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Freya Green
(She, Her, Hers)B.A.R.K. Program Coordinator
B.A.R.K., Education
Office: EME 3118Email: fllgreen@mail.ubc.ca
Biography
Originally from Hampshire, England, Freya has been involved with B.A.R.K. since 2013. She began as an undergraduate volunteer in her first year of university – acting as a photographer, student mentor in the Building Confidence and Kindness through K9s Program, and a B.A.R.K.2Go volunteer. In 2017, she completed her B.A. Psychology Honours research with the B.A.R.K. program and explored the effects of canine-assisted interventions on social connectedness in first-year undergraduates. Freya is also an Okanagan School of Education Master of Arts in Education alumni. Her M.A. research explored the effects of a detachment-based canine-assisted intervention on police members’ well-being.
Her research interests include examining the effects of canine-assisted interventions on first-responder and student well-being and understanding the mechanisms within canine-assisted interventions that elicit well-being outcomes. Learn more about Freya and her research in this UBC In the Field Feature.
Select Publications
Book Chapters
Binfet, J. T., & Green, F. L. L. (2024). Building Academic Retention through K9s (B.A.R.K.): Supporting college students at the University of British Columbia. In A. H. Fine, M. Mueller, Z. Ng, T Chastain Griffin, & P. Tedeschi (Eds.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Foundations and Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions (pp. 458-461). Academic Press.
Binfet, J. T., Rousseau, C. X., & Green, F. L. L. (2024). AAI in Special Settings: Hospitals, Colleges, & Correctional Facilities. In A. H. Fine, M. Mueller, Z. Ng, T Chastain Griffin, & P. Tedeschi (Eds.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Foundations and Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions (pp. 373-387). Academic Press.
Journal Publications
Green, F. L. L., Dahlman, M. L., Lomness, A., & Binfet, J. T. (2024). For the love of acronyms: An analysis of terminology and acronyms used in AAI research 2013–2023. Human-Animal Interactions, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2024.0024
Binfet, J. T., Green, F. L. L., Godard, R. J. P., Rousseau, C. X., Szypula, M. M., & Decker, J. (2023). A mixed-methods examination of an on-campus canine-assisted intervention by gender: Men, women, and gender diverse students’ self-reports of stress-reduction and well-being. Human-Animal Interaction, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0037
Green, F. L. L. & Binfet, J. T. (2023). Beyond Cuddling Canines: Exploring Students’ Perceptions of the Importance of Touch in an On-Campus Canine-Assisted Intervention. Emerging Adulthood, 11(5). https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231188754
Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Binfet, J. T., Green, F. L. L., Roma, R. P. S., Singal, A., Rousseau, C. X., & Godard, R. J. P. (2023). When Therapy Dogs Provide Virtual Comfort: Exploring University Students’ Insights and Perspectives, People and Animals, 6(1). https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/paij/vol6/iss1/5
Rodriguez, K. E., Green, F. L. L., Binfet, J. T., Townsend, L., & Gee, N. R. (2023). Complexities and considerations in conducting animal-assisted intervention research: A discussion of randomized controlled trials. Human-Animal Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0004
Binfet, J. T., Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Draper, Z. A., Green, F. L. L., Singal, A., Rousseau, C. X., & Roma, R. (2022). Virtual Canine Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of a Canine-Assisted Intervention Supporting Undergraduate Wellbeing, Anthrozoös. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2022.2062866
Binfet, J. T., Green, F. L. L., & Draper, Z. A. (2022). The Importance of Client–Canine Contact in Canine-Assisted Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anthrozoös. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2021.1944558.
Green, F. L. L. & Binfet, J. T. (2021). Therapy dogs, stress-reduction, and well-being within the detachment: Interviews with law-enforcement personnel. Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, 11(1), 10-35. https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2021.0018
Binfet, J. T., Draper, Z. A., & Green, F. L. L. (2020). Stress reduction in law enforcement officers and staff through a canine-assisted intervention. Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, 8(2), 34-52. https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2020.0011
Rousseau, C. X., Binfet, J. T., Green, F. L. L., Tardif-Williams, C., Draper, Z. A., & Maynard, A. (2020). Up the leash: An investigation of handler well-being and perceptions of volunteering in canine-assisted interventions. Pet Behavior Science, 10, 15-35. https://doi.org/10.21071/pbs.vi10.12598
Responsibilities
As the program coordinator, Freya assists with the planning, administration, and implementation of on-campus and community-based B.A.R.K. programs. In addition, Freya coordinates B.A.R.K. research projects, monitors canine and handler welfare, and is a member of the B.A.R.K. assessment team.