Abbreviation ASI Tax ID no. 22-2527462 | Founder Kenneth Shapiro Legal status 501(c)(3) organization | |
Formation 1983; 34 years ago (1983) Purpose Advancement of human-animal studies | ||
The Animals & Society Institute (ASI) is an American non-profit scholarly organization that works to expand knowledge about human-animal relationships, develop knowledge and resources in the field of human-animal studies (HAS), and create resources to address the relationship between animal cruelty and other forms of violence.
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Personnel and advisors
The ASI is staffed by Lisa Lunghofer (the ASI's Human-Animal Relationships Program Director), Margo DeMello (the ASI's Human-Animal Studies Program Director) and Daniel Earle (the ASI's Office Manager). It has a board made up of John Thompson (chair), Petra Pepellashi (vice chair), John Thompson (chair), Petra Pepellashi (vice chair), Kenneth Shapiro (president), Susan Earp (treasurer), Beatrice Friedlander (secretary), Kristin Stewart, Nancy Gordon and Ivy Collier. The executive committee is made up of Margo DeMello, Lori Gruen, Cheryl Joseph, Susan McHugh, Robert Mitchell, Michael Noonan, Carrie Rohman, Andrew Rowan, Jeff Sebo, Kenneth Shapiro and Nik Taylor.
The ASI also has an advisory council, which is currently made up of Patti Breitman, Donald Cleary, John Gluck, Jack Sawyer, Eric Greene and Judith E. Ciani-Smith.
Publications
The ASI publishes three journals and a book series.
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
The Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science is a quarterly journal which is published by Taylor & Francis with sponsorship from the ASI and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It has been publishing since 1999, and is presently edited by Kenneth J. Shapiro and Emily Weiss.
Society and Animals
Society and Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies is a peer reviewed bi-monthly journal co-published by Brill with sponsorship from the ASI. It has been publishing since 1993, and its current editor is Kenneth Shapiro.
Sloth
Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies is a bi-annual peer-reviewed journal for work by current and recent undergraduates which has been published by the ASI since 2015. Its current editors-in-chief are the historian Kelly Enright, the sociologist Richie Nimmo, and the philosopher Joel MacClellan.
HAS Book Series
The HAS Book Series is published by Brill and is edited by Kenneth Shapiro, with an editorial board made up of Ralph Acampora, Hilda Kean, Randy Malamud, Gail Melson and Leslie Irvine. As of 2016, it has published 18 volumes, including both monographs and edited collections.