Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, PI

Lab Members

Carol Arellano
Barnard '23

Carol is a Senior at Barnard College and a fervent dog lover. Her family is from Queens, New York, where they live with their 9-year-old dachshund, Dooye. Carol is a Psychology major following a pre-law track. She’s excited to join the team, gain experience in the field of psychology, and study what she loves.

Lila Muscosky
​Barnard '24

Lila is a Junior at Barnard College majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She is an avid animal lover and loves to watching dogs walk by in the city. She grew up with a dog and looks forward to having her own in the future. Excited to be a part of the lab, she can’t wait to learn more about an animal she loves.

Rebecca Wachen
Barnard '23

Rebecca is a Senior at Barnard College, majoring in Psychology. She has had dogs all her life and currently has two dogs, Otis and Maisy. After taking the Canine Cognition class, Rebecca was excited to join the lab in learning more about her favorite animal!

Ani Bryce
Barnard '23

Ani is a Senior at Barnard College pursuing a major in Psychology. While her previous research experience is rooted in child development and behavior, she is ecstatic to broaden her horizons to the world of dog cognition. Ani loves to spend her afternoons in Riverside Park watching the dogs walk by, and cannot wait to have a dog of her own one day. 

Paige Nurkin
​Barnard '24

Paige is a junior at Columbia College majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior with a minor in Sociology. She has been a life-long lover of dogs, and her family has two rescue dogs at home, Harper and Lily. Paige is excited to join the lab this year and learn more about dogs’ behavior and their interactions with the world around them!

Kelly Chan
Lab Manager

​Kelly graduated from Hunter College with a B.A. in Psychology and Environmental Studies. She completed her senior thesis on environmental education and Asian elephant conservation and is interested in studying human-animal interactions. Having been an avid dog lover throughout her childhood, she is now, ironically, a mom of two cats.

Cas Sommer
Barnard '24

Cas is a Junior at Barnard College studying biology and film studies. They have special interests in animal behavior, conservation medicine, and marine biology. Their two dogs, Lemony and Saoirse, are always keeping them on their toes. Cas can't wait to find out more about their best friends' internal worlds to better communicate with them. 

Past Lab Members:

​Blakeley Bagwell, Barnard '22
Madelyn Baker, Barnard '19​
Molly Ball, Barnard '20
Sophie Baum, Barnard '22​
​Taylor Buckalew, Columbia '15
Adam Chapman, Columbia '11
Katherine Cheng, Barnard '22
Emily Cherenack, Barnard '12
Adam Croon, U. Pennsylvania
Eleonora d'Amore, Barnard '13
Alexandra Dedrick, M.S.,
Columbia '13
​Rebekka Dohme, Barnard '11
Kimberly Eisler, Post-Bacc, Columbia
​Kazandra Estorque, Teachers College Master's program
Melissa Flores, Barnard College Alum, Columbia University

​Orellana del Fierro, Barnard '11
James Fuller, PhD, Columbia '12
Olga Garduno, Barnard '15
​Courtney Garrity, Columbia '15
​Eliza Hearst, Barnard '18
Julie Hecht, CUNY PhD program
Lori-Ann Ashley Hyde, Columbia '18
Nora Inman, Barnard '14
​Xiaoyun Ji 
Rebecca Johnson, Barnard '13
Sharisse Kent, NYU
Leah Kim, Barnard '19
Meredith Leeman, Barnard '12
Veronica Leifer, Barnard '21
Rebecca LoSchiavo, Barnard '14
Scarlett Lutz-Boulting, Post-Bacc, Columbia
Sabrina Mashburn, Post-Bacc, Columbia

​Jennifer Oh, Barnard '11
​Taylor Pedicone, Barnard '16
​Gabriella Privitelli, Barnard '20
​Rachel Retica, Williams College '19
​Emily Ringel, Barnard '22
Emma Roth, Barnard '16
Hannah Salomons, Columbia '10
Jessica Sapire, Barnard '12
Shoshana Schoenfeld, Barnard '11
Gabriella Smith
Merav Stein, Barnard '15
Christina Stevens, Barnard '18
Matilda Solinger, Columbia
Olivia Tandon, Columbia '09
Claudia Weiss, Barnard '21
Eloise West, Barnard '20
Ilana Yablonowich, Barnard '12
Katherine Ziska, University of Chicago '19