RESOURCES FROM THE NERDS
A selection of published materials authored and co-authored by the Nerds For Herds consultants.
Colby, P. & Sherman, A. (2002).
ATTACHMENT STYLES IMPACT ON PET VISITATION EFFECTIVENESS.
Anthrozoos, 15 (2), 150-165.
Esposito, N. & Fournier, A. K. (in press).
HOW CHANGE HAPPENS IN EQUINE-ASSISTED INTERVENTION: A THEORY ON HORSES, HUMANS, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.
Routledge.
Esposito, N.
AN INTEGRATIVE INTERVENTION THEORY FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY INCORPORATING HORSES.
Oral presentation as part of a symposium (Fournier, et al). Online: ISAZ 2021 conference.
Esposito, N. (February 29, 2020).
INTEGRATIVE THEORY AND THE EAGALA MODEL: PROPOSING EAST.
Poster presentation for Eagala’s 20th Annual Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.
Esposito, N., Purcell, M, Graham A, Rousseau, J., Case, M. (February 28, 2020).
LEARNING TOGETHER: CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NETWORKING GROUP
Panel Presentation for Eagala’s 20th Annual Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.
Esposito, N. (June, 2018).
IMPACT OF EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY ON PSYCHO-PHARMACOLOGY.
Presented at 4th Interprofessional Continuing Education on Psychiatric Pharmacology. Sponsored by Center for Lifelong Learning, UNC CH’s School of Nursing, Eschelman School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine. Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
Esposito, N. (March 2018).
CONSIDERING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS.
Invited presentation for EAGALA’s 18th Annual Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Esposito, N. (March, 2018).
LEVELS OF EVIDENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE.
EAGALA’s 18th Annual Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Esposito, N. (March 2017).
INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS.
EAGALA’s 17th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.
Esposito, N. (January, 2017).
CREATIVE ADJUNCT THERAPIES: EQUINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY.
Presented at the 2017 NCNA Psychiatric Nursing Retreat. Greensboro, NC.
Esposito, N., Harrison, S. & Sherman, A. (March, 2016).
RESEARCH 301: BEYOND THE BASICS AND
TAKING RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL. (ABSTRACT)
EAGALA’s 16th Annual Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.
Lipovsky, J., Esposito, N., Harrison, S., & Sherman, A. (March 26, 2015).
RESEARCH 301: BEYOND THE BASICS AND TAKING RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL [ABSTRACT].
EAGALA’s 15th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Esposito, N., Falquero, D., Krupnik, S., Purcell, M., & Soltis-Jarrett, V. (March 29, 2014).
EQUINE-ASSISTED LEARNING (EAL): INNOVATIVE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. [ABSTRACT].
16th Annual conference of International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse (ISPN). Greenville, SC.
Esposito, N., Harrison, S., & Sherman, A. (March 14, 2014).
FROM ARENA TO ANALYSIS: DOING
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EAL/EAP - GATHERING QUALITATIVE DATA (PART II) [ABSTRACT].
EAGALA’s 15th Annual Conference: Enriching Every Life Through Horses, Mesquite,Texas.
Esposito, N. (October 17, 2014).
EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY AND EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING: AN EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
Invited presentation sponsored by Pro Bono Counseling Network and Wake AHEC, White Cross, NC.
Fournier, A. K. (2022).
WAIT – MY THERAPY ANIMAL IS…A RAT? IN L. KOGAN (ED.), THE GIFTS WE RECEIVE FROM ANIMALS: STORIES TO WARM THE HEART.
Routledge.
Fournier, A. K. (2020).
HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE.
In L. Kogan & P. Erdman, Eds, Career paths in human-animal interaction for social and behavioral scientists (pp. 23-25). Routledge.
Fournier, A. K. (2019).
ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION: THINKING EMPIRICALLY.
New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
Fournier, A. K., & Winston, L. (2019).
COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF DOG TRAINING AND REHABILITATION INITIATIVES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
In M. R. Jalongo (Ed.), Prison dog programs: Renewal and rehabilitation in correctional facilities. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Fournier, A. K, & Mustful, B. (2019).
LOSS AND GRIEF IN ANIMAL-CARE AGENTS.
In L. Kogan & P. Erdman (Eds.), Pet loss, grief, and therapeutic interventions: Practitioners navigating the human-animal bond. New York, NY: Routledge.
Fournier, A. K., & Mustful, B. (2018).
COMPASSION FATIGUE: PRESENTING ISSUES AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR ANIMAL-CARING PROFESSIONALS.
In L. Kogan & C. Blazina (Eds.), Clinician’s guide to treating companion animal issues: Addressing human-animal interaction. New York, NY: Elsevier.
Fournier, A. K. (2016).
PENPALS: AN EXAMINATION OF HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION AS AN OUTLET FOR HEALTHY MASCULINITY IN PRISON.
In C. Blazina & L. Kogan (Eds), Men and Their Dogs: A New Understanding of Man’s Best Friend. AG Switzerland: Springer.
Fournier, A. K., Berry, T. D., Letson, E. A., Laitala, J., Proels, L., & Kavanagh, K. (2021).
THE ANODYNE-AGENT MODEL: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION.
Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 9 (1), 55-75.
Fournier, A. K., Letson, E., Berry, T. D., & Pasiuk, E. (2018).
HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION AND METAPHOR IN EQUINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY: EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR THE EAGALA MODEL.
Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 6 (1), 47-63.
Fournier, A. K., Berry, T. D., Letson, E., & Chanen, R. (2016).
THE HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION SCALE: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION.
Anthrozoos, 29 (3), 455-467.
Fournier, A. K., Geller, E. S., & Fortney, E. V. (2007).
THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION ON PRISON INMATES: IMPROVEMENTS IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, TREATMENT PROGRESS, AND SOCIAL SKILLS.
Behavior and Social Issues, 16, 89-105.
Fournier, A. K., & Geller, E. S. (2004).
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS OF COMPANION-ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION: A CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE PROBLEM AND A MODEL FOR INTERVENTION.
Behavior and Social Issues, 13 (1), 51-68
Gergely, E. J. (2022).
THE SUNDANCE CENTER. IN L. KOGAN (ED.), THE GIFTS WE RECEIVE FROM ANIMALS: STORIES TO WARM THE HEART.
Routledge.
Gergely, E. J. (2020).
TREATMENT INTEGRITY OF THE EAGALA MODEL.
Equine Assisted Growth and Learning
Association 20th Conference, Lexington, KY.
Gergely, E. J. & Lipovsky, J. A., (2013, March).
THERE’S NO “I” IN RESEARCH.
Workshop presented at
the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association National Conference, Franklin, TN.
Gergely, E. (2012, March).
FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE RESEARCH PROCESS.
Workshop presented at the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association National Conference, Layton, UT.
Gergely, E. J., & Blossom, A. (2010).
STABLE KIDS: EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT YOUTH.
Unpublished manuscript, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.