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Email

mia.cobb@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Fellow, Canine Welfare Science
Melbourne Veterinary School
Education
Graduate Certificate
Australian National University
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-5735-5126

Dr Mia Cobb

Research Fellow, Canine Welfare Science
Melbourne Veterinary School

30 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Building Foundations for Digital Animal Welfare Transparency
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Sniffing Out Joy: Pioneering New Ways to Measure Canine Wellbeing
  • 2025

    Other

    Your dog is not a doomsday prepper. Here’s why they hide food and toys
    DOI: 10.64628/aa.tr9rdtkqw
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Beyond Cortisol! Physiological Indicators of Welfare for Dogs: Deficits, Misunderstandings and Opportunities
    DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2025.2572616
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Understanding Inactivity, Sleep and Shift-Work to Improve Dog Welfare
  • 2024

    Report

    Visualisations of Metropolitan Melbourne as a city for dogs
    DOI: 10.26188/26892127
  • 2021

    Journal article

    The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions
    DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.666898
Mia Cobb

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2025
<p>Dyason Fellowships fund University staff to undertake or host a short-term international visit that fosters significant and lasting research collaborations with leading international university and non-university partners.</p> University of Melbourne
2025
<p><span>The annual Faculty of Science WISA Award honours exceptional early to mid-career women academics who have excelled in their fields and are emerging as leaders in the sector.</span></p> The University of Melbourne Faculty of Science
2024
Melbourne Veterinary School Outstanding Engagement Award 2024 Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne
2024
Chaser Innovation Fellow (Canine Welfare Science)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evaluation of current practices for dogs engaged in assistance and therapy support programs within Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2024.03.002
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Sniffing out what Australians know and believe about Drug Detector Dogs
    DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2022.2116582
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Understanding the Role of Therapy Dogs in Human Health Promotion.
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20105801
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Elevated lead exposure in Australian hunting dogs during a deer hunting season
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121317
  • 2023

    Journal article

    The agency domain and behavioral interactions: assessing positive animal welfare using the Five Domains Model
    DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1284869
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Are children and dogs best friends? A scoping review to explore the positive and negative effects of child-dog interactions
    DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14532
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Welfare Through Competence: A Framework for Animal-Centric Technology Design
    DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.885973

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Animal Group Research and Case Studies for Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (RFQ-SON3352211)

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