Awards and Honors
Coren's psychological research and teaching has been honored many times including being named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Killam Senior Research Fellow. In recognition of the quality of his work he has been elected to fellowship status by numerous professional societies including, the American Psychological Association, Canadian Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science,. Other honors include a Canadian Psychiatric Association Research Award (1992), the Robert E. Knox Master Teacher Award, and he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Guelph for his scientific and literary contributions.
His writing and his books have also received numerous honors including the Maxwell Medal of Excellence from the Dog Writers Association of America for 2011, and the Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children's Book Award for 2007. He was named "Writer of the Year" by the International Positive Dog Training Association. His book “Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses” was named as one of the top 10 Canadian children’s books of 2006 by the Ontario Library Association, and received the Red Cedar Book Award (2009) for best nonfiction children’s book (sponsored by library associations in British Columbia).
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