CV
Curriculum Vitae
Christina Hansen Wheat, PhD
Employment
2020 - present: Postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Biology, Cornwallis Group, Lund University
2019 – 2020: Lecturing and supervision, Dept. of Zoology, Stockholm University
2013 – 2018: PhD student, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
2012 – 2013: Research assistant, Behavioural Ecology group, University of Copenhagen
2011 – 2012: Research assistant, Timbavati Leopard Project, South Africa
Education
PhD: 2018, Ethology, Stockholm University, Sweden
Licentiate: 2016, Ethology, Stockholm University, Sweden
MSc: 2010, Behavioural ecology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
BSc: 2008, Behavioural ecology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Grants
Swedish Research Council 3-year international postdoc fellowship (awarded for 2020-2023)
Selected talks, presentations and seminars
Invited
2022: Attachment behaviour in wolves and dogs. Seminar, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden (December 2022)
2021: Seminar, International Canine Science Seminar Series (November 2021)
2021: Understanding dog domestication: are we barking up the wrong tree? Seminar, Dept of Biology, Linköping University (May 2021)
2019: Understanding dog domestication: are we barking up the wrong tree? Yearly conference for Dept of Zoology, Stockholm University, Sweden (October 2019)
2017: Behavioural insights into domestication using a canid model. Seminar, UC Davis, CA, USA
Presented
2023: Morphology does not covary with predicted behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome in dogs. TALK, Evolution in Sweden 2023, Uppsala, Sweden.
2022: Why don't editors of Behavioural Ecology journals publish more studies on dogs? Poster, ISBE 2022, Stockholm, Sweden.
2022: Hand-reared wolves show attachment behaviours comparable to dogs and use human caregiver as a social buffer in the Strange Situation Test. TALK, ISAZ2022, Boise, USA.
2018: Behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome are decoupled in modern, but not ancient, dog breeds. TALK, ISBE2018, Minneapolis, USA
2018: Behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome are decoupled in modern, but not ancient, dog breeds. Poster, ESEB18, Montpellier, France
2018: Behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome are decoupled in modern, but not ancient, dog breeds. TALK, Canine Science Forum, Budapest, Hungary
2018: The things we thought we knew about domestication. TALK, the yearly conference for PhD students, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Sweden
2018: Unraveling behavioural evolution in the domestic dog. TALK, Evolution in Sweden 2018, Stockholm, Sweden
2017: Wolf hybrids highlight the importance of human-directed play during domestication of dogs. Poster, Behaviour2017, Estoril, Portugal
2012: Behavioural syndromes and animal personality in conservation research: Lessons from a preliminary in-situ study on swift foxes (Vulpes velox). Poster, Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Selected field work experience
2014 - 2017: Hand-raising, socializing, managing and conducting extensive behavioural observations and testing on three litter of wolves and two litters of dogs from the age of 10 days to 7-10 months, Tovetorp Zoological Research Station, Stockholm University, Sweden
2012: Telemetry and behavioural observation on a radio-collared population of swift foxes, Colorado, USA (University of Copenhagen).
2011 - 2012: Extensive camera trapping of leopards, including database management. Radio collaring, telemetry and relocation of lions, hyenas and cheetahs, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa.
2009: Trapping, collaring, telemetry and behavioural observations on swift foxes for master thesis, Colorado, USA Copenhagen University).
2008: Telemetry and behavioural observation on a radio-collared population of swift foxes, Colorado, USA (University of Copenhagen).
Public out reach
2022: Radiointerview w/Bob McDonald at "Quirks and Quarks", CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company)
2022: Lecture on behavioural differences in wolves and dogs given as part of a science class to the high school Folkunniversitetet, Stockholm Sweden
2021: Lecture on behavioural differences in wolves and dogs given as part of a campaign to get high scholl students interested in science. Vetenskapenhus, Stockholm Sweden.
2020: Interview w/James Gorman at The New York Times
2020: Interview w/Nell Grenfeldboyce at NPR
2020: Radiointerview w/Bob McDonald at "Quirks and Quarks", CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company)
2020: Seminar on behavioural differences in dogs and wolves. Dog shelter "Hundstallet", Stockholm, Sweden.
2019: Interview w/the popular Swedish science journal Forskning & Framsteg (Research & Progress)
2019: Participation in the Danish documentary Ulveland (Wolf Country) as an expert on wolf behaviour. Danish National Television, aired January 8th 2019.
2019: Seminar on behavioural differences in dogs and wolves. Ekoxen Association, Stockholm, Sweden.
2018: Public Wolf Talks. Wildwood Escot, UK.
2018: Interview for French documentary on behavioural differences in wolves and dogs
2018: Interview for the Swedosh magazine Hundsport
2017: Follow-up interview w/BBC
2017: Interview w/BBC
2015: Interview for Swedish TV on behavioural differences iin wolves and dogs
2014: Participation in documentary on wolf and dog behaviour for Vetenskapens Värld, SVT, Swedish National Televsion. Aired 2014.
2014-2017: Monthly "Show & Tell", Dog Wolf Project. Tovetorp Research Station, Stockholm University, Sweden