Alison Kerr:  

Once upon a time, I had to choose between my love of animals (Veterinary Science) and my love of English (English Literature). In the sixties and early seventies, they still thought that women couldn't handle large animals like horses in veterinary practice, so English Literature it was. Wonderful though the learning was, studies in English lead directly to the pink collar (that is to say: seriously underpaid) ghetto of publishing. Unless one went on to a Ph.D. in English and then battled the hordes for one of the few teaching positions available in the 70's at the university level, one was reduced to either writing or publishing. At the end of my M.A. in English, I tried both and found neither satisfactory. Eventually, I returned to the academy to take up the study of Psychology. Now, with a Ph.D. in Psychology from U. 0f T., I teach same at York University and have maintained a private psychotherapy practice since 1991. I have been blessed with two children and have begun, at last, to surround myself with the animals I have always loved. Currently, I am honoured to share my life with a Siamese cat, an Abysinnian cat, a Jack Russell terrier, a draft-cross geld...Expand for more