Hsin-Yi Weng, BVM, MPH, PhD

Research Interests	Pet overpopulation problems and management Animal welfare and alternatives Human-animal interaction Veterinary medicine surveillance system and informatics Application of GIS Epidemiologic methods
Dissertation Topic	Stray dog overpopulation problem in Taiwan
Publications	Hart, LA, Wood, MW, Weng, H-Y. Effective searching for alternatives: search grids for appropriate databases. Anim Welf. 2005;14: 287-289. Wood, MW, Hart, LA, Weng, H-Y. Effective bibliographic searching for animal alternatives in veterinary medical education. J Vet Med Educ. 2005 (In Press). Hart, LA, Wood, MW, Weng, H-Y. Mainstreaming alternatives in veterinary medical education: resource development and curricular reform. J Vet Med Educ. 2005 (In Press). Hart, LA, Wood, MW, Weng, H-Y. Three barriers obstructing mainstreaming alternatives in K-12 education. ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experiments. 2006 (Accepted). Hart, LA, Wood, MW, Weng, H-Y. Mainstreaming alternatives in North American veterinary school curricula. ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experiments. 2006 (Accepted). Weng, H-Y , Kass, PH, Hart, LA, Chomel, BB. Risk factors for unsuccessful dog ownership: an epidemiologic study in Taiwan. Prev Vet Med. 2005 (Submitted). Weng, H-Y , Kass, PH, Hart, LA, Chomel, BB. An educational intervention on dog sterilization and retention in Taiwan. Prev Vet Med. 2005 (Submitted).
Major Professor	Dr. Philip H. Kass
Email Address	tristaweng@hotmail.com
Links	Graduate Group in Epidemiology, UC Davis Free-roaming cats and dogs Pet overpopulation Alternative resources in education Handout 1: Risk assessment of introducing rabies into Taiwan through importation of dogs Handout 2: An educational intervention on pet dog sterilization and retention in Taiwan

UC Center for Animal Alternatives
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis

Updated 12/12/05