HAROLD A. HERZOG
Addresses
Office: Department of Psychology
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Phone: 828-227-3360
Home: 148 Gudger Hill Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Phone: 828-293-5952
Education
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1968
1974
1979
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B.A., Psychology (Honors), The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
M.A., Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TIU
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Academic Positions
1974-76
1976-80
1980-87
1986-87
1987-91
1991-
Instructor, Psychology, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
Assistant Professor, Psychology, Mars Hill College
Associate Professor, Psychology, Mars Hill College
Visiting Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Tennessee
Associate Professor, Psychology, Western Carolina University
Professor, Psychology, Western Carolina University
Courses Taught
General Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Biological Psychology, Human Sexuality, Senior
Seminar, Special Topics: Evolutionary Psychology; Special Topics: Human-Animal Interactions,
Special Topics: The Psychology of Religion
Editorial Boards
Ethics
and Behavior (1998 - present)
Anthrozoos (1993 - 2006)
Society and Animals (1993- present)
Associate Editor - Society and Animals (2005 - present)
Grants
1978 - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short Term Fellowship
1985 - National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award
Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Travel Grant
Southern Regional Education Board Uncommon Facilities Grant
1986 - National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award
Southern Regional Education Board Uncommon Facilities Grant
Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Travel Grant
1987 - National Science Foundation Research In Undergraduate lnstitutions Grant
Analysis of Anti-predator Behavior
1989 - Western Carolina University Faculty Research Grant
The Psychology of Involvement: A Qualitative Study of Animal Rights Activists
1990 - National Science Foundation Research In Undergraduate Institutions Grant
Analysis of Anti-predator Behavior
1992 - Western Carolina University Summer Travel Grant - Mexico
1994 - Western Carolina University Faculty Research Grant
Human-Animal Interactions: An ldiographic Approach
1995 - Anthropomorphism in a Naturalistic Context" - Southern Regional
Education Board Travel Grant
1997 - National Science Foundation - The Use of Animals in Psychological Research: A
National Study of Institutional Animal care and Use Committees (co-PI with Scott
Plous)
Honors and Awards
1990-1992 - North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching - Center Associate
1992 - Western Carolina University Award for Creative Research
2005 - Western Carolina University Distinguished Scholar Award
2006 - Taft Botner Superior Teaching Award
Publications
Human-Animal Interactions: Empirical Studies
Herzog, H.A. and Cheek, P. (1979). Grit and Steel: Anatomy of cockfighting. Southern
Exposure, 2,36-40.
Herzog, H.A. and McGee, S. (1983). Psychological aspects of slaughter: Reactions of
college students to killing and butchering of cattle and hogs. International Journal for the Study
of Animal Problems, 4,124- 132.
Werzog, H.A. (1985). Cockfighting in Southern Appalachia. Appalachian Journal, 12,
114-126.
Herzog, H.A., Vore, T., and New, J.C. (1988) Conversations with veterinary students:
Attitudes, ethics, and values. Anthrozoos, 2, 181-188.
Herzog, H.A. and Galvin, S. (1992) Animals, archetypes, and popular culture: Tales fiom
the tabloid press. Anthrozoos, 5,77-92.
Herzog, H.A., Betchart, N.S, and Pittman, R. (1991) Gender, sex role identity and
attitudes toward animals. Anthrozoos,$l84-191.
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Kaplan, S. and Herzog, H.A. (199 1) Judging the ethics of animal research: A qualitative
approach to investigating moral decision-making. In M.J. McGee-Brown (Ed.) Proceedings of
the Fourth Qualitative Research Education Conference (pp.367-373). Athens, Georgia:
University of Georgia.
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Herzog, H.A. (1991) The psychology of animal rights activism: A qualitative approach.
In M.J. McGee-Brown (Ed.) Proceedings of the Fourth Qualitative Research Education
Conference (pp. 359-366). Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia.
Galvin, S. and Herzog, H.A. (1992) Ethical ideology, animal activism and attitudes
toward the treatment of animals. Ethics & Behavior, 2,14 1- 149.
Galvin, S and Herzog, H.A. (1992). The ethical judgment of animal research. Ethics &
Behavior, 2263-286.
Herzog, H. A. (1993). "The movement is my life": The psychology of animal rights
activism. Journal of Social Issues, 49, 103-119.
Herzog, H.A. (1995). Has public interest in animal rights peaked? American
Psychologist. 945-947.
