Erin Perry, MS, PhD, Southern Illinois University
Dr. Erin Perry is an award-winning scientist and author with more than two decades 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. A retired professor at Southern Illinois University, she is an invited speaker on working canine health and performance. Dr. Perry has served on the DoD Military Working Canine Research Forum Steering Committee, the U.S. Joint Forces NORTHCOM Canine Decontamination Working Group, and the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation Review panel, and has consulted for law enforcement and emergency response agencies. Her research focuses on the challenges working dogs face in operational conditions.