Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova, PhD, CAAB
Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova, PhD, CAAB, is an associate professor in the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia and the NSERC/ BC SPCA Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare. Sasha’s research aims are to learn more about dogs, improve animal shelter practices, improve companion animal welfare in shelters, pet homes, and in assistance roles – all within a One Welfare framework. Recently, Sasha has been shifting her research focus on societal issues within companion animal welfare. Sasha earned an MSc and a PhD in Behavior Analysis from the University of Florida with Drs. Clive Wynne and Brian Iwata. She spends her days conducting research, teaching university classes in animal learning and animal sheltering, doing acroyoga, and cuddling dogs.
