Karen Pryor
Karen Pryor (born May 14, 1932 in New York ) is an American animal trainer who is particularly known as a dog trainer . It made clicker training popular.
Karen Pryor studied zoology and behavioral biology at Cornell University , University of Hawaii , New York University, and Rutgers University . In the 1960s she worked with dolphins at the Hawaii Sea Life Park , which is where clicker training came about. She co-founded the Hawaii Sea Life Park and the Oceanic Institute .
She is the author of several books and the owner of Karen Pryors Clicker Training and Sunshine Books , which publish literature and videos on clicker training.
Karen Pryor now lives in Boston .
In 2019, together with Theresa McKeon, she was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for medical education (for the use of clicker training in the training of surgeons).
Books
Published in German:
- Encourage positively, educate gently (Franckh-Kosmos Verlag) - ISBN 3-440-10629-2
- Clicker - positive learning for the dog (Franckh-Kosmos Verlag) ISBN 3-933228-50-6
- Delphine as artists (Müller-Rüschlikon Verlag) ISBN 3-275-00639-8
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcing the 2019 Ig Nobel Prize Winners , accessed on September 13, 2019, English
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pryor, Karen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American biologist, zoologist, behavioral scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |