Maisy Englund, PhD
Scientist, Animal Cognition, Animals in Laboratories Program
Maisy joined AWI in 2023 to provide scientific expertise on animals in laboratories and conduct research on best practices for replacing, reducing, and refining the use of animals in laboratories.
Maisy attained her PhD from Georgia State University, where she studied choice behavior, suboptimal decision making, and cognitive biases in primates. She also served as the Animal Welfare Fellow at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, where she conducted research on choice behavior and contrafreeloading as welfare indicators in captive animals.
Maisy shares her home with Juniper, a joyful and snuggly pit-bull mix; Petra, an odd but loveable feline; and Andrew, her human husband. In her free time, she enjoys doing paint-by-numbers, running, playing obscure board games, and walking her dog.