PhD, CAAB

Dr. Mikel Delgado has been working professionally with cats for over 25 years, as a shelter worker, behaviour consultant, and researcher.

She is co-founder of Feline Minds, a cat behaviour consultancy, which helps cat caregivers, rescues, and corporations understand the needs of cats.

She received her PhD in Psychology/Animal Behaviour from UC Berkeley and was a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis.

Her research has included the health and development of orphaned neonatal kittens, cat play and predatory behaviour, and the feeding behaviour of cats.

Mikel currently works as a Senior Researcher of animal welfare at Purdue University.