Scientific Work Experience

Since March 2010

Editorial Board “Journal Green Care” at the University College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy (Hochschule fuer Agrar- und Umweltpaedagogik).

2006 - 2009

Researcher, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Department of Plant Research International, the Netherlands.
Specialisation: Green Care, Care Farming, Farm Education, Animal-Assisted Interventions.

Teaching Expertise

Since 2006

External lecturer at the University of Vienna, Austria.

Keypieces in Scientific Journals

Haubenhofer DK, Hassink J, vd Meer I, vd Kamp N, Schreurs E, Schuler Y (accepted for publication). Farm education in the Netherlands. Submitted for per-reviewed IFSA proceedings July 2010.

Haubenhofer DK, Kattenbroek I, Blom-Zandstra M, Brandenburg W (accepted for publication). Involving Care Farming in the Austrian Approach of Green Care. Submitted for per-reviewed IFSA proceedings July 2010.

Haubenhofer DK, Elings M, Hassink J, Hine R (accepted for publication). The Development of Green Care in Western- European Countries. Explore – The Journal of Science and Healing.

Haubenhofer DK, Hassink J, Elings M (2008). Qualities of Dutch Green Care Farms - in General and for specific Client Groups. In Joost Dessein (Ed) Farming for Health. Proceedings of the Community of Practice Farming for Health November 2007, Ghent, Belgium, pp. 71-79.

http://www.farmingforhealth.org/archive/results-2007/cop-workshop-2007-ghent-belgium/proceedings-ghent-fulltext.pdf

Haubenhofer DK, Kirchengast S (2007). Dog handlers’ and dogs’ emotional and cortisol secretion responses associated with animal-assisted therapy sessions. Society and Animals, 15, 127 – 150.

Haubenhofer DK, Kirchengast S (2006). Austrian and American approaches to animal-based health care services. Anthrozoös, 19 (4), 365-373.

Haubenhofer DK, Kirchengast S (2006). Physiological Arousal for Companion Dogs Working with their Owners in Animal-Assisted Activities and Animal-Assisted Therapy. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 9 (2), 165-172.

Haubenhofer DK, Möstl E, Kirchengast S (2005). Cortisol concentrations in saliva of humans and their dogs during intensive training courses in animal-assisted therapy. Wiener Tierärztliche Monatsschrift, 92, 66-73.

Books Published

Haubenhofer D (2009). The Other Side of the Effect. Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften. ISBN: 978-3838110332.

Haubenhofer D, Custers M, Vaandrager L, Lobst S, Schuster M (2009). Hoofdstuk 4, Sociale Voorwaarden. In Lobst S, Schuster M, vd Bogaard J, Vaandrager L (Eds). Speelnatuur in de stad. Hoe maak je dat? Studierapport in opdracht van Ministerie LNV, 2007, pp. 98-148.

Haubenhofer D (2009). Signs of Physiological Stress in Dogs Performing AAA/T Work. In Helton, W.S. (ed.) Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs. Chapter 14. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group Boca Raton, Fl, pp. 281-299.

Haubenhofer DK (2005). Investigating Humans and Companion Dogs Working as Teams in Animal-Supported Therapy. Description of their Personality and Analysis of Work- Related Strains on the Basis of Cortisol Measurement in Saliva. Doctoral Thesis at the University of Vienna, Institute for Anthropology, Austria.

Haubenhofer DK (2003). Höhe der Stressbelastung von Mensch und Hund während der Ausbildung für die Arbeit im Bereich der tiergestützten Therapie. Master’s Thesis at the University of Vienna, Institute for Anthropology, Austria.