Colleen Dell

Colleen Anne Dell is a Canadian public sociologist, animal-assisted intervention practitioner, and academic. She is a Professor and Centennial Enhancement Chair in One Health & Wellness in the Department of Sociology and Associate in the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan. She is most known for her research on criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse, and Indigenous peoples’ health.

Dell’s current program of research applies a community-based and patient-oriented participatory approach with both humans and animals. Dell's research focuses on how helpful the human-animal bond can be to promote wellness among individuals, communities, and animals. She pays particular attention to the One Health concept of "zooeyia"—how interaction with companion animals can benefit the health of people. Her team’s research in the field has received media recognition, and has been featured by CNN, People Magazine, Canadian Press, NPR, Medscape, and The New York Times.

Since 2019, she has been associated with the Strategic Development Group for Multispecies Dementia International Research Network. Provided by Wikipedia