Jessica Turner

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Animal and Veterinary Science

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Jessica Turner is currently completing a PhD in Veterinary Science focusing on reptile cognition, behaviour, and welfare.

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2021	Award	Equal First Place Group Presentation Category	Australasian Council for Undergraduate Research	Australia	$500
2021	Award	Most Outstanding Presentation for the Faculty of Sciences	Adelaide University	Australia	-

Language Competencies

Language Competency

English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2021 - 2021	University of Adelaide	Australia	Honours in Science
2019	The University of South Australia	Australia	Graduate Diploma in Project Management
2014 - 2017	The University of South Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Psychological Science

Year	Citation
2025	Turner, J. T., Whittaker, A. L., McLelland, D. J., Hanson, S. L., & Fernandez, E. J. (2025). Preference test design in applied animal settings: A scoping review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 282, 13 pages. DOI Scopus2
2023	Turner, J. T., Whittaker, A. L., McLelland, D., & Fernandez, E. (2023). Preference Tests in Applied Animal Settings: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol. DOI
2022	Turner, J., Whittaker, A., & McLelland, D. (2022). Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudines. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3(4), 555-572. DOI Scopus6 WoS1
-	Turner, J. T., Whittaker, A. L., & McLelland, D. (n.d.). Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3(4), 555-572. DOI

Internet Publications

Year Citation

2022 Turner, J., & Whittaker, A. (2022). Was Tricia the elephant happy? Experts on the ethics of keeping such big, roaming creatures in captivity. The Conversation.

Year	Citation
2022	Turner, J., & Whittaker, A. (2022). Was Tricia the elephant happy? Experts on the ethics of keeping such big, roaming creatures in captivity. The Conversation.

Semester 2 2022 - Tutor - Principles in Animals Behaviour Welfare Ethics

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2023 - ongoing	President	Roseworthy Alumni and Postgraduate Student Society	The University of Adelaide	Australia
2023 - ongoing	Representative	SAVS Research Committee	The University of Adelaide	Australia
2021 - ongoing	Member	Roseworthy Alumni and Postgraduate Student Society	Adelaide University	Australia

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2025 - ongoing	Member	Australian Society of Herpetologists (ASH)	Australia
2025 - ongoing	Member	The Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB)	Australia

Date	Event Name	Event Type	Institution	Country
2025 - 2025	Annual General Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists 2025	Conference	Australian Society of Herpetologists (ASH)	Australia

Date	Topic	Presented at	Institution	Country
2025 - 2025	Attention Bias: A Practical Approach For Evaluating Reptiles	The Australian Society of Herpetologists	Coffs Adventure Centre	Australia
2025 - 2025	Attention Bias: A Practical Approach For Evaluating Reptiles	The Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour	The University of New England	Australia
2025 - 2025	Preference Test Design in Applied Animal Settings: A Scoping Review	The Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB)	The University of New England	Australia
2024 - 2024	The Design and Implementation of Attention Bias Testing for Zoo-housed Reptiles	10th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH)	Borneo Convention Centre	Malaysia