Speaking

I apologize if this page isn't as engaging as the others. I find it a little counter-intuitive to write excitedly about... talking. Talking... should speak for itself.

I'm a passionate speaker and I talk on a range of topics. My primary speaking topics are below but I can build a program to fit your needs as well:

• Training and Living with Primitive/Ancient Dogs

• The cultures of “dog people”

• Dog Discourse: How culture and language impact the lives of dogs

• New Guinea Singing Dogs

• Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Prevention

I am available to give these topics as 1-2 day in-person seminars or as a consolidated webinar. 2022 is already spoken for but I am taking bookings for 2023. For further information on booking a seminar or webinar you can contact me here.

2022

The Human Side of BAT: BAT & Anthrozoology with Molly Sumridge, CBATI-KSA.
GrishaStewart.com

Great Conversations - First Friends
Helena Education Foundation

“Studying Liminal Identities” - Developing a multimodal approach to explore the lives of New Guinea singing dogs living as companion animals
Anthrozoology as International Practice

“Re-Viewing the Many Dimensions of Domestication”: A hermeneutic review of animal domestication.
International Society for Anthrozoology

Animal World Superstars Interviews: Do You Want to Be an Anthrozoologist? with Molly Sumridge
GrishaStewart.com

2021

“Access=ability The importance of distance learning in higher ed, post COVID-19”.
InSPAration: “Research impact in a digital culture” Conference, University of Exeter, England

The Wolf in your Living Room: Primitive Breeds with Molly Sumridge
GrishaStewart.com

2019

Owner-reported attachment and behavior characteristics of New Guinea singing dogs living as companion animals.
Poster session presentation International Society for Anthrozoology, Orlando, Florida. Winner of Best Student Poster

Compassion Fatigue Workshops
PSPCA
Meeting quarterly in-person with staff at the four PSPCA shelter locations and facilitating workshops to address staff exposure to trauma and mitigate the effects of compassion fatigue

Sharing is Caring - Webinar
CouchWolves.com
1 hour webinar on managing and behavior modification for dogs displaying resource guarding behaviors.

Ritual in Dog Sports
American Ethnological Society (AES)
Conference presentation on ethnographic research of ritual on AKC conformation and agility competitions.

Portal Jumping - Webinar
Couchwolves.com
1 hour webinar on managing and behavior modification for dogs performing door bolting type behaviors.

What is Dominance - Webinar
Couchwolves.com
1 hour webinar on dominance in ethology and popular culture.

2018

Captivating Connections - Online Class
Couchwolves.com
6 week online class on engagement and attention training.

Calming The Capricious Canine - Online Class
Couchwolves.com
6 week online class on desensitization and counterconditioning for reactive dogs.

Handle Me - Online Class
Couchwolves.com
6 week online class on cooperative care training for handling and husbandry.

March 3rd, 2018
Couch Wolves - Living with Primitive Dogs
Basenji Club of America Wilmington Kennel Club, Newark, Delaware
Program on communication, husbandry, training and behavior problem solving.

2017

October 26, 2017
Compassion Fatigue Lecture
Hunterdon County Library - North Branch
Program to the public on compassion fatigue, risk factors, and self care for those suffering from its effects.

September 15, 2017
The Wolf in Your Living Room
Hunterdon County Library - North Branch
Program to the public on domestication and debunking dog behavior and training myths.

2016

October 19, 2016
Compassion Fatigue Workshop
Live and Learn Dogs, Bridgewater, NJ
Facilitated a 5-hour compassion fatigue workshop for interested pet professionals and shelter volunteers that included such topics as the risk and symptoms of compassion fatigue, self care and business practices.

March 17, 2016
Conversing with your Canine - Lecture on Canine Communication and Training
Hunterdon County Library - North Branch
Program for the public about canine communication, the history of animal training, and how to use Applied Behavior Analysis to understand and train your dog.

2014

Sept. 18, 2014
Canine Body Language Lecture
Hunterdon County Library - North Branch
Program for the public about canine communication via body language.

March-April. 2014
Two-Night Dog Behavior Lecture Series
Community School of New Hope-Solebury
Program for registered students about canine ethology, body language, training and problem solving.