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Students also have the opportunity to conduct professional interviews with animal professionals in their area of interest. Students gain public speaking skills as they participate in educational outreach presentations both at Six Flags and on Monmouth University’s campus.

Under Six Flags supervision, students personally work with these animals as part of their course work. These principles are demonstrated using a selection of the 1,300 animals that Six Flags Safari houses, including giraffes, sea lions, elephants, rhinoceros, and many other species. Coursework includes topics of behavior analysis, learning and conditioning, cognition, behavioral biology, and welfare. Students learn firsthand the about the field of animal behavior as well as animal training and enrichment. Field Experience in Animal Behavior (PY411)

Lindsay Mehrkam, who is an assistant professor of psychology, applied animal behaviorist, and a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Originally starting as a field trip and as a single psychology course in 2011, the affiliation has grown into a year-round program that offers Monmouth University students a unique and unparalleled animal-related experiential education that is often unique to undergraduate institutions. The affiliation between Monmouth University and Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari in nearby Jackson, New Jersey provides students with a mixture of classroom, on-site, professional development, and scholarship-based learning experiences in human-animal interactions, applied animal behavior and animal welfare.

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