Dr Mary Friel
- Position: Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: Animal health and welfare; Animal behaviour
- Email: M.Friel@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 8.21 Manton
- Website: Animal Welfare Epidemiology Lab | Twitter | Researchgate
Profile
I joined the University of Leeds as a postdoctoral researcher on the PigSustain in March 2017. I am working with the pig industry to collect and analyse data on pig production, health and welfare. I am also contributing to the development a systems model of the UK pig industry to assess its resilience.
I completed my PhD on welfare indicators in pigs at Queen's University Belfast in 2017.
Research interests
My research is focused on farm animal health and welfare, sustainable agriculture and systems modelling. I have a background in applied animal welfare research, developing practical indicators of animal welfare and designing interventions to improve animal health and welfare on farm. I am currently conducting epidemiological analysis on large scale pig health and production datasets from the UK to inform a systems model of the UK pig industry on the PigSustain project.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- PhD Vocalisations as a Welfare Indicator in Pigs, Queen's University Belfast
- MSc Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
- BA Psychology, Sociology and Politics, NUI Galway
Professional memberships
- International Society for Applied Ethology