Dr. Karen M. Davis started studying wolves while an undergraduate at Purdue University at Wolf Park, Battle Ground IN. In 2009 she received her PhD from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville in Experimental Psychology (Animal behavior). After graduation Dr. Davis investigated the development of play behavior in dogs for her post doc. In 2015 Dr. Davis returned to Wolf Park as assistant curator and finally wolf curator to research, handle, and educate about wolf behavior. Currently Dr. Davis is an Assistant Professor at SUNY Potsdam in the psychology department.