
Dr Leigh Adams Tucker
Clinical Psychology
Cape Town, South Africa
- Higher Education
- Research
- Health Services
The founder of AHASE, Leigh’s experience spans research, academia, mental health practice, and non-profit work in animal-assisted services. Her teaching and postgraduate supervision focus on building knowledge and capacity around how our relationships with other animals and the natural world shape wellbeing.
She is a member of the Effective Animal Research Network in Africa, an Associate Editor for the Journal of Human-Animal Interactions, and a Board Member for Revive, a working group within the Society for Conservation Biology dedicated to helping professionals navigate the emotional burden of their work.
