FABC believe that clinical animal behaviourists should be highly qualified, highly experienced and work to the highest ethical standards, following up-to-date scientific techniques. Consequently, all of our Certificated Members are independently accredited and conform to the regulatory standards set by the umbrella body, the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC).
Currently, the only route to external, independent accreditation as a clinical animal behaviourist is through the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour’s CCAB (Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist) scheme. Our Certificated Members have all met the standard required for CCAB.
Our Candidate Members are all working towards CCAB accreditation, which involves evaluation of both academic and practical experience. This means that FABC’s Candidate Membership category reflects a wide spectrum of professional competencies, from experienced behaviourists who awaiting their final CCAB assessment, to those taking their first steps towards learning about animal behaviour.
In the lists below members listed in green are Veterinary Surgeons.
CERTIFICATED MEMBERS
David
Appleby
MSc CCAB
Dog, Cat
Claire
Arrowsmith
BSc(Hons) MSc CCAB
Dog, Cat
Julie
Ashton
BSc (Hons) BVSc CCAB MANZCVs (Veterinary Behaviour) MRCVS
Vet, Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat)
Trudi
Atkinson
DipAS (CABC) RVN CCAB
Non Practising, Cat
Rosie
Barclay
BSc (Hons) MPhil CCAB
Dog, Cat
Julie
Bedford
BSc (Hons), PGCE, PG.Dip (CABC), CCAB
Dog, Cat, Small Furry
Lucy
Bingley
BSc (Hons), PG Dip, CCAB
Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat)
Emily
Blackwell
PhD CCAB
Dog
Elaine
Brooks
MSc CABC CCAB
Dog
Emma
Brown
BVSc PGDip MRCVS, CCAB, RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Companion Animal Behaviour
Vet, Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat)
Debbie
Busby
BSc (Hons) MSc MBPsS CHCB CCAB
Dog, (ABTC CAB for Horse)
James
Carroll
BSc (Hons) MSc CCAB
Dog
Rachel
Casey
BVMS PhD DipECAWBM(BM) DipECAWBM(AWSEL) MRCVS
Vet
Fiona
Cooke
BSc (Hons) MSc MA PhD FHEA MBPPsS CCAB
Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat)
Candy
D'Sa
BSc (Hons) MSc PhD CCAB
Dog, Cat
Hannah
Donovan
BSc (Hons) BVM&S MVetSci MSc MRCVS CCAB RCVS Advanced practitioner in companion animal behaviour
Vet, Dog
Gretta
Ford
MA (Hons) PGCert CAB CCAB
Dog
Bryony
Francis
Cert AAB PGDip CABC CCAB
Dog
Deborah
Fry
BSc (Hons) MSc CCAB
Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat, Small Furry)
Kris
Glover
BSc(Hons) MSc CCAB
Dog, Cat
Jenny
Green
MSc CABC CCAB
Dog
Claire
Hargrave
BSc (Hons) MSc PGCE CSci CChem MRSC CCAB
Dog, Cat
Nicole
Harris
BA (Hons) PGDip CABC CCAB
Dog
Sarah
Heath
BVSc DipECAWBM(BM) CCAB FHEA FRCVS
Vet, Dog, Cat
Stephanie
Hedges
BSc (Hons) CCAB RVN
Non Practising, Dog
Lynn
Hewison
BSc (Hons) MSc CCAB
Dog
Pippa
Hutchison
MSc Dip (AS) CABC CCAB
Dog, Cat
Claire
Kirby
BSc(Hons) AS/Dip CABC CCAB
Dog, Cat
Natalie
Light
BSc PGDip PGCert CCAB
Dog
Loni
Loftus
BSc (Hons) MSc PgAEd CCAB
Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat, Horse)
