Publications & Education

Williamson, L., Tetreault, C. Roma, R., Dell, C. (2024, June 24th). Unleashing Understanding: Developing a Reciprocal Canine-Human Bond Scale to Enhance Relationships and Wellbeing. Oral presentation at the 2024 Annual CALAS Symposium, Saskatoon Arts and Convention Center, Saskatoon, Canada

Binfet, J. T., Green, F. L. L., Tardif-Williams, C., Godar, R. J., Singal, A., Rousseau, C. X., Roma, R., Wilcox, A. (2023, June 20th ). Virtual connections with canines: Therapy dogs reducing undergraduate student stress. Oral presentation accepted at the 23 International Society of Anthrozoology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Bosacki, S. L., Roma, R., (2023, June 20th ). A companion animal? it knows you, and you know it”: Children’s conceptualizations of different types of animals and friends. Oral presentation accepted at the 23 International Society of Anthrozoology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Roma, R., Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Moore, S. A. (2023, June 19th ). How young people manage undesired behaviours exhibited by their dogs. Oral presentation accepted at the 23 International Society of Anthrozoology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Roma, R. (2022, November 17th ). Young people’s well-being and their relationships with their dogs: Exploring the role of personality matching and attachment with dogs and young people’s coping styles, Virtual Only Colloquium Event ? Graduating PhD Panel. Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario.

Binfet, J. T., Tardif-Williams, C., Draper, Z. A., Green, F. L. L., Singal, A., Rousseau, C. X., & Roma, R. (2022, Nov. 3rd). Exploring how virtual interactions with therapy dogs enhances undergraduate student well-being [Presentation]. 2022 International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference. Kelowna, BC, Canada.

Roma, R. Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Moore (2021) Stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults and the supporting role of dog walking. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the International Society for Anthrozoology, Boise, Idaho.

Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Tyler-Binfet, J. Green, F. L. L., Roma, R., Singal, A., Rousseau, C. X., Godard, R. J. (2022, July 7-9). Exploring college students’ perceptions of a virtual canine intervention. In Binfet, J.T. [chair] Virtual canine comfort: Considerations and findings from virtual canine-assisted interventions [Symposium], The annual conference of the International Society for Anthrozoology, Boise, Idaho.

Binfet, J. T., Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Green, F. L. L., Roma, R., Singal, A., Rousseau, C. X., Godard, R. J. (2022, July 7-9). Supporting college students’ well-being through virtual interactions with therapy dogs: Findings from a randomized controlled trial. In Binfet, J.T. [chair] Virtual canine comfort: Considerations and findings from virtual canine-assisted interventions [Symposium], The annual conference of the International Society for Anthrozoology, Boise, Idaho.

Binfet, J. T., Tardif-Williams, C., Draper, Z. A., Green, F. L. L., Singal, A., Rousseau, C. X., & Roma, R. (2022, April 23rd). Stress-reduction in college students: Can virtual interactions with therapy dogs bolster well-being? Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, USA.

Roma, R. Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Moore, S. (2021) Stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults and the supporting role of dog walking. Oral presentation at the 16th Social Sciences Symposium Series ? Perspectives on Mental Health, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario. Retrieved from: https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2-RRoma-PMH-April2021.pdf

Roma, R. Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Moore (2021) Stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults and the supporting role of dog walking. Oral presentation at the 16th Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Conference, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario.

Roma, R., Tardif-Williams, C. Y., & Bosacki, S. L. (2021). Children’s moral concerns on animals and ecosystems. Flash presentation at the 21 International Society of Anthrozoology, Buffalo, NY (Online Conference).

Roma, R., Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Moore, S. A., & Bosacki, S. L., (2020). A transdisciplinary perspective on dog-handler-client interactions in animal assisted activities for children, youth and young adults. Poster presented at the 20 International Society of Anthrozoology, University of Liverpool, UK (Online Conference). Retrieved from https://www.delegate-reg.co.uk/isaz2020/programme

Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Roma, R. (2020). Horse Cents for Kids: Exploring the role of participation in an after-school horsemanship program on children’s wellbeing and belief in animal minds. Roma, R., Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Moore, S. A., & Bosacki, S. L., (2020). Retrieved from (https://www.delegate-reg.co.uk/isaz2020/programme

Roma, R. Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Moore, S. A., & Bosacki, S. L., (2020). A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Dog-Handler-Client Interactions in Animal Assisted Activities. Oral presentation at the 15th Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Conference, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario (canceled). Abstract available in https://brocku.ca/graduate-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/MNK-Conference-Program-2020.pdf

Roma, R. Monier-Chelini, M.O. (2019). Children’s emotional responses during Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) Sessions. Poster presented at the 19 International Society of Anthrozoology, Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida. Retrieved from http://www.isaz.net/isaz/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2019-ISAZ-Proceedings_v2.pdf

Roma, R. Monier-Chelini, M.O. (2019). Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Oral Presentation at the 14th Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Conference, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario. Retrieved from https://issuu.com/brockuniversity/docs/mnk_conference_booklet_2019_-_for_w