Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski

Founder and Director

Dolphin Communication Project

1990–presentMultiple field sites worldwide
Specialization

Dolphin behavior and multimodal communication in natural environments

Key Findings
  • • Developed the Mobile Video/Acoustic Array (MVA) — synchronizes video and audio to identify which dolphin produces specific sounds
  • • Documented context-specific communication strategies (play vs. foraging vs. travel)
  • • Revealed cultural variations in communication across dolphin populations
  • • Pioneered research on tactile communication — physical contact serving communicative functions