness to take Ph.D. students: Yes
Background
Graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2011 with a BSc (Hons) in Zoology and an MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare. I then started a PhD in Animal Health at the University of Glasgow, which I completed in 2015, while working part-time as a research assistant. I then went on to do a one year post-doc at SRUC and then returned to the University of Edinburgh and joined R(D)SVS in Dec 2015. I am now a Lecturer in Animal Welfare and Statistics and my primary role is to provide expert experimental design and statistical support for students studying on R(D)SVS taught postgraduate programmes (on-campus and online-distance), as well as undertaking independent and joint animal welfare and statistics focussed research.
Qualifications
2017 Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Doctor in Philosophy, The University of Glasgow Animal Health Master of Science (with Distinction), The University of Edinburgh Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare Bachelor of Science (Honours), The University of Edinburgh Zoology
Responsibilities & affiliations
External:
- External Advisor, SRUC AWERB (2017 - )
- Champion for University of Edinburgh, Animal Welfare Research Network (2017 - )
- Commitee member, National Avian Research Facility (NARF) Management Group (2017 - )
R(D)SVS:
- Deputy Chair, Career Support Committee (Athena Swan) (Member 2016-2018; Deputy Chair 2018-present)
- Member, Post-Graduate Teaching Committee (2015-present)
- Member, Human Ethical Review Committee (2016-2018)
- Member, Exam Board, MSc Applied Animal Behaviour & Animal Welfare (2016-present)
- Member, Exam Board, MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law (2016-present)
- Member, Exam Board, MSc Equine Science (2016-present)
- Member, Exam Board, MVetSci Conservation Medicine (2016-present)
- Member, Teaching Committee - MSc Applied Animal Behaviour & Animal Welfare (2015-present)
- Member, Teaching Committee - MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law (2015-present)
Undergraduate teaching
BSc/BSc(Hons) Agriculture
Postgraduate teaching
MSc Equine Science
MSc in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law
MSc Applied Poultry Science
MSc Applied Animal Behaviour & Animal Welfare
Research summary
My main research interests lie in the integration of behavioural, physiological and statistical techniques to investigate animal welfare issues, primarily with those relating to modern livestock production.
Current research interests
My main research interests lie in the integration of behavioural, physiological and statistical techniques to investigate animal welfare issues, primarily with those relating to modern livestock production. Project topics which I have worked on include: animal welfare, poultry, pigs, dogs, humane slaughter, euthanasia, animal transport, play behaviour & social networking, animal consciousness, pain, aggression and stress.-
Who plays with whom: farrowing environment influences isolation of foster piglets in play
In:
Frontiers in Animal Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2021.724080
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Animal-based indicators to improve the welfare of small ruminants using Precision-Livestock Farming
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Published) -
Effects of birth assistance and ketoprofen treatment on the welfare and future productivity of Holstein dairy calves.
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Accepted/In press) -
Effects of calving assistance and ketoprofen treatment on the welfare and subsequent productivity of Holstein dairy cows
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Accepted/In press) -
Do horses perform social referencing with their owner?
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Accepted/In press) -
Postpartum analgesia improves the welfare of cows irrespective of parturition assistance
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Accepted/In press) -
The neural correlates of tickling may differ from those involved in pro-social behaviours
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (E-pub ahead of print) -
On the need for rigorous ethical and methodological reporting for the live-capture of large carnivores: a response to de Araujo et al. (2021)
In:
Methods in ecology and evolution
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13664
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Avian Welfare: Fundamental concepts and scientific assessment
(21 pages)
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
The neural correlates of tickling may differ from those involved in pro-social behaviours
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Accepted/In press)