Ken has been a prolific author in a variety of formats. Below is a chronological list of scientific publications, popular articles, and formal presentations authored by Ken. Some scientific publications were co-authored; however, in this abbreviated bibliography co-authors are not listed unless they are the principal author of the piece.

1986 “A Place for Making Contact,” in Galveston's Dolphins, edited by S. Jones and M. Hunt, ACS.
1986 “Summer Season: Coping with Sea Lion Rut,” in 1986 Proceedings of IMATA, edited by B. Stephens.
1987 “Husbandry and Training of an Orphaned Bottlenose Dolphin,” in 1987 Proceedings of IMATA, edited by E. Krajniak.
1989 “An Otter Experience,” in WhaleNews, edited by ACS Publications.
1990 “History of IMATA: It's Past, Present, & Future,” in 1990 Proceedings of IMATA, edited by R. Brill.
1991 “Using Desensitization Techniques to Prepare Animals for Transport,” in 1991 Proceedings of IMATA, edited by S. Allen. * Winner 1991 IMATA Outstanding Research/Husbandry Behavior Award
1991 “The Seeds of a Research Program,” poster presentation at 1991 IMATA CONFERENCE.
1991 Cranford, T. et. al. “'Jaw Pops' May be Produced in the Delphinid Forehead,” presented at 9th Biennial Conference on Biology of Marine Mammals.
1992 “Scanning or Capturing Behavior: A Necessary Tool, An Outdated Technique, or A Lost Art,” in 1992 Proceedings of IMATA, edited by D. Force.
1992 “Initiation of a Sea Otter Training Program,” in 1992 Proceedings of IMATA, edited by D. Force. * Winner 1992 IMATA Outstanding Training Award
1993 “Educating the Public: Juggling What the Animals Need, What the Public Wants, What Administration Requires, What Protesters Say, With What the Schedule Permits,” in Proceedings of 1993 IMATA Conference.
1993 “Beluga Whales: From Acquisition to Presentation, the First Year,” in Proceedings of 1993 IMATA Conference.
1993 Thomas, J., et. al. “Low-Frequency Hearing in a Pacific White-Sided Dolphin,” presented at 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
1994 “Secondary Reinforcers as an Indispensable Tool: The Effectiveness of Non-Food Reinforcers,” in Proceedings of 1994 IMATA Conference.
1994 Monaco, L., et. al. “Enrichment at the John G. Shedd Aquarium,” poster presentation at 1994 IMATA Conference.
1995 Bachman, W.A., et. al. “Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) Curve Analysis of Underwater Hearing Data from Three Marine mammal Species,” poster presentation at 11th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
1995 Orban, A., et. al. “Observed Adjunctive Behaviors of a Lagenorhynchus obliquidens During an Audiogram,” poster presentation at 11th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
1995 Tremel, D., et. al. “Low-Frequency Underwater Hearing of a Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens,” poster presentation at 11th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
1996 “Basic Cetacean Restraint and Transport,” in Guidelines for Animal Care in Chinese Facilities, edited by T. Desmond, AE Press.
1996 “Husbandry Behaviors for the Care and Treatment of a Pregnant Dolphin with Kidney Stones,” in Proceedings of 1996 IMATA Conference.
1996 Hudson, M and Ramirez K. " The Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)," in Soundings, Vol. 22, No. 4.
1997 Fahner, M., et. al. “Acoustic Properties of Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Echolocation Signals,” poster presentation at 12th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
1998 “Trainer Certification: A Realistic Goal,” in Soundings, Vol. 23, No. 1.
1998 Boehm, J., et. al. “Emerging Resources for Marine Mammal Scientists: Partnerships with Managed Collection Facilities,” poster presentation at 12th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
1998 Tremel, D., et. al. “Underwater hearing sensitivity of a Pacific White-sided Dolphin,” Aquatic Mammals 24(2): 632-69.
1999 Animal Training: Successful Animal Management through Positive Reinforcement. Shedd Aquarium Press. 578pp.
2000 “Training and Care of an Orphaned Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Calf,” in Proceedings of 2000 IMATA Conference.
2001 Norren, S.R. et. al. “The Effect of Body Size on Breath-Hold Capacity in Odontocetes: Pacific White-sided Dolphins to Killer Whales,” in Proceedings of 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
2002 “Animal Training in the 21st Century: a New Millennium, a New Approach,” keynote address at 30th Annual Conference of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals.
2002 “Animal Training – An Overlooked Science: Bringing Training out of the Closet,” in Proceedings of 2002 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Conference.
2003 Au, W. W. L., et. al. “Evoked Potential Measurement of the Masked Hearing Threshold of a Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens),” abstract in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 113, No. 4, Pt. 2.
2004 Fahner, M., et. al. “Acoustic Properties of echolocation signals by Captive Pacific White-sided Dolphins” (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens). In Echolocation in Bats & Dolphins. Pp. 53-58. University of Chicago Press. 604 pp.
2005 “The Science and Reality of Animal Training,” in 2005 Proceedings of the California Narcotics Canine Association.
2005 “Did He Say Right or Left? Modifier Cues: How to Train Them and What They’re For,” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2005 “Using What You’ve Learned: How to Develop Your Own Shaping Plan,” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2005 “Cross-World Puzzles: Training Diverse Species,” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2006 “Animal Behavior Modification: A Multi-Species Approach,” in 2006 Proceedings of the California Narcotics Canine Association.
