Dr. Julie Johnson-Pynn has conducted field research regarding conservation and environmental education for over 20 years in East Africa, primarily in cooperation with The Jane Goodall Institute. She has also done research funded by the National Geographic Society concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of field experiences on youth’s connection to nature and communities’ traditional environmental knowledge of water quality. Currently, Dr. Johnson-Pynn is conducting a program evaluation of a citizen science program with a focus on bee conservation for Earthwatch.
Julie Johnson-Pynn
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Southern Utah University
Publications
Johnson, R., Johnson-Pynn, J. S., Drescher, C. F., & Kleru, S. (2021, in press). Evolving pathways to positive youth development among Maasai adolescents. International Perspectives in Psychology.
Johnson-Pynn, J., *Peek, M. E., &* Ammon, E. (2021, in press). Creating pathways to females’ participation in outdoor activities. The Journal of Student Leadership. *SUU students.
Jovanelly, T.J. & Johnson-Pynn, J. S. (2015). Pioneering water quality data on the Lake Victoria watershed: Impacts to human health. Journal of Water and Health, World Health Organization, 920-930.
Johnson-Pynn, J. S. & Johnson, L. R. (2014). Towards Inclusivity, adaptation, and collective action in Ecopsychology: Lessons from East Africa. Invited essay, Ecopsychology, 5(4) 233-236.
Johnson-Pynn, J. S., Johnson, L. R., Kityo, R., & Lugumya, D. L. (2014). Students and scientists connect with nature in Uganda, East Africa. International Journal of Research in Science Education (9), 311-327.
Johnson, L. R., Johnson-Pynn, J. S., Lugumya, D. L., Kityo, R., & Drescher, C. (2013). Cultivating youth’s capacity to address climate change in Uganda. International Perspectives in Psychology, Vol. 2, No. 1, 29–44.
Jovanelly, T.J., and Johnson-Pynn, J. (2013). A preliminary investigation of water and soil quality in four forest reserves near Kampala, Uganda, Abstracts with Programs-Geological Society of America, Vol. 44, No.7, 387. Charlotte, NC. Geological Society of America (GSA).
Johnson-Pynn, J. S., & Johnson, L. R. (2010). Exploring environmental education for East African youth: Do program contexts matter? Children, Youth and Environments, 20 (1), 123-151.
Johnson-Pynn, J. S., Johnson, L. R., Hamblin, R. J., Sweeney, S., Anglin, A. E. (2010). The power of youth is global: Researching an international program for youth. Information for Action: A Journal on Service-Learning Research with Children and Youth, 3(1), www.service-learningpartnership.org.
Johnson-Pynn, J. S., Johnson, L. R., & Pynn, T. (2010). Connecting with nature and caring for others: An eco-psychological perspective on positive youth development. ReVision: A Journal of Consciousness and Transformation, vol. 31(3&4), 78-84.
Johnson, L., Johnson-Pynn, J., Sweeney, S., & Tucker, C. (2009). Going green, going global: A report from Jane Goodall’s Global Youth Summit. Ecopsychology, 1(2), 74-85.