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American Humane Hero Dog Sampson Service & Guide/Hearing Dog
January 5, 2025
Arizona's Sampson, the Science Service Dog, Becomes Sampson the Hero Dog Winner
Rebecca West. The Tucson Dog Magazine. December 19, 2024
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: Rooting out Bias and Barriers
Panel Discussion. June16, 2023
Service dogs are allowed on planes, but there are some requirements to get them there.
Zach Wichter. USA Today. June 2023
Danielle Sykora, Lauren M. Dinour, DrPH, RD. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. September 2022. In press.
Scientific Research Institutional Power Advocacy and Health Communication
Lecture, San Diego State University, 2022
How assistance dogs are unlocking careers in science and medicine - one lab at a time.
Martin Atkin, Assistance Dogs International correspondent. February 11, 2023
Every day is Bring Your Dog To Work Day for assistance dogs and their users.
Chris Diefenthaler, Executive Director, Assistance Dogs International.
June 24, 2022
Assistance Dogs International (ADI) International Conference 2022
Joey Ramp-Adams - Keynote
Golden Retriever Service Dog Learns to Wear PPE so He Can Work in the Lab with His Owner
Service dog Sampson works as his owner's lab assistant at the University of Illinois. People Magazine. 2021
How a neuroscientist and her dog are breaking down barriers to science
Sina Metz. Wissenschafts Kommunikation. Germany. 2022
Are Science Laboratories truly inclusive if not accessible to service dog handlers?
Diane Yates. Illinois News Bureau. 2021
Dailymail.UK. 2021
Service dog helps his scientist owner in the lab and even has his own protective gear
Kevin McCarthy. Newsner. 2021
Let the dog in: how institutions and colleagues can help scientists who require support animals
Nina Notman. University policies often present barriers to bringing assistance dogs into the lab or on campus. Nature: career Feature. 2021. In press.
Barriers to Inclusion: Service Dog Handlers in Science Laboratories
Keynote: Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Seminar. University of Illinois
Preparing for a student with a service animal
Journal of Professional Nursing
Top of Mind with Julie Rose. Interview.
BYU-Radio's satellite channel (SiriusXM 143)
Top of Mind with Julie Rose. Interview.
BYU-Radio's satellite channel (SiriusXM 143)
Neuroscientist Joey Ramp is breaking down barriers for disabled STEM students with service dogs
NewzHook: Changing Attitudes Towards Disability. June 2021.
Scientist and her lab dog work to boost higher ed access for disabled
Sam Burdette. June 2021.Tucson Daily Star
New data highlight women and minorities in science, along with one particularly understudied group: scientists with disabilities.
Colleen Flaherty. Inside Higher Ed Report. 2021
Joey Ramp: Service Dogs in Science, Testing the Boundaries
One-hour talk
One Researcher's fight to open labs to service dogs
Rebecca Trager. 2021. Chemistry World
Sampson the PPE Lab Assistance Dog
Illinois Public Radio, Podcast. Brian Mackey. 2021
Work Like a Dog: The remarkable role of canines in the world of science
Amy Meadows. Work Like a Dog: The remarkable role of canines in the world of science. Diversity in Action Magazine. 2021
Barriers to inclusion: Service dog handlers in science laboratories
Ramp, J., Parker, C. G., Rhodes, J. S., Malik, P. 2020. Barriers to Inclusion: Service dogs in science laboratories. Disability and Health Sciences Journal. 2021. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101070
The Scientistt Podcast, 2021
Joey Ramp - a neuroscientist, activist, and founder of Empower Ability Consulting talks about breaking down barriers for disabled students and Service Dog Handlers in science.
Comment on "Service Dogs and Safety in Academic Laboratories"
Joey Ramp, Coltan G. Parker, Justin S. Rhodes, and Pat Malik. Journal of Chemical
Education Article. In press. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00982
"Service dog handlers in STEM: diversity and inclusion efforts need work to remove barriers"
Ramp, J. Service dog handlers in STEM: diversity and inclusion efforts need work to remove barriers. Nat Rev Endocrinol (2020). in press. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-020-00442-5
"Service Animals in the Lab: Who Decides?"
NPR ShortWave Science Podcast. January 2020
USciences Establishes Procedures for Service Animals in Campus Labs
University of the Sciences. March 2020
Les chiens d'assistance ont - ils leur place au labo?
Quebec Science. March 2020
Ramp, J. Dogs for Diversity. The Biologist.
The Royal Society of Biologists. February 2020
"When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?"
The Scientist Magazine. November 2018
"Infographic: Welcoming Service Dogs into the Lab"
The Scientist Magazine. November 2018
"The Challenges of Bringing Service Dogs into the Lab"
The Scientist Magazine. October 2018
This Golden Retriever is an Award-Winning Service Dog
The American Kennel Club. October 2018
Golden Purpose: Sampson, a service dog, helps an Illinois student conduct research
Illinois College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. August. 2018
UI student making dogged efforts to get service animal into labs
The News-gazette. August 2018
UI student fights for service animal access rights to science labs. Video
Fox News Illinois. August 2018
"Sampson the service dog inspires support for research at University"
The Daily Illini. March 2018
"Sampson the Lab Dog Tests the Boundaries of Science"
Rex Specs. January 2019
Sampson: ACE Award for Service Dog.Video
American Kennel Club. December 2018
" 2018 ACE Award Winners: Meet the 5 Heroic Dogs Being Honored This Year"
American Kennel Club. August 2018
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