Texas A&M Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (SCAVSAB)
Mission
The mission of the Texas A&M Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (SCAVSAB) is to facilitate understanding of applied animal behavior through collaborative efforts that foster compassionate and respectful interactions with animals among veterinary students and faculty.
About
The SCAVSAB provides opportunities for students interested in small, large, and exotic animal medicine. Our main objective is to provide veterinary students with knowledge of animal behavior in an effort to provide their future patients with the best experience possible.
Understanding animal behavior is paramount to being a successful veterinarian, pet owner, and animal welfare advocate. Regrettably, it is often one of the least understood aspects of veterinary medicine. Through education and awareness, our organization hopes to improve the understanding of animal behavior for everyone!
If you have any questions or want to learn more about our organization, feel free to reach out to any of our current officer team listed below!
National Organization
As an official Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behaviorists, we serve to perform the mission of our parent organization here at Texas A&M. The mission of AVSAB “is to promote the understanding of applied animal behavior through collaborative, scientific efforts that foster compassionate and respectful interactions with animals.” By educating the students and faculty of the TAMU campus, our student chapter is devoted to bringing the mission of AVSAB to A&M.
You can visit our national parent organization’s website, along with the resources they provide to the general public. If you are interested in becoming a member of the AVSAB, please follow the link below. (Veterinary student membership is free!!)
Schedule
- 8/26/24: Introduction Meeting (Behavior/Lab Animal/Pathology/Cat Club/Sheltering Vets Joint Meeting)
- 10/23/24: Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary Seminar (Behavior/ZEW Joint Meeting)
- 10/30/24: Starting and Monitoring a Shelter Enrichment/Training Program (Behavior/Sheltering Vets Joint Meeting)
- 11/19/24: Behavior Cocktails Presentation by Dr. Sally Foote
- 1/16/25: Separation Related Distress seminar by Dr. Blake Gibson
- 2/25: Case-based Feline House Soiling Presentation
- 3/25 or 4/25: Primate Behavior and Enrichment (Behavior/LAM Joint Meeting)
- 3/25 or 4/25: Equine Behavior Meeting
Texas A&M SCAVSAB Leadership
- President: Avery Morland ’27 | ahmorland@tamu.edu
- Vice President: Alyssa Carroll ’27 | alyssa.carroll@tamu.edu
- Treasurer: Jack Powell ’26 | jack@tamu.edu
- Secretary: Ari Moth ’27 | arimoth@tamu.edu
- 3VM Representative: Madison Rowe ’26 | mrowe01@tamu.edu
- 2VM Representative: Crystal Webb ’27 | crystal.webb.1@tamu.edu
- 1VM Representative: TBA
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