Dr Caralyn Kemp

Qualifications

Publications

Slack, A., Newman, M., Roberts, L., & Kemp, C. (2025, November). A Cheeky Sniff: Olfactory Preferences in Kea (Nestor notablis) [Paper presentation]. 3rd Unitec School of Environmental and Animal Sciences Research Symposium, Auckland.

Newman, M., Slack, A., Roberts, L., & Kemp, C. (2025, November). The nares knows: Exploring olfactory preferences in a Kākā (Nestor meridionalis) [Paper presentation]. 3rd Unitec School of Environmental and Animal Sciences Research Symposium, Auckland.

Loft, G.-R., Adams, N., & Kemp, C. (2025, November). The pulling behaviour of dogs when walked with a collar restraint versus walked with a harness restraint [Paper presentation]. 3rd Unitec School of Environmental and Animal Sciences Research Symposium, Auckland.

Kemp, C., Shaw, W.S., & Melfi, V. (2025, July). The Value of an Animal Encounter: Is it Worth it? [Paper presentation]. British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquarium Research Conference 2025, Chester U.K.

Anderson, M., Connor, R., & Kemp, C. (2025, November). What Happens in the Shadows: The Unknown Impact of Visitors on Captive Kiwi Behaviour [Paper presentation]. 3rd Unitec School of Environmental and Animal Sciences Research Symposium, Auckland.

Kuhlmann, B., Lloren, P., Kemp, C., & McMenamin, C. (2025, November). When Botulism Strikes: Insights from 7 Years of Avian Botulism Admissions to BirdCare Aotearoa 2018-2025 [Paper presentation]. EAS Research Symposium, Unitec, Auckland.

Telford, K.J., Kemp, C., & Haslar, J. (2025, December). Dog Owners’ Perspectives of Preventative Dental Home Care in New Zealand [Poster presentation]. ITP Rangahau and Research Symposium, Wintec.

Kemp, C., Shaw, W.S., & Melfi, V. (2025). Affecting Change: The Effect of a Human–Animal Interaction on Donation Giving. Anthrozoös, 38(1), 1-22. 10.1080/08927936.2025.2450148

Kemp, C., Cooper, E., & Roberts, L. (2024, November). The effectiveness of a verbal warning mitigating unwanted visitor behaviour at an aquarium [Paper presentation]. Unitec School of Environmental and Animal Sciences Research Symposium, Auckland, N.Z.

Kemp, C., & Thorne, J. (2024, March). Who's having fun at the dog park? [Paper presentation]. Companion Animals New Zealand, Hamilton.

Kemp, C. (2023). Enrichment. In Robinson, L. M. & Weiss, A (Eds.), Nonhuman Primate Welfare (pp. 463-500). Switzerland.

Reveentharan, S., & Kemp, C. (2023, June). Popularity and public perceptions of companion animal content on Instagram [Paper presentation]. UFAW 2023, Online (UK based).

Nielson, B., & Kemp, C. (2023, June). Our animals may bite and other signs at the zoo [Poster presentation]. UFAW 2023, Online (UK based).

Kemp, C. (2023, August). Mitigating undesirable visitor behaviour [Poster presentation]. Zoo and Aquarium Association Annual Conference, Christchurch, NZ.

Descovich, K., Kemp, C., & Rendle, J. (Eds.). (2023). Fundamental knowledge on forgotten species: An exploration of data from rarely studied captive animals. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, MDPI.

Wechsler, S.K., Nielson, B., Thorne, J., & Kemp, C. (2023, December). Use and benefits of dog parks. [Paper presentation]. EAS Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Nielson, B., & Kemp, C. (2022, December). The effectiveness of signage at mitigating visitor-bird interactions at Auckland Zoo [Paper presentation]. MIT-Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

McKeown, R., Kemp, C., Naden, K., & Adams, N. (2022, December). Validation of the Horse Grimace Scale [Paper presentation]. MIT-Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Burden, E., & Kemp, C. (2022, December). Consumer awareness and value of shelter provision for cattle (Bos taurus) in New Zealand [Poster presentation]. MIT-Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Creagh, A., & Kemp, C. (2022, December). Determining the reinforcement preferences of domestic horses (Equus caballus) [Poster presentation]. MIT-Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Reveentharan, S., & Kemp, C. (2022, December). Popularity and Public Perceptions of Companion Animal Content on Instagram [Poster presentation]. MIT-Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Jackson, A., & Kemp, C. (2022, December). Quality of Life of Adopted Ex-Racing Greyhounds [Poster presentation]. MIT-Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Nielson, B., & Kemp, C. (2022). The effectiveness of signage at mitigating visitor-bird interactions at Auckland Zoo. n/a.

Howarth, E.R.I., Kemp, C., Thatcher, H.R., Szott, I.D., Farningham, D., Witham, C.L., Holmes, A., Semple, S., & Bethell, E.J. (2021). Developing and validating attention bias tools for assessing trait and state affect in animals: a worked example with Macaca mulatta. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 234, 105198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105198

Kemp, C., & King, H. (2021). The impact of enrichment on the behaviour of kea (Nestor notabilis) at Auckland Zoo. n/a.

Kemp, C., Shaw, W., & Melfi, V. (2020, December). Affecting Change: Donation Giving in a Zoo [Paper presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Millar, D., Harvey, L., & Kemp, C. (2020, December). Investigating Compassion Fatigue within Conservation Scientists [Paper presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Hodge, A., Thorne, J., & Kemp, C. (2020, December). Social Behaviour of Dogs at the Dog Park: Investigating the Social Benefits [Poster presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Kemp, C., & Kaplan, G. (2019). Common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) weigh up potential risk when faced with conflicting motivations. Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour Conference, Waiheke, Auckland, New Zealand.

Kemp, C., Meade, J., Dawe, E., Sharp, T., Shaw, W., & Melfi, V. (2019). Behaving at the zoo: the effect of uniform presence on the behaviour of zoo visitors. "Understanding Animals Conference" - Australasian-Africa regional International Society of Applied Ethology, Wellington, NZ.

Kemp, C., Rey, A., Legou, T., Boë, L.-J., Berthommier, F., Becker, Y., & Fagot, J. (2018). Vocal repertoire of captive Guinea baboons (Papio papio). Boë, L.-J., Fagot, J., Perrier, P., Schwartz, J.-L. Frankfurt am Main.

Kemp, C., Thatcher, H., Farningham, D., Witham, C., MacLarnon, A., Holmes, A., Semple, S., & Bethell, E. (2017). A protocol for training group-housed rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) to cooperate with husbandry and research procedures using positive reinforcement. Applied Animal Behaviour Science (Vol. 197).

Kemp, C., Thatcher, H., Farningham, D., Witham, C., MacLarnon, A., Holmes, A., Semple, S., & Bethell, E. (2017). Attending to affective state: attention bias as a measure of psychological welfare in rhesus macaques. International Society for Applied Ethology, Australasia - Africa 2017 Regional Meeting, Brisbane, Australia.

Boë, L-J., Berthommier, F., Legou, T., Captier, G., Kemp, C., Sawallis, T. R., Becker, Y., Rey, A., & Fagot, J. (2017). Evidence of a vocalic proto-system in the baboon (Papio papio) suggests pre-hominin speech precursors. PLOSOne (Vol. 12 (1)).