Robert W. Mitchell, Ph.D., is Foundation Professor of Psychology and Animal Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. He created the Animal Studies undergraduate major, the first of its kind, at EKU in 2010. He has studied diverse species: dolphins, apes, monkeys, sea lions, dogs, and humans. His edited books examine deception, pretending, imagination, self-recognition, anthropomorphism, and spatial cognition in relation to animals and children. Other publications include a monograph on the history of psychological studies of great apes, as well as articles and book chapters on the psychology of animals, human-animal interaction, children’s symbol use and psychological understanding, and diverse aspects of human sexuality. He serves as a managing editor for Society & Animals, is on the board of editors for several journals including Interaction Studies, and is editor of the University of Georgia Animal Voices/Animal Worlds book series.