Erin Perry
Dr. Perry is an award-winning scientist and author with more than a decade of research experience investigating working canine health and performance. She has been a canine search specialist with FEMA for more than 20 years, and an evaluator and instructor for 10 years. She is a tenured professor at Southern Illinois University and an invited speaker on working canine health and performance. Dr. Perry has served on the DoD Military Working Canine Research Forum Steering Committee, the US Joint Forces NORTHCOMM Canine Decontamination Working Group, the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation Review panel and as a consultant for various law enforcement and emergency response agencies. Dr. Perry’s research program focuses on challenges faced by working dogs in operational conditions.