Six Flags Safari
Overview
Six Flags Wild Safari in Jackson, NJ, has agreed to allow students access to their animal facilities. While on-site, students will be presented with psychological principles that are relevant to the psychology of animal behavior, animal training, and learning, memory, and cognition. Students will then be able to watch demonstrations of these principles with a selection of the 1300 different animals that SSFD houses, including sea lions, giraffes, elephants, exotic birds and reptiles. After watching the demonstrations, students will have supervised hands-on access to the animals, and will be given the chance to work with these animals with the goal of gaining a deeper understanding of the psychological concepts. Additionally, information about animal training as a viable career will be covered in the course. Currently, all of the trainers at Six Flags have a psychology degree, and they are willing to share their career experiences with the students, as well as provide training experiences in both animal training and in public speaking via educational outreach events. Students will also be asked to broadly apply what they have learned to other settings, such as in the care and teaching of children.
Duties
- Gain hands on experience by using psychological behavioral human principles and applying them to the animal kingdom
- Work with animals to obtain a deeper understanding of psychological concepts
- Attend meetings
- Library Research
- Presentations
- Maintain a Journal
Requirements
- Monmouth University undergraduate
How to Apply
Please contact: Dr. Lindsay Mehrkam
Email: lmehrkam@monmouth.edu
Contact Information
Six Flags Wild Safari Course
Jackson, NJ
Contact Dr. Mehrkam at her email address above.
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