Radhika Makecha, Ph.D.

Radhika Makecha received a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis on Comparative Psychology. She has a background in marine mammals and elephants and is currently a Professor of Animal Studies and Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University whose work currently focuses on using animal cognition as a conservation education tool in elephants and coyotes.