Maja Makagon, MS, PhD

Maja Makagon earned a B.A. in Biology from the University of Virginia, an M.A. in Psychology from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. in Animal Behavior from the University of California, Davis. Her previous roles include a faculty position in the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, and post-doctoral appointments in the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Makagon is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. She directs a poultry behavior and welfare research group, which studies the ways in which poultry perceive and interact with their environments, and the implications these interactions have on poultry management, well-being, and productivity. She is the lead instructor for Animal Welfare Science and Ethics of Animal Use.