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Spring 2023: The Impact of Animal Companions on Neurodivergent College Students

Affiliations: Aggie Research Mentoring Program
Project Leader: Hannah Hacker
hannah.hacker@tamu.edu
Biomedical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Marissa Cisneros, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
To be determined
Team Size:
5
Open Spots: 2
Special Opportunities:
Ability to be a co-author in publication
Team Needs:
Ability to analyze research
communication skills
Prefer some skills in statistics
Ability to participate
Description:
The Neurodivergent community has different social and mental processes due to genetic
and/or environmental factors that impact interaction with neurotypical settings. There is a
disparate number of college students with neurodiversity, possibly due to struggles to a new
social environment and classes, often built for neurotypical students. Numerous studies have shown that animals boost social, mental, and physical health within challenged communities, such as children with autism. However, there is little research on animal companionship assisting on the transitioning process into the new settings of higher education for neurodiverse college students. The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of animal companions on the mental and social health attitudes of neurodiverse college students

 

Written by:
Andrew McNeely
Published on:
December 23, 2022

Categories: 2Tags: Spring 2023

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