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  1. Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs

    Article • Animals, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Elizabeth Ann Walsh, Kerri Rodriguez

  2. Perspectives on facility dogs from pediatric hospital personnel: A qualitative content analysis of patient, family, and staff outcomes

    Article • Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, February 2022, Elsevier

    Kerri Rodriguez

  3. Relationships among Early Adversity, Positive Human and Animal Interactions, and Mental Health in Young Adults

    Article • Behavioral Sciences, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Kerri Rodriguez

  4. Correction: The effects of assistance dogs on psychosocial health and wellbeing: A systematic literature review

    Article • PLOS One, August 2021, PLOS

    Kerri Rodriguez

  5. Benefits and challenges of mobility and medical alert service dogs for caregivers of service dog recipients

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Kerri Rodriguez

  6. The Effect of a PTSD Service Dog on Military Veterans’ Medication Regimens: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

    Article • Anthrozoös, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Kerri Rodriguez

  7. Dogs Supporting Human Health and Well-Being: A Biopsychosocial Approach

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, March 2021, Frontiers

    Kerri Rodriguez

  8. The effects of facility dogs on burnout, job‐related well‐being, and mental health in paediatric hospital professionals

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, March 2021, Wiley

    Kerri Rodriguez

  9. Variability in Human-Animal Interaction Research

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, January 2021, Frontiers

    Kerri Rodriguez

  10. The effects of assistance dogs for individuals with disabilities

    Article • PLOS One, December 2020, PLOS

    Kerri Rodriguez, Kerri Rodriguez

  11. Service Dogs for Veterans and Military Members With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Replication With the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5

    Article • Journal of Traumatic Stress, October 2020, Wiley

    Kerri Rodriguez

  12. “A Part of Our Family”? Effects of Psychiatric Service Dogs on Quality of Life and Relationship Functioning in Military-Connected Couples

    Article • Military Behavioral Health, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Kerri Rodriguez

  13. Defining the PTSD Service Dog Intervention: Perceived Importance, Usage, and Symptom Specificity of Psychiatric Service Dogs for Military Veterans

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, July 2020, Frontiers

    Kerri Rodriguez

  14. Impact of Service Dogs on Family Members’ Psychosocial Functioning

    Article • American Journal of Occupational Therapy, May 2019, AOTA Press

    Kerri Rodriguez

  15. Mobility and medical service dogs: a qualitative analysis of expectations and experiences

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Kerri Rodriguez

  16. Military Veterans and Their PTSD Service Dogs: Associations Between Training Methods, PTSD Severity, Dog Behavior, and the Human-Animal Bond

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, February 2019, Frontiers

    Kerri Rodriguez

  17. The effects of service dogs on psychosocial health and wellbeing for individuals with physical disabilities or chronic conditions

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Kerri Rodriguez

  18. The effect of a service dog on salivary cortisol awakening response in a military population with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, December 2018, Elsevier

    Kerri Rodriguez

  19. Preliminary efficacy of service dogs as a complementary treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in military members and veterans.

    Article • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, February 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Kerri Rodriguez

  20. Assessing Preferences for Animals in Children with Autism: A New Use for Video-Based Preference Assessment

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, March 2017, Frontiers

    Kerri Rodriguez

  21. Citizen Science as a New Tool in Dog Cognition Research

    Article • PLOS One, September 2015, PLOS

    Kerri Rodriguez

  22. The ecology of spatial memory in four lemur species

    Article • Animal Cognition, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kerri Rodriguez