Research Experience

Bridging the gap between psychology, education, and the healing power of animals through rigorous evidence-based studies and practice.

See a list below of some of the research I've been involved in!

Studies and Publications

"Loneliness undermines college students' opportunities to hone their social and emotional competencies"

Binfet, J. T., & Dahlman, M. L. (2026). Loneliness undermines college students’ opportunities to hone their social and emotional competencies. Social and Emotional Learning Journal: Research, Policy, and Practice, 8(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2026.100220

'“I left calmer, happier, and connected.”: What college students report as meaningful in an on-campus drop-in dog therapy program'

Binfet, J. T., Green, F. L. L., F. Demers, & Dahlman, M. L. (2026). “I left calmer, happier, and connected.”: What college students report as meaningful in an on-campus drop-in dog therapy program. Journal of College Student Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/28367138.2026.2702391

"Too much to handle? Exploring perceptions of therapy dog handlers as pseudo-therapists in post-secondary canine-assisted interventions"

Dahlman, M. L., Green, F. L. L., & Binfet, J. T. (2026). Too much to handle? Exploring perceptions of therapy dog handlers as pseudo-therapists in post-secondary canine-assisted interventions. Human-Animal Interactions, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2026.0013

"Head, middle, or tail-end? A pilot examination of the differential effects of interacting with different parts of a therapy dog on college student well-being"

Binfet, J. T., Green, F. L. L., Godard, R. J. P, Dahlman, M. L., & Basiri, Z. (2026). Head, middle, or tail-end? A pilot examination of the differential effects of interacting with different parts of a therapy dog on college student well-being. Human-Animal Interactions, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2026.0009

"For the love of acronyms: An analysis of terminology and acronyms used in AAI research 2013-2023"

Green, F. L. L., Dahlman, M. L., Lomness, A., & Binfet, J. T. (2024). For the love of acronyms: An analysis of terminology and acronyms used in AAI research 2013-2023. Human-Animal Interactions, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1079.hai.2023.0024