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AboutDr. Melanie Uhde
Dr. Melanie Uhde holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine in Germany and completed postdoctoral research at Columbia University, focusing on brain–body interactions relevant to behavior and stress.
She has authored 16 peer-reviewed scientific publications and completed advanced studies in anxiety disorders at Stanford University. In parallel with her academic work, she has over a decade of hands-on dog training experience, actively trains in protection sport with her own Malinois, and is a Certified Canine Athlete Specialist with a focus on physical resilience and longevity. Her work bridges neuroscience and applied training to better understand how motivation and resilience are built, expressed, and regulated in dogs.
Featured session at HITS 2026
Motivation Under Pressure: Reward Timing That Holds Up on the Road
Learn how reward timing and reinforcement strategy change under operational pressure — and what handlers can adjust before motivation drops in the field.
Other classes
Why Dogs "Disobey", How Context and Conditioning Control Behavior
Operational Fatigue: Decision Quality When Hours Run Long
Why Dogs "Disobey", How Context and Conditioning Control Behavior
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