Director

  • Meghan Barrett, PhD

    IWRS Director and Board President

    Assistant Professor of Biology, Indiana University Indianapolis, USA


IWRS Board

  • Sarah Adcock, PhD

    IWRS Secretary

    Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare, University of Wisconsin Madison, USA

  • Bob Fischer, PhD

    IWRS Treasurer

    Associate Professor in Philosophy, Texas State University, USA

    Director, Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals

IWRS Researchers

  • Craig Perl, PhD

    Coordinator of Research Programming

  • Matilda Gibbons, PhD

    Research Curator


Advisory Group

  • Amaya Albalat, PhD

    Senior Lecturer, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK

  • Andrew Barron, PhD

    Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, AU
    Director, Macquarie Minds and Intelligence Initiative

  • Jonathan Birch, PhD

    Professor in Philosophy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  • Heather Browning, PhD

    Lecturer in Philosophy, Southhampton University, UK

  • Lars Chittka, PhD

    Professor in Sensory and Behavioral Ecology, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

  • Eleanor Drinkwater, PhD

    Lecturer in Animal Science, Writtle University, UK

    Convenor, Ethics and Welfare Special Interest Group, Royal Entomological Society

  • Aimee Dunlap, PhD

    Associate Professor in Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA

  • Alexander Haverkamp, PhD

    Assistant Professor in Molecular Physiology of Insects, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

  • Jeff Sebo, PhD

    Clinical Associate Professor in Environmental Studies, New York University, USA

    Director, Mind, Ethics, and Policy Program; Co-Director, Wild Animal Welfare Program; New York University, USA


IWRS Affiliates

  • Andrew Crump, PhD

    Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) Affiliate

    Lecturer in Animal Cognition and Welfare, Royal Veterinary College, UK

    Postdoctoral Research Officer, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  • Marcus Munafo, PhD

    UK Reproducibility Network (UNRN) Affiliate

    Chair of Supervisory Board, UKRN

    Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol, UK

  • Lizzie Rowe, PhD

    Industry Outreach Affiliate

    Research Associate in Sustainable Livestock Systems, University of Reading, UK

    Independent Animal Welfare Consultant


Committee Memberships

Awards Committee: (internal) Meghan Barrett, Craig Perl, Bob Fischer, Eleanor Drinkwater, Amaya Albalat (crustacean proposals)