Vanessa Herring

Developed skills in behavioral analysis and intervention planning within collaborative and research-oriented environment. Effective at understanding complex behavioral patterns and creating tailored intervention strategies. Looking to transition into new field where these transferrable skills can drive meaningful outcomes.

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 01/01/13, Present
• Massachusetts Society for Medical Research, 01/01/12, Present
• Animal Behavior Society, 01/01/07, 01/01/10
• Primate Society of Great Britain, 01/01/04, 01/01/10
• Centre for the Study of Emotion, 01/01/04, Present
• Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, 01/01/04, Present
• American Society of Primatologists, 01/01/01, Present
• International Primatological Society, 01/01/01, Present

• Bard, K.A., Bulbrook, S., Maguire-Herring, V., Veira, Y., Hayes, K. G., & McDonald, K., Processes of gestural development in young chimpanzees., 27th International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, Florida, 2020
• Maguire-Herring, V. & Caspersen, K., Refining a non-human primate social housing paradigm to expedite compatible isosexual partners within the parameters of a contract research organization., 27th International Primatological Society Congress, Nairobi, Kenya, 2018
• Maguire-Herring, V., Stonemetz, K.M., Lynch, L.J., & Fahey, M.A., The effect of weight on the compatibility of isosexual pairs of captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)., 36th American Society of Primatologists Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2013
• Lacreuse, A., Kelly, B.K., Maguire-Herring, V., Rose, C.M., Gore, H.E., & Novak, M.A., Effects of testosterone on cognition, emotion and motor function in young and aged male rhesus monkeys., 43rd society for Neuroscience Conference, San Diego, California, 2013
• Lacreuse, A., Kelly, B.J., Maguire-Herring, V., Stonemetz, K. M., & Novak, M.A., Effects of testosterone manipulations on cognition in aged male rhesus monkeys., 34th American Society of Primatologists Conference, Austin, Texas, 2011
• Maguire-Herring, V., & Bard, K.A., Left vs. right hand bias for the flexibly used gesture ‘touch’ in chimpanzees., Primate Mind Conference, Sicily, Italy, 2009
• Maguire-Herring, V., & Bard, K.A., The flexible use of the gesture ‘touch’ in chimpanzees., 3rd Congress of the European Federation for Primatology, Zurich, Switzerland, 2009
• Maguire-Herring, V., & Bard, K.A., The gestural sequences of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) from 1 to 5 years of age., 32nd American Society of Primatologists Conference, San Diego, California, 2009
• Maguire, V., & Bard, K.A., Development of social gestures in chimpanzees., 29th American Society of Primatologists Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2006
• Lutz, C., Davenport, M., Tiefenbacher, S., Sudalter, L., Stonemetz, K., Maguire, V., Meyer, J., & Novak, M., The effect of relocation on nighttime activity and salivary cortisol in singly-housed male macaca mulatta with and without a record of self-injury., 28th American Society of Primatologists Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2005

• Bard, K.A., Bulbrook, S., Maguire-Herring, V., Veira, Y., Hayes, K. G., & McDonald, K., Processes of gestural development in young chimpanzees., 4th Lancaster Conference on Infant and Early Child Development, Lancaster, England, 2019
• Fahey, M., Herring, V., Lynch, L., Stonemetz, K., Schimmel, J., & Whiting, S., A mobile tablet application for collection of behavioral assessment data., 43rd Association for Primate Veterinarians Workshop, San Antonio, TX, 2014
• Maguire-Herring, V., The importance of understanding behavior and the benefits of social housing., Harvard School of Public Health, 2013
• Maguire-Herring, V. & Bard, K.A., The development of gestures in chimpanzees from 1 to 5 years., 2008 International Primatological Society Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2008
• Maguire, V. & Bard, K.A., Gesture use in two differentially reared groups of infant chimpanzees., 2nd Congress of the European Federation for Primatology, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007
• Maguire, V & Bard, K.A., The differential use of gestures in chimpanzees based on their intended audience., 2nd Congress of the European Federation for Primatology, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007
• Bard, K.A., Maguire, V., & Bulbrook, S., Expression of emotion in chimpanzees: Development of social ‘manners’., International Society for Research in Emotion Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006
• Davenport, M., Tiefenbacher, S., Novak, M., Maguire, V., Sudalter, L., Stonemetz, K., & Meyer, J., The effects of relocation on indices of hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal activity in rhesus monkeys., 28th American Society of Primatologists Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2005
• Maguire, V., The function and development of gestures in chimpanzees., MSc Presentation, University of Portsmouth, UK, 2005
• Maguire, V., Self-injurious behavior in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)., University of Portsmouth, UK, 2005

• Bard, K.A., & Maguire-Herring, V., Tomonaga, M., & Matsuzawa, T., The gesture ‘Touch’: Does meaning-making develop in chimpanzees’ use of a very flexible gesture?, Animal Cognition, 22, 535-550, 2019
• Coke, C., Skoumbourdis, E., Rodgers, J.C., Finnie, K., Divincenti, L., Donnelly, M., Truelove, M., Williams-Fritze, M., Schultz, P., Herring, V., & Reinhardt, Blunting/cutting canines of adult male monkeys: A discussion by the laboratory animal refinement & enrichment forum., Animal Technology and Welfare, 17, 105-107, 2018
• Matherly, C., Baker, K., Allen, C., Rehrig, A., Williams, M., Donnelly, M., Havens, S., Carlson, A., Andrews, A., Schultz, P., Herring, V., & Bennett, K., Coconuts, sugarcane, bamboo and pumpkins for caged non-humane primates: a discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum., Animal Technology and Welfare, 2018
• Bard, K.A., & Maguire-Herring, V., Tomonaga, M., & Matsuzawa, T., The gesture ‘Touch’: Does meaning-making develop in chimpanzees’ use of a very flexible gesture?, Animal Cognition, 2017
• Kelly, B., Maguire-Herring, V., Rose, C.M., Gore, H., Ferrigno, S., Novak, M.A., & Lacreuse, A., Short-term testosterone manipulations do not affect cognition or motor function but differentially modulate emotions in young and older male rhesus monkeys., Hormones and Behavior, 66, 731-742, 2014
• Bard, K.A., Bulbrook, S., Maguire-Herring, V., Veira, Y., Hayes, K. G., & McDonald, K., Social-emotional communicative development in young chimpanzees: Ontogeny of social skills and social “manners.”, American Journal of Primatology, 76, 14-29, 2014
• Maguire-Herring, V. & Bard, K.A., The development of gestures in chimpanzees from 1 to 5 years., To be submitted
• Maguire-Herring, V. & Bard, K. A., Lateral hand bias in infant and adult chimpanzees for the communicative gesture ‘touch.’, To be submitted
• Maguire-Herring, V. & Bard, K. A., The gestural sequences of chimpanzees from 1 to 5 years of age., To be submitted
• Maguire-Herring, V., Stonemetz, K.M., Lynch, L.J., & Fahey, M.A., The effect of weight on the compatibility of isosexual pairs of captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)., In prep
• Maguire-Herring, V. & Bard, K.A., Plasticity, form and context of gestures in young chimpanzees., In prep