OAA welcomes aboard Dr. Aviva Vincent as OAA’s new Human-Animal Bond advisor. Aviva is an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University and is a nationally recognized expert on the link between animal and human violence. Aviva was the lead author on the journal article The Link Between Interpersonal Violence and Animal Abuse, published in the Society Registry in December 2019. OAA’s Executive Director Vicki Deisner was a co-author of this article, along with two other nationally recognized social work professionals. Read her article here!