Christina Ruiz-Mendoza

PhD Student / Lab Manager

Christina is a PhD student in the School of Psychology at the University of St Andrews. Her primary focus is to investigate which aspects and skills of human cooperation are shared with domesticated dogs, Canis familiaris, to better understand the evolutionary origins of cooperation and to aid in the welfare of our canine companions. Specifically, she is interested in assessing whether pet dogs show behaviours indicative of shared intentionality by conducting in-person and online studies.