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)

Current position 

• Oct 2025- Sep. 2027                  Post doctoral researcher, Department of Biosystems and Technology (SLU, Sweden)

Brain Laterality during Positive Interactions with Humans in Horses and Cows.

Research experience

 

• Jul.- Dec.2024                  Post doctoral researcher, Department of Biology (Turku, FINLAND)
• Interlink between horse owners’ psychology and their choices regarding horse care and practices.

• 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 horse behaviour.

 

• 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

PhD student

•      Veera Riihonen (On going) - University of Turku (FINLAND) – Human-Horse/cats social cognition
•      Mihika Sen ( On going) - Huniversity of Helsinki ( FINLAND) - Human - Asian elephant conflict mitigation

MSc students

•      Alisa Viitanen (9.2022 – 12.2024) - University of Turku (FINLAND) – Human-Horse relationship 
•      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