Andrea Beetz

Andrea Beetz

Dr. Andrea Martina Beetz (born July 22, 1975 in Erlangen) is a qualified psychologist and focuses on the interaction between humans and animals.

1994-1999 she studied psychology at the Friedrich-Alexander-University in Erlangen, with semesters abroad 1997-1998 in the USA at the University of California. In March 1999 she received her diploma in psychology from the University of Erlangen.

From May to November 1999 she studied psychogerontology at the University of Erlangen, where she also worked on her dissertation from November 1999, which she was able to complete in 2002 . Her dissertation " Love, Violence, and Sexuality in Relationships between Humans and Animals " ( 2002 ) is one of the very few recent studies on the subject of zoophilia .

Your further work will focus on the relationship between humans and animals and the possibilities they offer for therapies after accidents and the like. could mean lit up. The principle of Animal Assisted Therapy has been researched and practiced in the USA for several years. Andrea Beetz received an award for her work in the 2002 USable transatlantic ideas competition of the Hamburg Körber Foundation .

Publications

Andrea Beetz: Love, Violence, and Sexuality in Relationships between Humans and Animals , Shaker Verlag GmbH Aachen, ISBN 3832200207