Benefits of Student Membership

Your First Year as a Professional Member (Veterinarian or Vet Tech) will be free!

As long as you are a Student Member during your senior year of school, AVSAB will waive your first year’s membership Dues ($95)! Please email [email protected] for more information.

Exclusive AVSAB Student Discussion Forum Access

As a Student Member, you have the opportunity to create and participate in Forum discussions and topics of interest in veterinary behavior with your fellow Veterinary Students. You can ask questions and discuss your classes and case studies with other individuals starting their career in Vet Med.

Discount on Clinical Animal Behavior Conference Registration

AVSAB members, receive a $50.00 discount off of registration for the AVSAB Clinical Animal Behavior Conference in Chicago, IL. This unique behavior meeting offers educational opportunities for the entire veterinary team including professional trainers, with lectures and laboratory sessions. The meeting offers many opportunities to network and personally interact with the speakers and a wide range of professionals within the field. If you are interested in streaming the conference, we have added a new AVSAB Student tier of registration! For those unable to attend the live streaming, a recorded version will be made available after the conference ends.

Exclusive Clinical Animal Behavior Conference Proceedings Access

Members may access the proceedings from the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior Scientific Symposia from 2002 – 2013. From 2015 to 2023 the proceedings from the Clinical Animal Behavior Conference hosted by AVSAB/AVBT/SVBT are accessible.

Discount on Behavior Vets NYC Webinars

Behavior Vets NYC are now offering our Members a 25% discount on their listed webinar prices! Members follow this link to access the discount code.

VetVine Exclusive Discounts

Did you know your AVSAB Membership gets you exclusive discounts on VetVine CE? VetVine has multiple presentations that are perfect for Behavior Professionals, as well as, DVM’s interested in starting their Behavior journey. Members follow this link to access the discount codes.

Wiley Publishing Discount Program

AVSAB members can now save 25% on all Wiley books. Wiley is a well-known book publisher that has a great selection of veterinary behavior texts.

Discount on Books Purchased Through Dogwise

All members receive a 10% discount on books purchased through Dogwise.

Receive and Enjoy Access to AVSAB Newsletter Archives

Enjoy access to AVSAB Newsletter from 2000 to present. Follow the evolution of AVSAB and the field of animal behavior through time.

Exclusive Blog Access

As a student member, you can log on to our site to access exclusive blog articles.

AVSAB newsletter

Student members are automatically subscribed to our newsletter and also have the opportunity to submit items, such as case reports

Benefits of Student Chapter Membership

Mentorship

Each student chapter has a current AVSAB member who serves as chapter advisor.  Most advisors are faculty members at the Veterinary school, Technician school, or local Veterinarian and VT’s with a strong interest in animal behavior.

Discount on Clinical Animal Behavior Conference Registration

We have added a new AVSAB Student-Chapter tier of registration! For a small, one-time fee, you are your whole AVSAB Student Chapter gain access to stream the conference. For those unable to attend the live streaming, a recorded version will be made available after the conference ends.

Speakers’ Bureau

Student chapters of AVSAB qualify for either a $350 stipend for an in-person lecture or two $150 stipends for a webinar per calendar year presented by one of our Speakers’ Bureau members.

Student Chapters should select and then contact the speaker they are interested in having present.  Once scheduled, they should contact AVSAB and let them know the speaker along with the scheduled date and time of the presentation. Following the presentation, Student Chapters are required to complete the “speaker review” questionnaire.  Once AVSAB receives the questionnaire, payment/stipend will be sent directly to the Student Chapter.

Find a speaker here.

Student Chapter Service Award

AVSAB invites submission of applications for a Student Chapter Service Award. This award honors the student chapter that demonstrated the highest number of club meetings, educational activities, and individual involvement. The winning entry receives a check for $500 in US funds made out to the student group.  AVSAB student chapters should submit a detailed list of activities that the club and/or its members organized and attended between July 1st  and August 1st of the preceding year, including the following categories:

• Behavior meetings that the club organized (e.g. field trips, lectures, wet labs for students and veterinarians)
• Behavior meetings that club members attended (e.g. continuing education seminars at veterinary meetings, training seminars)
• Community outreach and public education organized by the club or its members (e.g. volunteer activities, fund raisers, open house booth, training classes)
• Volunteer activities of club members in the area of animal behavior (e.g. shelter programs, wildlife centers, pet visitation programs, grief counseling, open house booth, fund raisers)
• Behavior research projects conducted by club members
• Other relevant activities of the behavior club or its members.

The application must include the name and address of the chapter president and faculty adviser.  Send applications to: [email protected].

Application deadline: August 15th of each year

Recommended Resources

Student Constitution and Bylaws

Student Chapter Application and Renewal Form

Animal Behavior Resources Institute (ABRI) videos