Nickell, D. and Herzog, H.A. (1 996) Ethical ideology and moral persuasion: Personal
moral philosophy, gender, and judgments of pro- and anti- animal research propaganda. Society
and Animals, 4, 53-64.
Herzog, H.A. (1996). A test of the declining interest hypothesis. American Psvchologist,
51,
1184.
Herzog, H.A. and Galvin, S. (1997). Anthropomorphism, common sense, and animal
awareness. In R. W. Mitchell & N. S. Thompson (eds.) Anthropomorphism, anecdotes, gncJ
animals. SUNY Press. pp. 237-253.
Herzog, H.A., Dinoff, B. and Page, J. (1997). Animal Rights Talk: Moral debate over the
information highway. Qualitative Sociolom. 20, 399-418.
Mathews, S. and Herzog, H. A. (1997). Personality and attitudes toward the treatment of
animals. Society and Animals, 5, 169-175.
Galvin, S. L. and Herzog, H.A. (1998) Attitudes and dispositional optimism of animal
rights demonstrators. Societv and Animals, 6, 1-11.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H.A. (1999) Should the Animal Welfare Act cover rats, mice, and
birds? Most animal researchers say yes.
Animal, 38-40.
Barr, G. and Herzog, H.A. (2000). Fetal pig: A qualitative study of the high school
dissection experience. Society and Animals. 8, 55-69.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H. (2001). Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research.
Science. 293. 608-609.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H. (2001). Assessing the reviewers of animal research: Response.
Science, 294, 1831-1832.
Herzog, H. (2002). Ethical aspects of relationships between humans and research animals.
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal, 43, 27-32.
Herzog, H., Bentley, R. A. and Hahn, M. W. (2004) Random drift and large shifts in the
popularity of dog breeds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (Series B: Biological
Sciences), 271, Suppl5, S353-S356.
Herzog, H. A., and Elias, S. (2004). The effects of winning the Westminster Kennel Club
Dog Show on dog breed popularity. Journal of the American Veterinaw Medical Association.
225,365-367.
Herzog, H. A., Podberscek, A. & Docherty, A. (2005). The reliability of peer review in
anthrozoology. Anthrozoos, 18, 175-182.
Herzog, H. A. (2006). Forty-two thousand and one Dalmatians: Fads, social contagion,
and dog breed popularity. Society and Animals, 14, 383-397.
Bentley, R.A., Lipo, C. P., Herzog, H.A., & Hahn, M.D. (2006). Regular rates of popular
culture change reflect random copying. Evolution and Human Behavior.
Herzog, H. A. (in press). Gender differences in human-animal interactions: A review.
Anthrozoos.
Human-Animal Studies: Reviews, Comments, and Synthesis
Burghardt, G.M. and Herzog, H.A. (1980). Beyond conspecifics: Is Brer Rabbit our
brother? Bioscience, 3,763-768.
Herzog, H.A., Jr. and Burghardt (1987). Are we ready for a theory of human-animal
relations? Anthrozoos, 1,145-146.
Herzog, H.A. (1988). The moral status of mice. American Psychologist, 43,473-474.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1988). Attitudes towards animals: Origins and
diversity. In Animals and People Sharing the World. A. Rowan (Ed.). University Press of New
England: Hanover, New Hampshire. @p. 75-94).
Herzog, H. A. (1989). Informed opinions on animal use must be pursued (Response to
Rob and Gill) Institute ofLaboratory Animal Resources News,3 1,2-3.
Herzog, H. A. (1989). Tangled lives: Human researchers and animal subjects.
Anthrozoos, 3, 80-82.
Herzog, H.A. (1989). Cockfighting and violence in the South. In The Encyclopedia of
Southern Culture. R. Wilson and W. Ferris (Eds.). University of North Carolina Press,
1477-1478.
Burghardt, G.M. and Herzog, H.A. (1989). Animals, evolution, and ethics. In Perception
of Animals American Culture. R. Hogue (Ed.). Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 129-15 1.
Herzog, H. A. (1990). Philosophy, ethology, and animal rights. Trends, 6, 14-17.
Herzog, H. A. (1990). Discussing animal rights and animal research in the classroom.
Teaching of Psvcholonv, l7,90-94.
Herzog, H.A. (1991) Discussing controversial animal welfare issues: You make the call.
Notebook on Humane Alternatives, 5,238-240.
Herzog, H.A.(1991) Animal consciousness and human conscience. (Review of The
Unheeded Cry by B. Rollin and Animal Consciousness by M.Radner and D. Radner.)
