Dr. Juliann Perdue

California Baptist University
USA

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Biography: Dr. Juliann Perdue has her expertise in nursing education and animal-assisted interventions. She is a certified human-animal intervention specialist (CHAIS). Dr. Perdue has integrated animal-assisted therapy in the nursing curriculum at California Baptist University, volunteers in the community with her pet-partner Rugar, and provides guest lectures on the topic. She is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing and developed an integrative rehab model for practice based on the Theory of Integrative Nursing.

Research Interest: Complementary & Alternative Therapies; Animal-Assisted Therapy