Michelle
Lord
BSc(Hons), PhD, CCAB
Dog
Antonella
Marsicano
BA (Hons) MSc
Dog
Susan
McKeon
BSc (Hons) MAPDT (01157) CCAB
Dog
Kevin
McPeake
BVMS PGDip(CABC) AFHEA DipECAWBM(BM) MRCVS CCAB
Vet, Dog, Cat
Daniel
Mills
PhD CCAB MRCVS
Vet, Dog, Cat, Horse
Lorella
Notari
PhD MSc MRCVS DipECAWBM(BM) CCAB
Vet, Dog, Cat
Gemma
Pearson
BVMS Cert AVP(EM) MScR MRCVS CCAB
Vet, Horse
Jolanda
Pluijmakers
PhD Dip CABC CCAB
Dog, Cat
Kayna
Prescott
BSc (Hons) CCAB
Horse
Miriam
Prior
MA MSc VetMB MRCVS CCAB
Vet, Dog
David
Ryan
PG Dip (CABC) CCAB
Dog
Linda
Ryan
BSc (Hons) VTS RVN CCAB
Dog, Cat
Alison
Scott
BSc (Hons) PG Dip CABC CCAB
Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat)
Rebecca
Sommerville
BSc MSc CCAB
Dog
Sarah
Tapsell
BSc (Hons) MSc CCAB
Dog
Carrie
Tooley
BSc BVetMed MSc PGCVE FHEA MRCVS CCAB RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Companion Animal Behaviour
Vet, Dog
Mat
Ward
BSc MVS CCAB
Dog, Cat
Gemma
Whitlaw
BSc (Hons) CCAB
Dog
Karen
Wild
CCAB
Dog, (ABTC CAB for Cat)
Clare
Wilson
MA VetMB MRCVS CCAB
Vet, Dog
Kassie
Woods
BSc MSc CCAB
Dog
Rosalind
Wrightson
BVSc MRCVS GPCert (AnBeh)
Vet, Dog
Helen
Zulch
BSc (Hons) DipECAWBM MRCVS CCAB
Vet, Dog
Retired Members: Members who met the standard for certificated members but are now retired.
Donna
Brander
BSc (Hons) CCAB
Francesca
Riccomini
BSc (Hons) BVetMed CCAB(ret'd) MRCVS PGDip(CABC) DipArch
Caroline
Warnes
BVSc MSc MRCVS CCAB
CANDIDATE MEMBERS
For ease of understanding, FABC have clustered Candidate Members into three general groups, as explained below.
Our Candidate Members come from a wide range of backgrounds. The independent accreditation body, ASAB, assesses whether a candidate has attained the academic and practical knowledge necessary to be certificated as a clinical animal behaviourist. Some Candidates have gained CCAB Pre-certification ☑, acknowledging their academic competence, while others have not yet. However, all Candidate Members have not yet been assessed as having gained the practical knowledge necessary for becoming a clinical animal behaviourist.
Student Candidates: enrolled on a higher education course, gaining the academic knowledge required to become clinical animal behaviourists.
Debbie
Anslow
RVN BSc (Hons) VNS.N.Cert.AnBehav
Laura
Blackledge-Smith
BSc (Hons) PGCE
Claire
Brand
BSc (Hons) PhD
Melissa
Fallon
BSC PGCE MSC
Cath
Featherstone
BVSc MRCVS
Crystal
Frost
BSc (Hons) PhD
Emma
Gatehouse
BVMedSci BVMBVS MRCVS
Sandy
Griffith
RVN ISFM AdvCert FB
Mauro
Ines
DVM BSAVA PGCertSAM MSc MRCVS
Hannah
Inskip
BVetMed MRCVS
Victoria
O'Gorman
BA (Hons), D.V.M, MRCVS
Chirag
Patel
BSc (Hons) PGCert CPBC DipCABT
Liane
Preshaw
BSc MSc MPhil
Harriet
Warburton
BSc (Hons) PhD
Natalie
Weller-Cliff
MA (Cantab)
Abby
Wharton
RVN Ncert(AnBeh)
Pre-registered Candidates: developing the practical experience necessary to become clinical animal behaviourists, such as by sitting in on cases, leading cases under the supervision of established clinical animal behaviourists, or seeing cases by themselves and preparing for final assessment.
