Gabriella E. Smith

Currently a fourth-year PhD candidate at the Messerli Research Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, I am fascinated by what information animals perceive and use to solve problems in their environment. 

In 2017, I earned my B.A. in Biology from Boston University and in 2020, my M.A. in Psychology from Hunter College, CUNY. Overall, my research has spanned topics including contrafreeloading, illusion susceptibility, interspecies communication, violations of expectation, and strategic foraging across dogs, cats, parrots, and monkeys.