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Dr. Bennett Galef

Affiliation

McMaster University

Academy or College

Academy of Social Sciences

Year Elected

2009

Areas of Interest

Animal Behaviour, Social Learning, Food choice, Mate choice

Bennett (Jeff) Galef is the 'father' of the field of social learning in animals. Dr. Galef is one of the world's most highly regarded behavioural scientists, and his contributions will have lasting implications for diverse research areas.

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GALEF, Bennett G. –Department of Psychology, McMaster University
Bennett (Jeff) Galef is the 'father' of the field of social learning in animals. During 40 years of exceptional research creativity, Dr. Galef brought the field to its current prominence, introducing major research paradigms, mentoring researchers, and producing an extensive body of extremely well cited publications. His vast contributions led to being named Fellow of key academic societies, election as President of the Animal Behaviour Society, and appointment as the Executive Editor of his field's flagship journal. Dr. Galef is one of the world's most highly regarded behavioural scientists, and his contributions will have lasting implications for diverse research areas.