Elizabeth Hare
Quantitative Geneticist/Owner
Dog Genetics LLC, Astoria, NY
Employment
Quantitative Geneticist/Owner, Dog Genetics LLC
Selected Contracts
2021-2024
Detector Dog Phenotype-Genotype
Project PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Developed anew C-BARQ-behavior questionnaire for selection and study of detector dogs
- Cleaned and Analyzed data from behavior tests and questionnaires using applicable linear and non-linear models
- Produced extensively documented, reproducible data sets for collaborators
- Wrote and maintained R code for analyses and internal reports with version control and emphasis on reusability
2018-2021
Long-Term Behavior and Health
Surveillance of Search-and_Rescue Dogs Responding to the 9/11
Attacks PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Planned project and obtained funding from the AKC Canine Health Foundation
- Analyzed survival data comparing search-and-rescue dogs that responded to 9/11 with non-deployed dogs
- Compared causes of death between deployed and non-deployed dogs
- Fitted generalized additive models to compare how C-BARQ measures differed between deployed and non-deployed dogs
2015-2021
C-BARQ Traits in Working Dog
Populations PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Used statistical models to compare C-BARQ traits in dog populations
- Search-and-rescue and pet dogs
- Explosive detection and service dogs in a prison puppy program
2015-2023
Breeding and Selection
Advice PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Calculated estimated breeding values (EBV) for selectively breeding odor detection dogs
2013-2015
Genetics Consultation and
Teaching Leader Dogs for the Blind (Rochester Hills, MI)
- Cleaned and organized pedigree, behavior, and health data
- Estimated heritabilities of key traits to assess potential results of selection
- Calculated EBVs and selection indices used to plan breedings
- Taught breeding manager to clean and analyze data and use it to calculate EBVs; provided extensive and detailed written documentation
2010-2013
Lead, DHS-Funded Genetics and
Genomics Project TSA Canine Breeding and Development
Center (San Antonio, TX)
- Proposed and received funding for multi-year study of behavior and health genetics and genomics of explosives detector dogs
- Analyzed heritabilities of work-related behaviors
- Calculated EBVs and selection indices to identify dogs with the highest genetic potential to retain as breeding stock
- Used genotype data to screen for genomic regions associated with key behaviors
- Collaborated in an analysis to find genomic regions associated with acceptance for further training
- Supervised a Research Coordinator who built a database, entered behavior and health data, and collected and shipped DNA samples for genotyping
Previous Positions Held
2006-2010
Postdoctoral Associate/Research
Associate Professor South Texas Psychiatric Genetics
Research Center (San Antonio, TX)
- Organized and cleaned data from multi-site international studies including human pedigrees, diagnoses, and measured behavioral phenotypes
- Estimated heritabilities of the age of onset of schizophrenia and personality traits in families affected by bipolar disorder
- Provided statistical analyses for studies of genetic linkage and association and behavioral phenotypes (anxiety, substance use)
2002-2004
Research Geneticist USDA
Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (Beltsville, MD)
- Analyzed rates of participation in dairy phenotype testing
- Characterized the US dairy cattle population by describing trends in length of herd testing participation and calving intervals
1998-2002
Research Associate Animal
Breeding and Genetics Group, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
- Designed and taught distance education courses in canine and feline genetics
- Implemented animal model and other statistical analyses for livestock research
Volunteer Positions
2022-2025
Assistant Director, Data Management and
Open Science (ManyDogs Project)
2023-2025
Co-Lead, Accessibility Working Group (The
Turing Way)
2022-2024
Book Dash Organizing Committee (The Turing
Way)
2019-2024
Conference and Accessibility Teams
(FORWARDS Taskforce for Women and Other Underrepresented
Minorities)
2010-2020
Conference Organization, Grant Writing
(PennVet Working Dog Center)
Recent Awards and Financial Support
2024
Highly Commended (Hidden REF)
2024
rOpenSci Champions Program (rOpenSci)
2024
Co-Host of The Turing Way Fireside Chat:
Evolving Open Science and Research Software Communities for
Accessibility and Inclusion (Society of Research Software
Engineering)
Education
1998
Ph.D., Genetics George
Washington University (Washington, DC)
1991
BA, Biology Bryn Mawr College