2006 Thomas, J. et. al. “Studies on the Hearing and Acoustic Behavior of a Pacific White-sided Dolphin at Shedd Aquarium through Western Illinois University’s Graduate Certificate in Zoo & Aquaria Studies Program,” in Proceedings of 2006 Conference of the American Association of Zoo Keepers.
2006 “Training 101: The Practical Side of the Science,” in 2006 Proceedings of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers Annual Conference & Workshop.
2006 “Variety, Variability & Creativity: Hidden Challenges and Unexpected Opportunities,” in 2006 Proceedings of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers Annual Conference & Workshop.
2006 “The Future of Training: Emerging New Directions for our Profession.” Invited guest speaker 34th Annual Conference of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association. * Winner 2006 IMATA’s People’s Choice Award
2007 “To Use or not to Use! Complicated Training Tools: What are they for?” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2007 Au, W. W. L. et. al. “Characteristics of the Auditory Brainstem Evoked Potential of a Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens),” in Aquatic Mammals 2007, Vol. 33, No.1 pp. 76-84.
2007 “Behavior Trained, Behavior Lost, Behavior Found! A Problem Solving Case Study.” 2007 Proceedings of 35th Annual Conference of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association. *Winner 2007 IMATA Behavioral Training Award
2008 “Working for the Joy of it! Practical Use of Non-Food Reinforcers.” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2009 Robeck, T.R. et. al. “Seasonality, estrous cycle characterization, estrus synchronization, semen cryopreservation, and artificial insemination in Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquuidens),” in Reproduction (2009) 138: 391-405.
2009 “Evolution of the Zoo Trainer: A Personal Perspective” in Art and Science of Animal Training, University of North Texas, ORCA, 2009.
2009 “Keep Going Signals: Semantics, Myth, and Practice” in Canis (Scandinavian Dog Training Magazine), No.2, 2009.
2010 “The Complete Trainer: A Recipe for Developing the Best Possible Trainers” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2010 “Concept Training: Mimicry as a Trained Behavior in Dogs” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2010 “Smart Reinforcement: A Systematic Look at Reinforcement Strategies” in Curriculum for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos.
2010 “Wanted: Animal Training Consultant! Those Good with Animals need Not Apply!” in Art and Science of Animal Training, University of North Texas, ORCA, 2010.
2010 “Training 101: Creating a Shaping Plan to Help Shelter Dogs.” In 2010 Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Management Alliance. *Winner 2010 ABMA Impact Award
2011 "Aggression: Treatment and Context" in Curriculum for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpos.
2011 "Conservation Connection - Training to Save Wildlife" in Art and Science of Animal Training. University of North Texas, ORCA, 2011.
2011 "Behavior Analysis in a Zoological Setting" in Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. An invited tutorial.
2012 "Oops! What to do When Mistakes Happen" in Curriculum for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpos.
2012 "1+1=3: Adduction and Combining Cues" in Curriculum for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpos.
2012 "Marine Mammal Training: The History of Training Animals for Medical Behaviors and Keys to Their Sucess" in Veterinary Clinics of North America (Exotic Animal Practice, Exotic Animaln Training and Learning - special ed). Vol 15, No 3, Sept. 2012.
2012 Noren, S.R. et. al. "Changes in partial pressures of respiratory gases during submerged voluntary breath hold across odontocetes: is body mass important?" In Journal of Comprative Physiology B, 182(2), 299-309.
2013 "Growth and maturity of belugas in Cumberland Sound, Canada and in captivity: evidence of two growth layer groups (GLGs) per year in teeth" in Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 13(1): 1-18, 2013.
2013 "Missteps, Myths, and Mantras: Avoiding Common Trainer Errors and Traps" in Curriculum for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpos.
2013 "What Exoyic Animals Taught me About Being a Better Dog Trainer" in Curriculum for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpos.
2013 "Training When You're Not Training" in Art and Science of Animal Training. University of North Texas, ORCA, 2013.
2013 "Tales from the Field - The Diverse Faces of a Professional Animal Trainer" in Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, keynote address, Spokane, WA.
2013 "Cognitive Connections: Dolphins, Dogs, and Us" in 24th annual Chicago Humanities Festival: Animal: What Makes us Human?
2013 "Husbandry Training" in Zookeping: An Introduction to the Science and Technology (Eds. Irwin, Stoner, and Cobaugh). The University of Chicago Press, Ch. 43, pp. 424-434.
2014 "Who Nose? A Review of Scent Discrimination Techniques" in Curriculum for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpos.
2014 "What a Concept! New Frontiers in Concept Training" in Curriculum for Karen Pryor's ClickerExpos.
2014 "Working with Groups: A Protocol for Introducing Aggressive Animals" in Art and Science of Animal Training. University of North Texas, ORCA, 2014.
2014 Pryor, K. and Ramirez, K. "Modern Animal Training: A Transformative Technology" in The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Operant and Classical Conditioning (eds. F.K. McSweeney and E.S. Murphy), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Oxford. Ch. 18, pp. 455-482.
2014 "The Shedd Aquarium Way: Training whales with positive reinforcement provides insights into the best way to train dogs" in Dog Fancy, August 2014, pp. 30-33.
2014 "The Paradox of the Variable Schedule of Reinforcement: Aligning the Science, the Terminology, and the Practical Applications" in 2014 Proceedings of the Annual Conference of AZA and IMATA.
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