Companion Animal Sciences Institute

Education

• Currently attending New College of Florida Honors with an area of concentration on BioPsych
• Currently attending The Companion Animal Sciences Institute Diploma of Advanced Canine Behavioral Sciences program

Certifications

• Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, IAABC
• Canine Massage Certification 2003
• Level 2 Reiki Certification 2004
• CAP 1 Kay Laurence Certification 2004
• CAP 2 Kay Laurence Certification 2008 (first in world to achieve with a cat)
• Approved Pet Partners through the Delta Society with her therapy cat Jazzmanda
• Apprentice tester for the American Temperament Testing Society
• AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator
• Professional Cat Behavior Consultant (Association Animal Behavior Professionals) 2008
• Professional Dog Trainer (Association Animal Behavior Professionals) 2008

Awards

• Winner of the Karen Pryor Canis Film Festival 2007: Feline Division "Ankle Attack"
• Finalist in the Karen Pryor Canis Film Festival 2009: Cat Burger-lar
• Feline Division Member of the Year, International Association Animal Behavior Consultants 2009

Memberships

• AABP Endorsed #059
• IAABC Member # 257

Internships

• Courteous Canine, Inc Dog School 2003-2004
• Mote Marine Lab: Manatee sensory processes 2008

Seminars Presented

• Keeping Cats as Pets, Japanese Pet Care Society Symposium (Tokyo, Japan), 2009
• Using Clicker Training to Address Feline Behavior Issues, Annual Conference, International Association of Animal behavior Consultants (Houston, TX), 2009
• Cat Behavior Lab Intensive, North American Veterinary Conference, 2009
• Cat Behavior Workshop, North American Veterinary Conference, 2008
• Clicker Training Lab Intensive, North American Veterinary Conference, 2007

Seminars Attended

• Kay Laurence, Clicker Training 2004
• Karen Pryor, Clicker Expo 2004
• Carolyn Scott, Musical Freestyle 2005
• Dee Ganley, Turning Fear to Joy 2005
• Ian Dunbar 2006
• Attendee/Volunteer for IAABC Conference 2007
• North American Veterinary Conference 2008
• Ray Coppinger/Ken McCort, Canine Evolutionary Development 2008
• North American Veterinary Conference 2009
• Comparative Cognition Conference 3 2009
• Canine Scent Seminar, Courteous Canine 2009
• IAABC Conference 2009
• Kay Laurence Modifier Cues (VC) 2009
• Ken McCort, Canid Behavior at Wolf Park 2009
• Nicole Wild, Helping Fearful Dogs/Alternative Approaches to Healing Canine Health and Behavior

Occupational Experience

• Miami Humane Society 1993-1996
• Cat Network, Adoption Coordinator 1999-2000
• Courteous Canine 2003-present
• Behavior Lab Assistant, North American Veterinary Conference (Orlando, FL) 2007-present

Articles

• Munera, J. (2008). Competency Assessment Programme (CAP) Level 2 with Feline Jazzmanda. Animal Behavior Consulting: Theory and Practice. 4(1), pp. 13 - 17.
• Munera, J. (2008). Early Introduction Age and Other Factors: Precursors to Feline/Canine Friendship? Journal of Applied Companion Animal Behavior July 2008: Vol 2 (1)

• Munera, J. (In Press). Social or Solitary? Social Organization of Domestic Cats, New College Journal