Peer-reviewed publications

• The Impact of Enriched Housing on the Behaviour and Welfare of Captive Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

  • • • Rickman, E.L., Wilkinson, A., Pike, T.W. and Burman, O.H., 2025. The impact of enriched housing on the behaviour and welfare of captive leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 283, p.106487.

• Does environmental enrichment impact the behaviour and welfare of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)?

  • • • Crisante, A., Wilkinson, A., Pike, T.W., Rickman, E.L. and Burman, O.H., 2025. Does environmental enrichment impact the behaviour and welfare of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, p.106751.

Conference attendance

• BHS/AHH Drayton Manor Conference

  • 40-minute talk

    • Rickman, E. L (2026, March 21st-22nd). Active Research Projects at the Herpetological Environments and Research in Practice (HERP) Lab. The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

    • Rickman, E. L., Wilkinson, A., Pike, T., & Burman, O.H.P. (2025, March 15th-16th). New and Future Research for Assessing the Impact of Care on the Behaviour and Welfare of Captive Reptiles. The British Herpetological Society 2025 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

• • Posters

    • Foose, K*., Blunt, N*., Van Veghel, R*., Vadel, L*., St. John, A*., Yehling, M*., Stanberry, M*., Whitus, M*, & Rickman, E. L., (2026, March 21st-22nd). Gaze-following of Domestic Crested Geckos (Correlopus ciliatus) across life stages. The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

    • Benton, G*., Thuma, Z*., Booker, J*., Carvalho, S*., Van Veghel, R*.. Stanberry, M*., Collins, Z*., & Rickman, E. L., (2026, March 21st-22nd). Environmental & Object Habituation in Crested Geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

    • Benton, G*., Fentress, O*., Collins, Z*., Bloomberg, B., Foose, K*., & Rickman, E. L., (2026, March 21st-22nd). Husbandry Development for Captive Reptiles Using Wild Specimens: Observations from iNaturalist. The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

    • Bishop*, M., & Rickman, E. L., (2026, March 21st-22nd). Reptiles as Service Animals: The Possibility of Helpful Senses. The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

    • Orrell, J., Whitus, M*., Booker, J*., Yehling, M*., Blunt, N*., McKenna, G., Hickman, G., Carvalho, S*., St. John, A*., & Rickman, E. L., (2026, March 21st-22nd). The Effects of Age on the Behavior and Enclosure Use of Crested Geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

    • Sacchetti, T., Starrett, C., & Rickman, E. L., (2026, March 21st-22nd). Food Preference Across Age to Support Captive Welfare in Crested Geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

    • Hamilton, S*., Rickman, E. L., Baines, F.M., Dishman, Q., & Muryn, R. (2026, March 21st-22nd). Measuring Reptile Lighting: Introducing a Novel Tool. The British Herpetological Society 2026 BHS/AHH Conference, Drayton, England, United Kingdom.

• Herpeton: Florida Herpetological Conference

  • 10-minute talk

    • Rickman, E. L., Wilkinson, A., Pike, T., & Burman, O.H.P., ( 2025, October 31st- November 2nd). The Impact of Housing Conditions on the Learning of Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis Macularius). Florida SouthWestern State College 2025 HERPETON: The Florida Herpetology Conference, Naples Botanical Gardens, Naples, Florida, United States

    • Bishop, M., & Rickman, E. L. ( 2025, October 31st- November 2nd). Reptiles as Service Animals: The Possibility of Helpful Senses. Florida SouthWestern State College 2025 HERPETON: The Florida Herpetology Conference, Naples Botanical Gardens, Napels, Florida, United States

    • Benton, G*., Fentress, O*., Collins, Z*., Bloomberg, B., Foose, K*., & Rickman, E. L., ( 2025, October 31st- November 2nd). Husbandry Developments for Captive Reptiles Using Wild Specimens, with Emphasis on the Corn Snake (Pantherophis Guttatus) and the Red-ear Slider (Trachemys Scripta Elegans). Florida SouthWestern State College 2025 HERPETON: The Florida Herpetology Conference, Naples Botanical Gardens, Napels, Florida, United States

    • Rickman, E. L., Wilkinson, A., Pike, T., & Burman, O.H.P. (2024, September 27th-29th). The Impact of Housing on the Behavior and Welfare of Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis Macularius). Florida SouthWestern State College 2024 HERPETON: South Florida Herpetological Conference, Fort Myers, Florida, United States

• • Posters

    • Hamilton, S*., Rickman, E. L., Baines, F.M., Dishman, Q., & Muryn, R. (2026, March 21st-22nd). Measuring Reptile Lighting: Introducing a Novel Tool. Florida SouthWestern State College 2025 HERPETON: The Florida Herpetology Conference, Naples Botanical Gardens, Napels, Florida, United States.