Contemporary Psychology, 36,7-8.
Herzog, H.A. (1991) Conflicts of interests: Kittens and boa constrictors, pets and
research. American Psychologist, 46,246-248.
Herzog, H.A. (1993). Human morality and animal research: Confessions and quandaries.
American Scholar, 62,337-349.
Herzog, H.A. (1993) Thoughts on the Nazi animal protection movement. Anthrozoos, 4,
82-84.
Herzog, H. A. (1993). Review of & Hiiacking of the Humane Movement by R Strand
and P. Strand; Targeted: & Anatomy of an Animal Rights Attack by L. Lutherer and M. Simon;
Monkey Business by K. Guillermo; and In the Name of Science, Science,=, 1906-1908.
Herzog, H. A. (1994). Response to Cohen. American Scholar, 63, 156.
Herzog, H.A. (1994). Response to Morrison. Science. 262, 1074-1075.
Herzog, H.A. (1994). Review of
Inevitable Bond. Anthrozoos.Z, 152-153.
Herzog, H.A. (1994) The psychology of animal rights activism. In Animal Care
Committees: Role and Responsibilities (Proceedings of Canadian Council on Animal Care
National Workshop) pp. 47-57.
Herzog, H.A. (1994). Review of Naturalistic Environments in Captivim for Animal
Behavior Research. Quarterly Review of Biology. 69,427.
Herzog, H.A. (1995). Case vignette: Observational research on the electronic
superhighway. Ethics and Behavior, 5, 105-106.
Herzog, H.A. (1995). The psychology of animal activism. In Proceedings: World
Animal Use in the Life Sciences, A. M. Goldberg and L.F.M. van
Congress on Alternatives
Zutphen (Eds.) New York: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Herzog, H.A. (1996) Ethics, animals, and common sense. Forum for Applied Research
Policy, 11, 16-20
and Public
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Herzog, H.A. (1996). Ethical ambiguities and moral standing: Practical lessons from
Animal Care and Use Committees.
Animal, 25,29-32.
Herzog, H.A. (1996) Review: The Value of Life: Biological Diversim and Human Society
by Stephen Kellert. Anthrozoos.9, 129-130.
Herzog, H.A. (1997). Human clothing and dog behavior: An unproven hypothesis.
Anthrozoos. 10, 82-83.
Herzog, H.A., Jr. (1997). Pets and paradoxes: Review of In the Company of Animals.
Anthrozoos, 10,236-237.
Herzog, H.A. (1998). Sociology of the animal rights movement. In Encyclopedia of
Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. M. Bekoff (Ed.). Greenwood Press: Westport, CT.
Herzog, H.A. (1998). Understanding animal activism. In Responsible Conduct of
Research Animal Behavior. (L. Hart, Ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 165-183.
Herzog, H.A. (1999). Review: The Cockfighter, Society and Animals. 173-176.
Herzog, H. (1999). Power, money and gender: Status hierarchies and the animal
protection movement in the United States. International Society for Anthrozoolony Newsletter.
(November) 2-5.
Herzog, H. (2000) Review: The Scapel and the Butterfly: The War Between Animal
Research and Animal Protection. Scientists Center for Animal Welfare Newsletter, 22 (3) 15-16.
Plous, S. and Herzog, H. (2000). Poll shows researchers favor lab animal protection.
(letter). Science, 290, 71 1.
Herzog, H., Rowan, A. and Kossow, D. (2001). Social attitudes and animals. In The
State of the Animals 2001. D. Salem and A. Rowan (eds.) fIumans Society Press. pp. 55-69.
Herzog, H. (2001). Review: The Use of Animals in Higher Education: Problems,
Alternatives and Recommendations. Scientists Center for Animal Welfare Newsletter, 23(4), 1011.).
Herzog, H. (2003). Darwinism and the study of human-animal interactions. Societv and
Animals. 10, 361-367.
Herzog, H. A. (2005). Dealing with the animal research controversy. In Laboratom
Animals in Research and Teaching. In C. K. Atkins, S. Panicker, & C. C. Cunningham. (Eds.)
pp. 9-29. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Herzog, H. A. (2005) The slippery slope to moral chaos: The case of animal rights.
Review of Speciesism by Joan Dunayer. Ethics and Behavior, l5, 191- 194.
Herzog, H., A. and Burghardt, G.M. (2005) The next frontier: Moral heuristics and the
treatment of animals. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 28,554-555.
Herzog, H.A. (2006) Review of Snake by Drake Stuttsman. Anthrozoos, 16, 184-187.
