Rate My Professor Clive Wynne

Clive Wynne is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University, where since 2013 he has directed the Canine Science Collaboratory, dedicated to improving the lives of dogs and their people through research on behavior, welfare, and cognition. He earned a B.Sc. (Hons) in Human Sciences from University College London in 1983 and a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1986 for his thesis 'Foraging in the Barbary Dove: Optimisation, Evolution and Rules of Thumb.' Wynne's distinguished career includes research fellowships at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1986-1987), Duke University (1987-1988 and 1990-1993), and Universität Konstanz (1988-1990); Lecturer to Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia (1993-2001); Associate to Full Professor at the University of Florida (2002-2013); Professor as International Scholar at Kyung Hee University (2010-2011); and Director of Research at Wolf Park, Indiana, since 2009. He has received honors including Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (2007), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow (1988-1990), NATO postdoctoral fellow (1986-1988), and President of the University of Florida Chapter of Sigma Xi (2007-2008).

Wynne's research specializations encompass canine cognition and behavior, the evolution and dynamics of the human-dog bond, shelter dog welfare, home behavioral problems, human-dog interactions, and the behaviors of dogs' wild relatives such as wolves. He is the author of influential books including 'Dog is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020), 'Animal Cognition: Evolution, Behavior and Cognition' (2nd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013; 1st edition, 2001), 'Do Animals Think?' (Princeton University Press, 2004), and editor of 'Models of Action' (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998). Key publications include 'What is Special About Dog Cognition?' (Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2016), 'The effects of exercise and calm interactions on in-kennel behavior of shelter dogs' (Behavioural Processes, 2018), and numerous papers on quantity discrimination in canids, preferences for strangers, and olfactory capabilities in dogs. Wynne served as editor-in-chief of the journal Behavioural Processes and his work has appeared in outlets such as Psychology Today, American Scientist, The New York Times, and been featured on National Geographic and Nova ScienceNow, significantly impacting academic and public understanding of animal behavior.