Hillary Dalton, PhD

Senior Research Manager, Compassion in World Farming | New York, NY

Dr. Hillary Dalton is the Senior Research Manager at Compassion in World Farming USA, where she leverages her extensive technical expertise and industry experience to advise companies, producers, and policymakers on improving farmed animal welfare and adopting regenerative farming practices. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Global Animal Partnership and chairs the standards committee for the animal welfare pillar of the Regenerative Organic Certification. Dr. Dalton holds a PhD in Poultry Behavior and Welfare from the University of Guelph, an MSc in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare from the University of Edinburgh, and a BSc in Animal Biology from the University of Alberta. She previously held a post-doctoral position at Newcastle University, leading precision agriculture research focused on pigs and poultry. (New York, NY)