CV
Education
- 2023 PhD in Biology - University of Turku (Turku, FINLAND)
- 2019 MSc Neurosciences – Behavioural sciences - University of Sciences (Caen, FRANCE)
- 2016 MSc Behavioural Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity - François Rabelais University (Tours, FRANCE)
- 2014 BSc Ecology and Biology of Organisms - Montpellier II University (Montpellier, FRANCE)
Research experience
- Jul.- Dec.2024 Post doctoral researcher, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND)
Validation of the use of infrared thermal imaging to assess horses’ emotional changes and pain.
- Mar. - June 2024 Post doctoral researcher, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND
Data base management and investigating Asian elephant health during taming.
- Oct.-Dec 2023 Post doctoral researcher, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND)
Interlink between horse owners’ psychology and their choices regarding horse care and practices.
- May 2021 - Present Principal Investigator: Reindeer-Human Interactions, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND)
Investigating the link between personality, and human-animal relationship in sledding reindeer and their herders.
- Jan. 2020 - Oct 2023 Doctoral researcher, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND)
Investigating the human-animal relationship in working animals. Supervisors: V. LUMMAA, L.LANSAD, M. LAHDENPERÄ
- June –Aug. 2019 Research assistant, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND)
Data analyses on human-animal relationship, PhD project redaction.
- Jan.-June 2019 MSc internship, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND)
Impact of the familiarity in the mahout-elephant relationship. Supervisors: V. LUMMAA, J. CRAWLEY and M. SELTMANN
- May-June 2018 Research assistant, CNRS/ University of Valencia (Moulis, France)
Social and spatial behaviours of the common lizard Podarcis muralis. Captures and behavioural observations in the METATRON infrastructure.
- Jul. 2016 - Feb. 2017 Research assistant, CABI (Delémont, Switzerland)
Biocontrol of Drosophila suzukii using its natural parasitoids. Design and planning of experiments and insect rearing.
- Jan.-Jul. 2016 MSc internship, Irstea (Nogent-sur-Vernisson, FRANCE)
Grooming behaviour and diaspore detachment from ungulates fur. Supervisor: C. BALTZINGER
- Apr.-June 2015 MSc internship, DEPE/IPHC/CNRS (Strasbourg, FRANCE)
Social organisation and collective movements in domestic horse. Supervisors: O. PETIT and M. VALENCHON
- June 2014 Volunteer, CEFE/CNRS (Montpellier, FRANCE)
Comparative study of social behaviour in the island and continental bird. Supervisors: C. LOISEAU and C. DOUTRELAN
- Jan.-May 2014 Internship, ISEM (Montpellier, FRANCE)
Palaeo-environment course - Mapping of the Salagou lake watershed flora. Supervisor: S. MÜLLER
- Oct. 2013 -May 2014 Internship, CEFE/CNRS (Montpellier, FRANCE)
BSc Project: Impact of the host and the habitat on blood birds’ parasites. Supervisor: C. LOISEAU
- June 2013 Volunteer, ISEM (Montpellier, FRANCE)
Plants chemical responses against the acarian Tetranychus Urticae
TEACHING & SUPERVISION
MSc students
- Alisa Viitanen (9.2022 – 12.2023) - University of Turku (FINLAND) – Human-Horse relationship (On going)
- Mélissa Gagnière (2-8.2022) – University of Dijon (FRANCE) - Human-Reindeer relationship
- Camille Cosnard (1-6.2022) – University of Rennes (FRANCE) - Human-Horse relationship
- Sherine Feillet (4-6.2020) - Sorbonne University (FRANCE) - Fearfulness in Asian elephant - co-supervision
BSc student
- Alisa Viitanen (3.2021 – 2.2022) - University of Turku (FINLAND) – Human-Horse relationship
Teaching
- Biology Teacher (1-3.2018) - Troarn’s secondary school (FRANCE) - (250 pupils from 11 to 13 years old)
FUNDING & AWARDS
- Travel Grant - Turku University Foundation (600€, 2023)
- Travel Grant - Turku University Foundation (1 200€, 2023)
- Travel Grant - University of Turku Graduate School: Biology Geography Geology grant (2 000€, 2023)
- Travel Grant – Erasmus Staff Mobility grant (605€, 2023)
- Travel Grant – Erasmus Staff Mobility grant (1 045€, 2022)
- Travel Grant - University of Turku Graduate School: Biology Geography Geology grant (600€, 2022)
- Research Grant - Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse Foundation (6 000€, 2021)
- Travel Grant - Turku University Foundation (1 000€, 2021)
- Research Grant - Turku University Foundation (5 500€, 2021) – Co-writer of the grant
- Training & Travel Grant – British Ecological Society (500£, 2021)
- University of Turku Graduate School: Biology Geography Geology grant (± 120 000 €, 2019) 4 years of PhD salary (01.2020 – 12.2023), University of Turku
- Best poster award - 2ndInternational Student course of behavioural biology, University Paris 13 (2019)
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