Research Outcomes
Journal Articles
2025
Williamson, L., Rath, G., & Dell, C. (2025). An exploratory investigation of psychosocial effects of service dogs on veterans’ families from the perspective of family members. Frontiers in. Psychology.16:1574445. https://doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1574445
Williamson, L., Tetreault, C., Rath, G., Chandler, C., & Dell, C. (2025). Development of a standardized scale measuring public beliefs and knowledge about service dogs. Anthrozoös. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2025.2529682
2024
Williamson, L., Rath, G., Arisman, K., Moss, J., Dell, C. (2024). The effect of service dogs on veterans’ romantic partners and relationships: A preliminary mixed-methods study. Human Animal Interactions, 12 (21).
https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2024.0039
2023
Gibson, M., Dell, C., Chalmers, D., Rath, G., Mela, M. (2023). Unleashing compassionate care: canine-assisted intervention as a promising harm reduction approach to prisonization in Canada and its relevance to forensic psychiatry. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1219096
Book Chapters
2023
Rath, G., Dell, C.A., Kang, T., Chalmers, D. (2023). “It just makes you feel good inside”: How the PAWSitive Support Canine Assisted Learning Program helps addicted prisoners confront self-stigma. Chapter in A. Fine (Eds) Handbook in animal assisted therapy 6th edition. https://shop.elsevier.com/books/handbook-on-animal-assisted-therapy/fine/978-0-443-22346-4
Chalmers, D., Dell, C., Dixon, J & Rath, G (2023). PAWSitive Support: A canine assisted learning program to support prisoners in healing from substance use. In Csiernik, R., Rowe, W.S., Novotna, G (Eds.), Responding to the oppression of addiction: Canadian social work perspectives, Fourth edition (pp. 451-464). Canadian Scholars.https://canadianscholars.ca/book/responding-to-the-oppression-of-addiction-fourth-edition/
Technical Reports
2024
Williamson, L., Squair, C., Rath, G., Khalid, A., Kamal, A (2024). An environmental scan of service dog organizations, policy, and legislations in Canada (2024). https://tinyurl.com/sdscan2025
Fact Sheet
Rath, G.,Carey, B., Williamson, L., Gibson, M., Dell, C.A. Insight of Service Providers and Significant Others about the Role of Service Dogs in Veterans’ Lives and Wellness. [Fact sheet].