Dr. Patty Born is an associate professor of environmental education at Hamline University in St Paul, MN. She has worked for over three decades in different educational settings, including museums, nature centers, zoos, parks, and traditional classrooms. As a scholar-activist, she is concerned with helping teachers-to-be develop an accurate and informed understanding of issues related to climate, environment and sustainability, as well as helping them engage with important questions about our connections to other species. Patty's research interests are related to human-animal relations, wildlife experiences and their impact on teacher self-efficacy, and nature-based education. Dr. Patty Born is an associate professor of environmental education at Hamline University in St Paul, MN. She has worked for over three decades in different educational settings, including museums, nature centers, zoos, parks, and traditional classrooms. As a scholar-activist, she is concerned with helping teachers-to-be develop an accurate and informed understanding of issues related to climate, environment and sustainability, as well as helping them engage with important questions about our connections to other species. Patty's research interests are related to human-animal relations, wildlife experiences and their impact on teacher self-efficacy, and nature-based education.
Relationships with animals are deeply significant for children but are often overlooked by the adults in their lives. Why are animals so captivating for children of all ages? Dr. Born will share an overview of how animals impact children’s cognitive, social-emotional, and inter/intra-personal development and growth. Animal interactions can decrease anxiety, provoke higher-order thinking, improve social relationships and have been shown to have therapeutic and physiological benefits as well. Dr. Born will also describe ways that adults can be supportive of child-animal relationships with information about health and wellness(for children and animals!), safety, caregiving, and ways to foster healthy, meaningful relationships with companion and wild animals.
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