Ask Us: Faunalytics’ Virtual Office Hours
For more than 20 years, Faunalytics has been the research arm of the animal advocacy movement. We hope that you turn to us when you’re looking for a statistic, the best way to tackle an advocacy problem, or advice about research!
Ask A Librarian!

Tues. 12pm–1pm ET
Max time per person: 30 mins
Faunalytics’ Content Director karol (he/him) is our resident expert on finding existing research on a given advocacy topic.
Reach out to karol in English, Polish, or French.
Great questions for karol:
- What are some good resources on topic X?
- What data is available related to topic X?
- How can I create an impactful visual for a dataset?
Ask A Researcher!

Wed. 10am–11am ET
Max time per person: 30 mins
Faunalytics’ Research Scientist Andrea (she/her) has years of experience in research and grassroots animal advocacy.
Reach out to Andrea in English or Spanish.
Great questions for Andrea:
- How can I test whether my group’s approach is effective?
- How can animal welfare research help my advocacy?
- How do I know whether this welfare campaign will make things meaningfully better for animals?
Ask A Researcher!

Thu. 1:00-2:00pm ET
Max time per person: 30 mins
Faunalytics’ Research Scientist Zach (he/they) has years of experience in research and working in economic development.
Reach out to Zach in English.
Great questions for Zach:
- How can I test whether my group’s approach is effective?
- How can I use R to clean, analyze, and visualize my data?
- What’s so great about randomized controlled trials (RCTs) anyway?
About Office Hours
Faunalytics’ weekly, pro-bono Office Hours provide the opportunity to receive one-on-one help with research design, strategy, and/or general questions. Office Hours are held via Google Meet video conferencing.
How To Join
Join any Office Hour (at any time during the hour) by clicking JOIN NOW above. Please note that if we are very busy we may not be able to let you into the session. We are sincerely sorry if this happens and encourage you to try back later in the session or on another day.
Book Another Time
If you’d like to attend an Office Hour but are unable to attend at the scheduled time, we invite you to contact our team to schedule a time that works for you. Our email addresses can be found on our Team page.
Pro-Bono Thanks To Our Supporters
We offer up to 30 minutes per organization (or independent advocate) per office hour, and up to 3 hours total per calendar year. Organizations with annual revenues under USD $1 million are offered up to 5 additional hours of support per year, with timing dependent on capacity. If you would benefit from more assistance beyond these caps, we offer limited additional hours of support to any organization or individual at a small fee, depending on your needs and our team’s availability.
Custom Research
If you are inquiring about custom research for your organization, please email our Research Director, Dr. Jo Anderson, for details. We offer Partner Projects on a limited basis, capacity allowing.

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