Dr Jessica Martin

Lecturer in Statistics and Animal Welfare

Email: Jessica.Martin@ed.ac.uk

Street: The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian
City
Post code: EH25 9RG

Willingness to take Ph.D. students: Yes

Biography

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)

Teaching & PhD supervision

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

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. 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.

Current research interests

Publications

Developing research methods, data analysis and statistics course (RMDAS): Engaging students in curriculum development 19 Mar 2019
(Published)
Welfare assessment of novel on-farm killing methods for poultry 22 Feb 2019 In: PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212872
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
A Single Dose of Ketoprofen in the Immediate Postpartum Period has the Potential to Improve Dairy Calf Welfare in the First 48 hours of Life 18 Jan 2019 In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2019.01.007
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
The laterality of the gallop gait in Thoroughbred racehorses 8 Jul 2018 In: PLoS ONE, vol. 13, no. 6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198545
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
Welfare Risks of Repeated Application of On-Farm Killing Methods for Poultry Erratum : Martin, J.E., et al. Welfare Risks of Repeated Application of On-Farm Killing Methods for Poultry. 2018, , 39 11 Jun 2018 In: Animals, vol. 8, no. 6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8060094
Contribution to journal › Comment/debate (Published)
The Nex : Mechanical cervical dislocation assistance device May 2018
Contribution to conference › Poster (Published)
Welfare Risks of Repeated Application of On-Farm Killing Methods for Poultry (14 pages) 15 Mar 2018 In: Animals, vol. 8, no. 3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8030039
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
On Farm Evaluation of a Novel Mechanical Cervical Dislocation Device for Poultry 10 Jan 2018 In: Animals, vol. 8, no. 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8010010
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)
A new method of stunning poultry: evaluation of physiological and behavioural responses to Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning (LAPS) in broilers. Dec 2017 In: British Poultry Abstracts, vol. 13
Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
Evaluation of the potential killing performance of novel percussive and cervical dislocation tools in chicken cadavers 13 Jan 2017 In: British Poultry Science, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 216-223
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2017.1280724
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)

This article was published on Jun 18, 2019