Terry L. Maple

	Terry L. Maple	(404) 894-6770
	Animal Behavior
	Ph.D. (1974) Psychobiology University of California at Davis Director, Georgia Tech Center for Conservation & Behavior Director Emeritus, Zoo Atlanta

Professor of Psychology

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My current fields of interest include applied ethology, comparative and environmental psychology, zoo and conservation biology, primate behavior and development, and non-profit zoo and aquarium leadership.

 

Affiliations
American Psychological Association (Fellow)
American Psychological Society (Fellow)
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (Professional Fellow)

 

Recent Professional Activities

Affiliate Scientist, Yerkes Primate Research Center, Emory University
Founding Editor, Zoo Biology
Past-President, American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA)

 

Selected Publications

• Maple, T.L. Toward a responsible zoo agenda. In Norton, et al.(Eds.) Ethics on the Ark. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian, 1995, pp. 20-30.
• Wineman, J., Piper, C. and Maple, T.L. Zoos in Transition: Enriching Conservation Education for a New Generation. Curator, 1996, 39, 2, 94-107.
• Maple, T.L. Foreward to Shepherdson, D.L.Mellen, J. and Hutchins, M. (Eds). Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Washington, D.C. Smithsonian, 1998, xii - xiii.
• Stoinski, T., Lukas, K. and Maple, T.L. Research in American Zoos and Aquariums. Zoo Biology, 1998, 17, 3, 167-180.
• Maple, T.L. Saving The Giant Panda. 2000. Atlanta, Longstreet Press, 137 pp.
• Beck, B.E., Stoinski, T., Maple, T.L., Norton, B., Hutchins, M., Stevens, B., and Arlott, M. (Eds.) 2001. Great Apes and Humans: The Ethics of Coexistence. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian, 388 pp.
• Stoinski, T.S., Hoff, M.P. and Maple, T.L.. The effect of structural preferences, temperature, and social factors on visibility in western lowland gorillas. Environment and Behavior, 2002, 34, 4, 493-507.
• Snyder, R.J., Zhang, A.J., Zhang, Z.H., Li, G.H., Tian, Y.Z., Huang, X.M., Luo, L., Bloomsmith, M.A., Forthman, D.L., Maple, T.L. Behavioral and developmental consequences of early rearing experience for captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2003, 117, 235-245.

Frequently Taught Courses
PSY 4751 Psychology in Environmental Design I
PSY 4422 Comparative Psychology (Undergraduate)
PSY 6016 Comparative Psychology (Graduate)

Contact Information

Terry L. Maple School of Psychology Georgia Institute of Technology 654 Cherry Street Atlanta, GA 30332-0170

Telephone: (404) 894-6770 Fax: (404) 894-8905 E-mail: Office Location: 129 J.S. Coon Bldg. Lab Information: Center for Conservation and Behavior