Stanley Coren
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Stanley Coren is a psychology professor and researcher who has become best known for a series of books regarding the intelligence of dogs. Through television shows and media coverage that has spanned most of Canada and the United States, he has become popular with dog owners, while continuing research and instruction in psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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[edit] Background
Coren was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1942 and attended undergraduate classes at the University of Pennsylvania before earning his doctorate at Stanford University. He went on to teach in The Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research in New York, New York before moving to UBC, where he is currently a psychology professor and the Director of the Human Neuropsychology and Perception Laboratory.
Outside of the classroom, Coren is an aficionado of dogs, and has made a long career of research into dog behaviour that has led him to the top of best-seller lists onto national television and into international media. He is an instructor with the Vancouver Dog Obedience Training Club [(http://VancouverDogObedience.com)], and has participated in numerous obedience trials and competitions across Canada. [1]
[edit] Research
In his career, Coren has produced research papers and published items in a wide range of psychological areas, with more than 300 papers and articles published in journals like Science, Nature[2], The New England Journal of Medicine and many more. His research has been recognized with numerous awards over the years, and one of his publications, Sensation and Perception, [3] has become a regularly used textbook that has gone through five printings thus far.
[edit] Books
Coren's first widely recognized book outside of psychology circles was 1993's "The Left-Hander Syndrome: the causes and consequences of left-handedness," discussing the challenges faced by left-handed people in society; that was followed by "Sleep Thieves," which examined how the reduction of sleeping time in modern society has created problems of sleep deprivation for many people.
Arguably, however, it was the 1994 publication of "The Intelligence Of Dogs" that brought Coren to the public eye in a big way. A combination of Coren's background in psychology and his long-lasting love of dogs, the book became an international hit, and has gone through 16 printings to this point.[4]
Since then, Coren has gone on to pen a number of other books on dog intelligence and training that have continued to make him a favourite among dog lovers.[5]
[edit] Television
With the success of "The Intelligence Of Dogs," Coren received substantial media coverage, appearing on shows throughout Canada and the United States, as well as being cited by major newspapers throughout North America. His success led to the creation of the television show Good Dog!, appearing on the Life Network in Canada and syndicated in Australia and New Zealand. [6] The show is focused on training for the family dog, including how to read body language and how to test his intelligence.
