He has three biology degrees, including a PhD in ethology (the study of animal behavior) from the University of Tennessee, where he studied communication in bats. He has published over 50 scientific papers on animal behavior and animal protection.
Formerly Department Chair for Animal Studies with the Humane Society University, and Director of Animal Sentience with The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, Jonathan works as an independent author, and performs editing services for aspiring and established authors. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Animal Sentience, and teaches a course in animal sentience for the Viridis Graduate Institute.
In his spare time Jonathan enjoys biking, baking, birdwatching, piano, painting, and trying to understand the squirrels on his deck. Read more
Sessions in which Jonathan Balcombe participates
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Talk
Jonathan Balcombe (Moderator)
Tomoko Ohyama, McGill University (Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Panel
Jonathan Balcombe (Moderator)
Barbara Finlay, Cornell University (Other Participant)
Michael Ryan, University of Texas (Participant)
Louis Lefebvre, McGill University (Participant)
Tomoko Ohyama, McGill University (Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Talk
Jonathan Balcombe (Participant)
Grant Brown, Concordia University (Moderator)
Marine Cassoret (Other Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Panel
Colin Chapman, McGill University (Other Participant)
Gary Comstock, North Carolina State University (Moderator)
Jonathan Balcombe (Other Participant)
Vladimir Pravosudov, University of Nevada (Other Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Workshop
Jonathan Balcombe (Moderator)
Gary Comstock, North Carolina State University (Participant)
Jean-Jacques Kona-Boun, Centre Vétérinaire DMV (Other Participant)
Marine Cassoret (Other Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Workshop
Jonathan Balcombe (Moderator)
Jean-Jacques Kona-Boun, Centre Vétérinaire DMV (Participant)
Alain Roy, Université de Montréal (Other Participant)
Nicolas Morello, Droit animalier Québec (DAQ) (Other Participant)
Kathrin Herrmann, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Other Participant)
Marine Cassoret (Other Participant)