Behavioral Medicine Service, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor
Expertise
Clinical Behavioral Medicine | Neuroscience | Veterinary Psychopharmacology
Biography
Education
- Ph.D., Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil, 2010
- M.S., Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil, 2006
- D.V.M., Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil, 2002
Professional Certifications
- Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB), 2014
- Fear Free Certified Professional and Speaker, 2014
Teaching Experience
- Bioethics
- Ethology
- Neuroscience
- Clinical behavioral medicine, veterinary psychiatry and psychology
- Applied animal welfare
- Clinical behavioral medicine applied to shelter medicine
Research Interests
- Feline and canine cognition
- Veterinary psychiatry, psychology, behavior therapy and psychopharmacology
- Clinical and welfare applications of environmental enrichment, shelter medicine
Publications
Dr. Dantas is the author and co-author of several peer-reviewed publications, books and book chapters.
She is one of the editors of Veterinary Psychopharmacology, Second edition, 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