Herzog, H.A., and Arluke, A. (2006). Human-animal connections: Recent findings on the
anthrozoology of cruelty. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29,230-23 1.
I-lerzog, H.A. (2006) Review of Brute Force: Animal Police and the Challenge of Curelty
by Arnold Arluke. Society and Animals, 305-307.
Herzog, H. A. (in press). Cockfighting. In Andrew Lindsay (Ed.) Animal World Encyclopedia.
Herzog, H.A. (in press). Gender difference in the treatment of animals. In M. Bekoff.
(Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Herzog, H.A. (in press). Attitudes toward the treatment of animals. In M. Bekoff. (Ed.)
The Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Animal Behavior
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1974). Prey movement and predatory behavior of
juvenile western yellow-bellied racers, Coluber constrictor mormon. Herpetologica, 30,
285-289.
Herzog, H.A. (1975). An observation of nest opening by an American alligator, Alligator
mississipiensis. Herpetologica, 3 l , 446-447.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1977). Vocalization in juvenile crocodilians.
Ethology, 44,294-304.
Herzog, H.A. (1978). Immobility in intraspecific encounters: Cockfights and the
evolution of "animal hypnosis." The Psycholoaical Record, 28,543-548.
Garrick, L.D., Lang, J.W. and Herzog, H.A. (1978). Social signals of adult American
alligators. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 160, 155-192.
Herzog, H.A. and Drummond, H. (1984). Tail loss inhibits tonic immobility in geckos.
Copeia, 763-764.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G. M. (1986). Development of antipredator responses in
snakes: I. Defensive and open-field behaviors in newborn and adults of three species of garter
snakes. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 100,372-379.
Herzog, H.A. and Bailey, B.D. (1987). Development of antipredator responses in snakes:
11. Effects of recent feeding on defensive behavior in juvenile garter snakes (Thamnophis
sirtalis). Journal
of Comparative Psychology, 101,387-389.
Herzog, H.A. and Burghardt, G.M. (1988). Development of antipredator responses in
snakes: 111. Long-term stability of litter and individual differences. Ethology, 77,250-258.
Herzog, H.A., Bowers, B.D., and Burghardt, G.M. (1989). Development of antipredator
responses in snakes. IV: Interspecific and intraspecific differences in habituation of defensive
behaviors. Developmental Psychobiology, 22, 489-508.
Herzog, H.A., Bowers, B.D., and Burghardt, G.M. (1989) Stimulus control of
antipredator behavior in newborn and juvenile garter snakes(Thamnophis).Journal of
Comparative Psychology, 103,233-242.
Herzog, H.A. and Schwartz, J. (1990). Population differences in the antipredator behavior
597-598.
of neonate and adult garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). Animal Behavior,
a,
Herzog, H.A. (1990) The effect of experience on antipredator responses in garter snakes
(Thamnophis sirtalis). Journal of Comparative P s y c h o l o g y , ~334-339.
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Herzog, H.A., Bowers, B.B., and Burghardt, G.M. (1992) Development of antipredator
responses in snakes: V. Species and litter differences in ontogenetic trajectories.
Developmental Psychobiology, 25, 199-211.
Herzog, H.A. and Bern, C. (1992) Do garter snakes strike at the eyes of predators?
Animal Behavior, 44,77 1-773.
Bern, C. and Herzog, H.A. (1994) Stimulus control of defensive behaviors of garter
snakes (Thamnophis sirtali): Effects of eye spots and movement. Journal of Comparative
Psychology, 108,353-357.
Miscellaneous Publications
Herzog, H.A. (1986). The treatment of sociobiology in introductory psychology
textbooks. Teaching of Psvcholog~,l3, 12-15.
Herzog, H.A. (1989). Teaching naturalistic observation using mice in a colony. Teaching
of psycho lo^, 15,200-202.
Henley, T., Johnson, M.G., Herzog, H.A. and Jones, E.M.(1989). Defining psychology
The Ps~chologicalRecord, 39,143-152.
Herzog, H.A. (1996). Discussing ethical issues in psychological research. Psvcholog~
Teacher Network, 6(5), 12.
Herzog, H. (1998). Gender, whitewater and bell curves. American Whitewater
(November, December), 84-85.
Herzog, H. (2001). How good is whitewater rodeo judging? American Whitewater (May,
June) 13-17.
Herzog, H. (2005). Whitewater recreation in Appalachia. Encyclopedia of Appalachia.