(Bryn Mawr, PA)
Selected Publications
Employment
Quantitative Geneticist/Owner, Dog Genetics LLC
Selected Contracts
2021-2024
Detector Dog Phenotype-Genotype
Project PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Developed anew C-BARQ-behavior questionnaire for selection and study of detector dogs
- Cleaned and Analyzed data from behavior tests and questionnaires using applicable linear and non-linear models
- Produced extensively documented, reproducible data sets for collaborators
- Wrote and maintained R code for analyses and internal reports with version control and emphasis on reusability
2018-2021
Long-Term Behavior and Health
Surveillance of Search-and_Rescue Dogs Responding to the 9/11
Attacks PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Planned project and obtained funding from the AKC Canine Health Foundation
- Analyzed survival data comparing search-and-rescue dogs that responded to 9/11 with non-deployed dogs
- Compared causes of death between deployed and non-deployed dogs
- Fitted generalized additive models to compare how C-BARQ measures differed between deployed and non-deployed dogs
2015-2021
C-BARQ Traits in Working Dog
Populations PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Used statistical models to compare C-BARQ traits in dog populations
- Search-and-rescue and pet dogs
- Explosive detection and service dogs in a prison puppy program
2015-2023
Breeding and Selection
Advice PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- Calculated estimated breeding values (EBV) for selectively breeding odor detection dogs
2013-2015
Genetics Consultation and
Teaching Leader Dogs for the Blind (Rochester Hills, MI)
- Cleaned and organized pedigree, behavior, and health data
- Estimated heritabilities of key traits to assess potential results of selection
- Calculated EBVs and selection indices used to plan breedings
- Taught breeding manager to clean and analyze data and use it to calculate EBVs; provided extensive and detailed written documentation
2010-2013
Lead, DHS-Funded Genetics and
Genomics Project TSA Canine Breeding and Development
Center (San Antonio, TX)
- Proposed and received funding for multi-year study of behavior and health genetics and genomics of explosives detector dogs
- Analyzed heritabilities of work-related behaviors
- Calculated EBVs and selection indices to identify dogs with the highest genetic potential to retain as breeding stock
- Used genotype data to screen for genomic regions associated with key behaviors
- Collaborated in an analysis to find genomic regions associated with acceptance for further training
- Supervised a Research Coordinator who built a database, entered behavior and health data, and collected and shipped DNA samples for genotyping
Previous Positions Held
2006-2010
Postdoctoral Associate/Research
Associate Professor South Texas Psychiatric Genetics
Research Center (San Antonio, TX)
- Organized and cleaned data from multi-site international studies including human pedigrees, diagnoses, and measured behavioral phenotypes
- Estimated heritabilities of the age of onset of schizophrenia and personality traits in families affected by bipolar disorder
- Provided statistical analyses for studies of genetic linkage and association and behavioral phenotypes (anxiety, substance use)
2002-2004
Research Geneticist USDA
Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (Beltsville, MD)
- Analyzed rates of participation in dairy phenotype testing
- Characterized the US dairy cattle population by describing trends in length of herd testing participation and calving intervals
1998-2002
Research Associate Animal
Breeding and Genetics Group, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
- Designed and taught distance education courses in canine and feline genetics
- Implemented animal model and other statistical analyses for livestock research
Volunteer Positions
2022-2025
Assistant Director, Data Management and
Open Science (ManyDogs Project)
2023-2025
Co-Lead, Accessibility Working Group (The
Turing Way)
2022-2024
Book Dash Organizing Committee (The Turing
Way)
2019-2024
Conference and Accessibility Teams
(FORWARDS Taskforce for Women and Other Underrepresented
Minorities)
2010-2020
Conference Organization, Grant Writing
(PennVet Working Dog Center)
Recent Awards and Financial Support
2024
Highly Commended (Hidden REF)
2024
rOpenSci Champions Program (rOpenSci)
2024
Co-Host of The Turing Way Fireside Chat:
Evolving Open Science and Research Software Communities for
Accessibility and Inclusion (Society of Research Software
Engineering)
Education
1998
Ph.D., Genetics George
Washington University (Washington, DC)
1991
BA, Biology Bryn Mawr College
(Bryn Mawr, PA)