Place & date of birth: Szolnok, Hungary – 01. 04. 1983.
Nationality: Hungarian
Education: certified biologist (ELTE)
Contact: tamsa@caesar.elte.hu
Studies:
2006 – 2009 Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Biology Doctoral School, Ethology programme
2001-2006 Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, with Biologist, specialization at Evolutionary biology, Ecology and Systemaics
Languages skills: English, German
Degree: 2012 PhD Dissertation: Dog (Canis familiaris) growls as communicative signals – Acoustic and behavioural analyses
Professional experience and positions:
2016 Research fellow, MTA Premium Post-doc grant
2012-2016 Research fellow, MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethological Research Group
2013-2014 Substitute research fellow, VetMed, Messerli Institute, Clever Dog Lab
2012 Research fellow, ELTE Dept. of Ethology, LIREC Project
2011-2012 Assistant researcher, ELTE Dept. of Ethology, LIREC Project
2010-2011 Assistant researcher, ELTE Dept. of Ethology, TAMOP Project
Teaching experience:
Bioacoustics – special collegium (ELTE) since 2016
Integrated research methods in ethology (ELTE) since 2016
Human-animal interactions – special collegium, 2012-2015
Evolution of Canids – special collegium (ELTE), since 2010
Evolution of communication – special collegium (ELTE), since 2010
Ethology II. practical (ELTE), 2010-2018
Into science practicum (Messerli Institute, VetMed, Vienna) 2013-2014
Canine Evolution, Behaviour and Cognitiion (Messerli Institute, VetMed, Vienna) 2014
Domestic and foreign scholarships:
2016-2019 MTA Premium Post-doctoral Research Grant
2015-2016 Next Generation Canine Research Fellowship (Stanton Foundation)
2009 ÖAU Project Vienna (4 months)
2007 ÖAU Project Vienna (2 months)
Membership:
2017- ASAB, member
2006; 2008-2011 Hungarian Biological Society, member
2006- Hungarian Ethological Society, member
2003 Association of United Biology Students, (2003-2007 deputy chairman)
Professional awards and recognition:
2016 ELTE Innovative Researcher Award
5 most significant publications (within 5 years):
Gergely, A., Faragó, T., Galambos, Á., Topál, J. 2017. Differential effects of speech situations on mothers’ and fathers’ infant-directed and dog-directed speech: An acoustic analysis. Scientific Reports,doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13883-2
Pongrácz, P., Lenkei, R., Marx, A., Faragó, T. 2017. Should I whine or should I bark? Qualitative and quantitative differences between the vocalizations of dogs with and without separation-related symptoms. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 196: 61-68. 10.1016/j.applanim.2017.07.002