If you are a member of the media and want further information on any of the topics covered on this website, call the Project R&R/NEAVS office. We will be happy to arrange interviews with the contacts below and other members of our Advisory Board.
Call 617-523-6020 or email:
releasechimps@neavs.org.
Jarrod Bailey, PhD
Dr. Bailey is the science advisor for Project R&R; honorary research associate at Newcastle University; science advisor for the Safer Medicines Campaign (formerly EMP); and, a senior research scientist at PCRM. Dr. Bailey has published numerous papers in the scientific literature regarding non-animal research methods as well as papers exposing the flaws and limitations of the animal model. Dr. Bailey has been the subject of radio, television and print interviews, and has presented in many scientific and lay arenas, including the House of Commons in the United Kingdom.
Theodora Capaldo, EdD
Dr. Capaldo is President of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS), the coordinator of Project R&R, and its educational affiliate the Ethical Science and Education Coalition (ESEC). Also a licensed psychologist with more than 25 years of experience, she brings special insight into the trauma endured by animals used for biomedical and psychological research and into effective strategies for social change.
Under her leadership, NEAVS has focused on programs aimed at creating a new generation of scientists instilled with compassion for all species and at expanding the ethics and laws protecting nonhuman species from research.
A long-time animal advocate, Dr. Capaldo has served on the board of several U.S. animal advocacy organizations including Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PsyETA); Americans for Alternatives to Animal Research (AAAR); and, the Laboratory Primate Advocacy Group (LPAG). She speaks both nationally and internationally on ending the use of animals in science and science education.
Gloria Grow
Ms. Grow, along with Richard Allan, DVM, founded the Fauna Foundation, a natural preserve and sanctuary that provides a permanent home for rescued wildlife, farmed animals, horses and companion animals. Years later, Ms. Grow expanded the vision of Fauna to become the first and only Canadian sanctuary for chimpanzees.
Under her direction, Fauna welcomed 15 chimpanzees from the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates, establishing itself as the first sanctuary to accept HIV-positive chimpanzees.
Ms. Grow is a dedicated advocate for chimpanzees and has presented nationally and internationally on ending their use in biomedical research. She has been featured in both television and printed media, including an award winning article in Discover magazine and documentaries on the National Geographic Channel, the Discovery Channel, PBS and other TV and radio venues.
An inspiring speaker, Ms. Grow is a key player in the efforts of Project R&R, including touring to educate and enlighten audiences about the plight and recovery of chimpanzees from laboratories.
Nancy Megna
Ms. Megna spent ten years working at two biomedical research laboratories, the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP) and Yerkes National Primate Research Center. Her first-hand knowledge of the devastating impact that biomedical research and laboratory conditions have on chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates has led her to advocate on their behalf from both inside and outside of laboratories.
Ms. Megna understands the pitfalls of the Animal Welfare Act and the effects of its shortcomings on both the nonhuman and human primates in labs. Currently Project R&R’s Program Specialist, Ms. Megna travels around the country with Project R&R bringing her eyewitness experiences of life in a lab to the public to call for an end to biomedical research on chimpanzees in the U.S.
Her interests in primate behavior led her to coursework in Africa where she spent a month among free-ranging chimpanzees and monkeys studying their behavior, ecology and conservation.
