Chiawen Chiang

Chiawen Chiang is a Fish Behavior and Welfare Researcher and Lab Manager of the WATR-lab, which uses science-based scholarship to advance animal welfare and reveal multispecies interests. She is a recent graduate with a M.A. in Animal Studies from New York University. Prior to joining the program, she was the Project Manager of Fish Welfare Initiative’s Philippines arm, where she led projects to explore and implement interventions that raise aquaculture standards for farmed fish welfare in the country. Her research focuses on highlighting the complex lives of aquatic animals, and how their welfare is impacted in aquaculture systems.