Nancy A. Dreschel
- Associate Teaching Professor, Small Animal Science
- Small and Exotic Animals Club (SEAC) Advisor
- Roar For More: SSD University Park Puppy Raising Club Coordinator/Instructor
University Park, PA 16802
- Email nad5@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4197
- Pronouns She/Her
Areas of Expertise
- Companion Animal Science
- Animal Behavior
- Animal Welfare and Stress
- Veterinary Medicine
- Online teaching
Education
- Ph.D., Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
- D.V.M., Cornell University, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine
- B.S., Animal Science, Cornell University
Interests
- Animal Behavior, Animal Welfare, Working Dogs, Human-Animal Interactions
- Veterinary Medicine
- On-line teaching and learning
Classes Taught
- AN SC 150S Be a Master Student (first-year seminar)
- AN SC 215 Pets in Society (On-line and Hybrid)
- AN SC 305 Companion Animal Nutrition and Management
- AN SC 415 Companion Animal Behavior
Employment
- Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Animal Science, Penn State University 2018- Present
- Instructor, Department of Animal Science, Penn State University 2004- 2018
- Project Coordinator/Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant, Department of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State University 1999- 2004
- Small Animal and Mixed Practice Veterinarian 1989- 2004
Publications
Why do dogs love to play with trash?
The Conversation, Dreschel, Nancy, 2025
The impacts of household factors and proxies of community social determinants of health on dog behavior
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Powell, Lauren, Stefanovski, Darko, Dreschel, Nancy, Serpell, James, 2025
A Comprehensive Analysis of How Pet Ownership Impacts the Experiences and Well-being of Homeless Individuals
People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice, Watson, Alexandra, Dreschel, Nancy, 2024
The influence of pretreatment respiratory sinus arrhythmia dimensions on trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy outcomes: Findings from a randomized controlled feasibility trial
Journal of Traumatic Stress, Brown, Michelle P., Shenk, Chad E., Allen, Brian, Dunning, Emily D., Lombera, Metzli A., Bucher, Ashley M., Dreschel, Nancy, 2024
Service dogs: A scoping review of interdisciplinary research
People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice, Pierce, K., Dreschel, N, 2023
Service dogs, therapy dogs, emotional support animals... What's the difference?
Keystone Veterinarian- Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association, Dreschel, Nancy, 2022
The Importance of Evaluating Positive Welfare Characteristics and Temperament in Working Therapy Dogs
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Miller, S, Serpell, J, Dalton, K, Waite, K, Morris, D, Redding, L, Dreschel, N, Davis, M, 2022
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Change during Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Results from a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Shenk, Chad, Allen, Brian, Dreschel, N, Wang, M, Felt*, John, Felt, Johnny, Brown, Michelle, Bucher, Ashley, Chen*, Michelle, Chen, Michelle, Olson, Anneke, Olson*, Anneke, 2022
Integrating Animal-Assisted Therapy Into TF-CBT for Abused Youth With PTSD: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
Child Maltreatment, Allen, Brian, Shenk, Chad E., Dreschel, N, Wang, Ming, Bucher, Ashley, Desir, Michelle, Chen, Michelle, Grabowski, Simonie R., 2021
Human-dog bond correlates of increased dog-walking
Obesity, Chen, E, French, M, Ozoglu, S, Cripe, A, Lawrence, U, Dreschel, N, 2020
Do dogs really see in just black and white?
The Conversation, Dreschel, N, 2020
A systematic review and meta-analysis of salivary cortisol measurement in domestic canines
Domestic Animal Endocrinology, Cobb, M. L., Iskandarani, K., Chinchilli, V. M., Dreschel, N. A., 2016
Advancing the social neuroscience of human-animal interaction: The role of salivary bioscience, Dreschel, N, Granger, D, 2016
Breed-dependent differences in the onset of fear-related avoidance behavior in puppies
Journal of Veterinary Behavior, Morrow, Mary, Ottobre, Joseph, Ottobre, Ann, Neville, Peter, St-Pierre, Normand, Dreschel, Nancy, Pate, Joy L., 2015
