WATCH: Shawna Weimer – Change in the Billions | Behind the Discovery

MEDIA CONTACT

Paden Johnson

U of A System Division of Agriculture
575-441-4638 | padenj@uark.edu

Shawna Weimer is driven by her compassion for animals. As an applied ethologist, Weimer looks at animal behavior and how they respond to humans and their environment. Through her research, she is looking for ways to improve how people interact with animals and enhance animal environments in agriculture.

Shawna Weimer is a faculty member with the poultry science department for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. She is an affiliated faculty member with the University of Arkansas System’s Center of Excellence for Poultry Science and teaches classes through the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

Meet the Researcher

Shawna Weimer
Assistant Professor
sweimer@uark.edu

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About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on three campuses.

Pursuant to 7 CFR § 15.3, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services (including employment) without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual preference, pregnancy or any other legally protected status, and is an equal opportunity institution.