Laura
Adkins
BSc (Hons) MSc
Emma
Baker
BVetMed MSc MRCVS
Ellesha
Bedford
BSc MSc RVN
Jacqueline
Braggs
MSc DipCABT KPACTP
Julie
Brewer
MSc DipCABT DipAVN(surg)
Bonnie
Brincat
BSc (Hons) MSc
Natasha
Cocker
BSc DVM MSc MRCVS
Charlotte
Freeborn
BSc (Hons)
Francesca
Guagliumi
MSc MRCVS
Deanna
Hammond
BSc (Hons) MSc
Susan
Hartley
BSc MSc PGDip CPsychol
Hayley
Hudson
BSc (Hons) PGCE MSc
Roxane
Kirton
BVMS MSc MRCVS
Sarah
Lowery
BVetMed BSc MSc MRCVS
Rachel
Malkani
MSc (AWSEL) BSc (Hons) LSHC-S CDBC
Sara
McIver
MSc DipCABT DipCAS
Alexia
Nicolas
BSc (Hons) MSc
Tina
Parnell
RVN MA PgDip CABC Cert AAB
Sandra
Raw
BA(Hons), DipEd, MRes
Megan
Richardson
BSc (Hons)
Emma
Simmons
BSc (Hons) MSc DipMCAM HEALcert
Victoria
Stockley
BSc (Hons) MSc
Lynne
Taylor
MA (Oxon) MA VetMB MRCVS
Sara
Valverde
DVM MRCVS MSc
Jo
Welch
MSc PGDip BSc (Hons)
Esme
Wheeler
BSc (Hons) MSc
Charlie
Wright
BSc (Hons) RVN
ABTC CAB registered candidates: established clinical animal behaviourists who have already achieved the standard for clinical animal behaviourists set by the regulatory umbrella body, ABTC, and are listed on the ABTC CAB register. These practitioners have chosen to undertake the external, independent accreditation offered by ASAB and are preparing for final assessment.
Caroline
Clark
CAB RVN CertEd
Dog, Cat, Small Furry, Birds, Reptiles
Jenni
Nellist
BSc (Hons) PGDip CABC MSc
Dog, Horse
CONTRIBUTING SUPPORTER MEMBERS
Part of our mission as a not-for-profit social enterprise is to forge strong links between animal carers, behaviourists and vet staff in order to inspire and nurture the relationship between people and the animals under their care. So, as well as behaviourists, we welcome a range of other people with complimentary skills to our membership in order to better support and contribute towards our mission. These members are called Contributing Supporter Members. Although these members may not be accredited behaviourists, they do bring a wealth of diverse experience and knowledge in other ways to FABC. For example, they may be:
- Lecturers or researchers in animal law and ethics, zoology, or human psychology;
- Individuals working in organisations with an interest in FABC’s mission, such as animal welfare charities;
- Individuals with a background in:
- mentoring;
- animal policy work;
- producing TV nature documentaries;
- public relations and fund-raising;
- IT, events management, or administrative experience within an animal care setting
Jon
Bowen
BVetmed MRCVS DipAS(CABC)
Royal Veterinary College
Tamsin
Durston
RVN BA (Hons) BSc (Hons) PTLLS
Dogs Trust
Sarah
Ellis
BSc (Hons) PGDip PhD
iCatCare
Lauren
Finka
BSc MSc PhD
Nottingham Trent University
Marianne
Freeman
MSc PhD
Sparsholt College
Sam
Gaines
BSc (Hons) MSc PhD
RSPCA
Jo
Garraway
MSc, BSc (Hons), Dip AVN, RVN
University Centre Sparsholt
Naomi
Harvey
BSc PhD AFHEA
Dogs Trust
Kerry
Hunt
BSc (Hons) MSc
Sparsholt College
Amy
Miele
BVM&S Cert(AnBeh) PhD MRCVS
University of Edinburgh
Rowena
Packer
BSc (Hons) PhD
Royal Veterinary College
Suzanne
Rogers
BSc (Hons)
Human Behaviour Change for Animals
Elizabeth
Waring
BSc (Hons) MSc MSc
iCatCare
Tamlin
Watson
BSc (Hons) PGDip CABC MSc
The Donkey Sanctuary
