Megan holds a Ph.D. in Applied Child Development from Tufts University. Megan's research focuses on the role of human-animal interaction as a context for promoting positive youth development and health outcomes. She is interested in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in the study of human-animal relationships to increase the visibility and accessibility of high quality animal-related therapy and programming. Ms. Mueller is a member of HHRF's Scientific Advisory Council and is principal investigator for the HHRF-funded project 'Effects of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy on Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Youth'.