SCHOLAR DETAILS
Name
Karen Overall
Email
koverall@upei.ca
Position
Faculty Member
Department(s)
Health Management
Phone
902-566-6483
Building
Veterinary Medicine 405S
Website
https://www.karenoverall.com/
Status
Current
Biography

Professor, Health Management

BA, MA, VMD (Pennsylvania), PhD (Wisconsin-Madison), Dipl.ACVB

Recent Citations
Predicting noise fear in 12-month old dogs with a test and questionnaire given at 3- and 12-months old
AVC Summer Research and Leadership Program (SRLP), 2024
Using an approach test and questionnaire to predict outcomes in the first year of a dog's life
AVC Summer Research and Leadership Program (SRLP), 2024
Pregabalin alleviates anxiety and fear in cats during transportation and veterinary visits—A clinical field study
Animals, 2023
Tasipimidine, a novel orally administered alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist, alleviates canine acute anxiety associated with owner departure—A pilot study
Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2022
Efficacy of a single dose of Pregabalin on signs of anxiety in cats during transportation—A pilot study
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Research Interests
Natural canine models of human psychiatric illnesses, particularly those involving aggression and anxiety with effects on cognition
Re-inventing veterinary medicine with behavior, welfare and humane care as the core foundation that ties disciplines togethe
Behavioral neurogenetics, neurodevelopment and roles for reactivity and epigenetic effects on behavioral development/expression
Neuropsychopharmacology
Behavioral and genetic factors affecting success of working dogs
Problem-solving in working dogs
Veterinary behavioral medicine and classification of behavioral pathology
Mechanistic approaches to behavioral problems