12 Facts About Jonathan Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe was born on 28 February 1959 and is an ethologist and author.

Jonathan Balcombe is formerly Director of Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, and Department Chair for Animal Studies with Humane Society University, in Washington, DC.

Jonathan Balcombe served as Associate Editor of the journal Animal Sentience from 2015 to 2019.

Jonathan Balcombe grew up in New Zealand and Canada before settling in the United States in 1987.

Jonathan Balcombe has worked for several animal protection organizations, including The Humane Society of the United States, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Jonathan Balcombe worked as a research coordinator and grant writer for Immersion Medical, a for-profit company that makes virtual reality training simulators for minimally-invasive surgery.

Jonathan Balcombe teaches a course in animal sentience for the Viridis Graduate Institute.

Jonathan Balcombe has published over 60 scholarly articles and book chapters on various topics, including animal behavior, animal research, animal dissection, medical simulation, and veganism.

Jonathan Balcombe's essay titled "After Meat" appears in the 2016 book "Impact of Meat Consumption on Health and Environmental Sustainability," edited by Dora Marinova and Talia Raphaely.

Jonathan Balcombe uses a variety of platforms to advocate for a sea-change in the human-animal relationship.

Jonathan Balcombe is interviewed often in the media, and he has written blogs for Psychology Today, One Green Planet, Secretary of Innovation, and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Jonathan Balcombe is a manuscript reviewer for scholarly journals such as Animal Behaviour, the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, and the Journal of Consciousness Studies.