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B.A.R.K. goes Virtual!
By Freya Green on February 14, 2022
Check out Dr. Binfet’s latest article in Psychology today and learn more about B.A.R.K. programming online!
Phoenix News: Behind the BARK
By Freya Green on November 20, 2021
Photo taken by Adam Lauzé, 2021 UBC Okanagan’s official newspaper, The Phoenix News, recently published an article about the B.A.R.K. program and our recent research! The Phoenix’s Madeline Grove interviewed B.A.R.K. volunteer and UBC student, Amelia Willcox. Click here to read more about the B.A.R.K. program, our recent research, and what it means to be […]
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B.A.R.K. research featured in The Conversation!
By Freya Green on November 4, 2021
Photo taken by Adam Lauzé, 2019 A study by B.A.R.K. researchers Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, Freya Green, and Zakary Draper has been featured in The Conversation! The article titled Are you a distressed student? Here’s how therapy dogs can help and written by Dr. Binfet, features a recent publication exploring the importance of physical touch in […]
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Dr. Binfet: Cops and Therapy Canines: Wagging Tails Reduce Stress
By Freya Green on November 1, 2021
Check out Dr. Binfet’s latest article in Psychology today and learn more about how integrating a canine-assisted intervention into a detachment can reduce occupational stress!
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B.A.R.K. featured by Global News Canada!
By Freya Green on August 25, 2021
Check out Global News’ feature of B.A.R.K.’s recent canine contact study!
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B.A.R.K. research featured in People.com!
By Freya Green on August 17, 2021
Check out People.com’s feature of B.A.R.K.’s recent canine contact study!
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Dr. Binfet: Anxious about Returning to Campus? Therapy Dogs Can Help
By Freya Green on August 16, 2021
Check out Dr. Binfet’s latest article in Psychology today and learn more about how physical contact with therapy dogs can improve students’ wellbeing.
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Adam Lauzé awarded the Madeline Korfman Memorial Scholarship!
By Freya Green on June 23, 2021
Congratulations Adam on being one of two recipients of the Madeline Korfman Memorial Scholarship!
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Dr. Binfet: Interaction with Canines Builds Children’s Confidence
By Freya Green on June 18, 2021
Check out Dr. Binfet’s latest article in Psychology today and learn more about how therapy dogs enhance children’s confidence and social emotional learning.
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Camille Rousseau receives the Doctoral Studies Outstanding Publication Award!
By Freya Green on June 18, 2021
Congratulations to B.A.R.K. doctoral student, Camille Rousseau, on this wonderful achievement!
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