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Employment (1)

Canine Companions for Independence: Santa Rosa, California, US

2010-08 to 2021-04 | National Director, Training and Client Services
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Sarah Leighton

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Arizona: Ariz., Ariz., US

2023-01 to present | PhD in Social Psychology (Psychology)
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Sarah Leighton

Purdue University: IN, IN, US

2021-08 to 2022-12 | MS in Human-Animal Interaction (Comparative Pathobiology)
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Sarah Leighton

Cornell University: Ithaca, New York, US

2005-08 to 2009-06 | BA in Biological Sciences, concentration: Neurobiology & Animal Behavior (College of Arts & Sciences)
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Sarah Leighton

Works (10)

Psychiatric service dog placements are associated with better daily psychosocial functioning for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Sarah C. Leighton; Kerri E. Rodriguez; Run Zhuang; Clare L. Jensen; Elise A. Miller; Arman Sabbaghi; Marguerite E. O'Haire
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Animal-assisted interventions for military families: a systematic review

Frontiers in Public Health
2024-05-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
Contributors: Leanne O. Nieforth; Sarah C. Leighton
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A Preliminary Analysis of Psychiatric Service Dog Placements and Sleep Patterns of Partners of Veterans With PTSD

Anthrozoös
2024-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Leanne O. Nieforth; Sarah C. Leighton; A. J. Schwichtenberg; Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth; Marguerite E. O’Haire
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Assistance and Emotional Support Animals

The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology
2023-08-18 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781032153346
Contributors: Marguerite E. O'Haire; Leanne O. Nieforth; Clare L. Jensen; Sarah C. Leighton
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Service dogs for autistic children and family system functioning: a constant comparative analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry
2023-07-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-0640
Contributors: Sarah C. Leighton; Kerri E. Rodriguez; Leanne O. Nieforth; Marguerite E. O’Haire
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Researcher-practitioner interaction: Collaboration to advance the field of human-animal interaction

Human-Animal Interactions
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Sarah C. Leighton; Leanne O. Nieforth; Taylor Chastain Griffin; Marguerite E. O’Haire
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Survey of international academic centers and institutes focused on human-animal bond: Scope and landscape in 2021

Human-Animal Interactions
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Leanne O. Nieforth; Sarah C. Leighton; Elise A. Miller; Marguerite E. O’Haire
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Assistance dogs for military veterans with PTSD: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-synthesis

PLOS ONE
2022-09-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Sarah C. Leighton; Guangyu Tong; Leanne O. Nieforth; Marguerite E. O’Haire
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Changing Lives, One Service Dog at a Time

Career Paths in Human-Animal Interaction for Social and Behavioral Scientists
2021-02-19 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780429347283
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A randomized trial of differential effectiveness of service dog pairing to improve quality of life for veterans with PTSD

Department of Veterans Affairs
2020-01-05 | Report
Contributors: Sarah Leighton
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Peer review (3 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Journal of psychiatric research. (2)
Review activity for Psychological trauma. (1)