Diana Reiss
| Diana Reiss | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1948/1949 (age 65–66)[1][2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[3] |
| Alma mater | Temple University (PhD) |
| Occupation | professor of psychology at Hunter College |
Diana Reiss (born 1948 or 1949[1][2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[3]) is a professor of psychology at Hunter College[4] and in the graduate program of Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience of the City University of New York. Reiss's research has focused on understanding cognition and communication in dolphins and other cetaceans. She has done work in mirror self-recognition of such animals, as well as in elephants.[5]
She was the scientific advisor for The Cove[2] and wrote The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives.
Reiss earned a doctorate from Temple University.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Freeman, Paul (September 13, 2011). "There's someone in there". San Jose Mercury News.
Reiss, 62, is a professor of psychology at Hunter College
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dreifus, Claudia (September 20, 2010). "Studying the Big-Brained Dolphin". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
Diana Reiss, 61, a professor of psychology at Hunter College
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bio: Diana Reiss". National Geographic Society. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Diana Reiss—Hunter College". Hunter College. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ Milius, Susan (May 11, 2010). "Mirror, mirror on the wall, you're the scariest fish of all". Science News. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
External links
- Diana Reiss at TED