Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Millsap Professor for Gerontological Nursing and Public Policy at the University of Missouri. She holds a joint appointment at the College of Veterinary Medicine as the director of the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction (visit www.rechai.missouri.edu). Author of over forty publications, in 2010 she was elected president of the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations.Alan Beck, ScD, is the Dorothy N. McAllister Professor of Animal Ecology at Purdue University. Before coming to Purdue, Beck directed the Center for the Integration of Animals and Society at the University of Pennsylvania and was director of animal programs for the New York City Department of Health. Beck has published numerous articles and several books on the nature of our relationship with animals and is a founding board member of the Delta Society. Sandra McCune, PhD, VN, is research manager for the Human-Animal Bond Program at the WALTHAMA Centre for Pet Nutrition, part of Mars, Inc. The WALTHAMA Centre is the hub of global research activities for MarsAE Pet Care brands, and its research team is responsible for some of the most important breakthroughs in pet care and nutrition.
