<p>Dr. Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. In North America, almost half of the cattle are handled in a center track restrainer system that she designed for meat plants. Curved chute and race systems she has designed for cattle are used worldwide and her writings on the flight zone and other principles of grazing animal behavior have helped many people to reduce stress on their animals during handling.</p><p>She has also developed an objective scoring system for assessing handling of cattle and pigs at meat plants. This scoring system is being used by many large corporations to improve animal welfare. Other areas of research are: cattle temperament, environmental enrichment for pigs, reducing dark cutters and bruises, bull fertility, training procedures, horse perception of novel objects, and effective stunning methods for cattle and pigs at meat plants.</p><p>She obtained her B.A. at Franklin Pierce College and her M.S. in Animal Science at Arizona State University. Dr. Grandin received her Ph.D in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1989. Today she teaches courses on livestock behaviour and facility design at Colorado State University and consults with the livestock industry on facility design, livestock handling, and animal welfare. She has appeared on television shows such as <em>20/20, 48 Hours, CNN Larry King Live, PrimeTime Live, 60 Minutes, the Today Show,</em> and many shows in other countries. She has been featured in <em>People Magazine, the New York Times, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, Time Magazine, the New York Times book review, </em>and <em>Discover magazine. </em>In 2010, <em>Time Magazine </em>named her one of the 100 most influential people. Interviews with Dr. Grandin have been broadcast on National Public Radio and she has a 2010 TED Lecture titled "The World Needs ALL Kinds of Minds." She has also authored over 400 articles in both scientific journals and livestock periodicals on animal handling, welfare, and facility design. She is the author of T<em>hinking in Pictures, Livestock Handling and Transport, Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals, Guide to Working with Farm Animals, and Humane Livestock Handling</em>. Her books <em>Animals in Translation </em>and <em>Animals Make Us Human </em>were both on <em>the New York Times</em> best seller list. <em>Animals Make Us Human</em> was also on the Canadian best seller list. Her latest book,<em> Calling All Minds, </em>was a <em>New York Times</em> best seller for middle school students. Her life story has also been made into an HBO movie titled <em>Temple Grandin,</em> staring Claire Danes, which won seven Emmy awards and a Golden Globe. The movie shows her life as a teenager and how she started her career. </p>
World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate, Author of <i>Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism</i>
<ul><li><strong>Helping Different Kinds of Minds Solve Problems</strong></li><li>There are three basic ways that people think differently when solving problems: Photo-realistic/visual thinking, pattern mathematical, and word-verbal thinking. When projects are being designed, people with different ways of thinking have complementary skills. Bestselling author, autism advocate, and animal science professor Dr. Temple Grandin explains that the world needs all kinds of minds, and she shares strategies for educators to help students develop their strengths into good careers.</li><li><strong>The Loving Push</strong></li><li>Parents, teachers, therapists, and anyone who cares about a child or teen on the autism spectrum need this essential roadmap to prepare our youth for being successful adults in today’s world. Bestselling author, autism advocate, and animal science professor Dr. Temple Grandin spells out which steps you can take to restore your child’s hope and motivation—and what you must avoid—in order to help them find a path to a successful, meaningful life. </li><li><strong>The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's</strong></li><li>Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple offers helpful do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her “insider” perspective and a great deal of research.</li><li><strong>Animals Make Us Human</strong></li><li>To understand animals, you have to get away from words. The animal world is a sensory based world. Their memories are detailed pictures, sounds, smell, and other sensory impressions. This talk will help you understand animals, but it will also give you insights into solving problems.</li></ul>