Dr. Clementine Fujimura is a cultural anthropologist and professor in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy. Among other subjects, her research examines the cultural dynamics of human–animal relationships, with a focus on ethical treatment and the role of animals in human well-being. In Cultural Dimensions of Well-Being: Therapy Animals as Healers (Lexington Press, 2018), she draws on fieldwork in Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States to explore how animals function as therapeutic agents across diverse institutional and cultural contexts.

Her emphasis on cultural context, animal welfare, and the ethical implications of human use of animals contributes to efforts to inform policy, shape corporate practices, and promote humane alternatives across sectors such as the pet industry, treatment of animals for human benefits and wildlife conservation. By integrating anthropological insight with applied research, she helps bridge academic knowledge and real-world practices to support a more humane economic order.