Elise L. Amel, has a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Purdue University and has been teaching at the University of St. Thomas for over two decades. She has co-authored an article in Science Magazine introducing a broad and diverse audience to the role of psychology in addressing environmental crises. She has co-authored an undergraduate textbook, … Continued
Founder of the Social Ecology Lab at Stanford University, Professor Ardoin is an interdisciplinary social scientist who researches individual and collective environmental behavior as influenced by environmental learning and motivated by place-based connections. Professor Ardoin and members of her lab often work in collaboration with community partners, including public, private, and social sector organizations at … Continued
Dr. Matthew Ballew’s research interests combine perspectives from social, environmental, and positive psychology. Dr. Ballew is broadly interested in the interrelation between human behavior, the environment (i.e., nature, social environments), and human wellness: how people influence their environments and how people’s environments influence their health and wellbeing. My research interests include the following: -Experiences with … Continued
Dr. Bardwell is no longer active in the field, but was most interested in the relationship between people and their environments — be those the natural environment, or the informational/social/physical environments we find ourselves in every day. Of late, Dr. Bardwell has been supporting SEE framework (Supportive Environments for Effectiveness) that builds on the work … Continued
Dr. Amara Brook is a former researcher and professor in self and identity issues related to conservation psychology. Currently, Dr. Brooks is a practicing psychologist helping people better understand themselves, accept reality, and make changes in their lives consistent with their goals and values.
Dr. James G. Cantrill received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois – Urbana. Currently, he is the head of the Department of Communication & Media Studies and serves as the Director of General Education at Northern Michigan University. Jim has an extensive publication record and, over the years, he has developed a reputation as … Continued
Louise Chawla, Ph.D. is an active fellow in the Center for Community Engagement, Design, and Research at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research and writing relates to children’s experiences of nature and urban environments, including the development of active care for built communities and the natural world. She has been involved with conservation psychology … Continued
Susan Clayton is professor of social and environmental psychology at the College of Wooster, where she has taught courses in Environment and identity, Sustainability, Environmental Psychology, and Humans and other animals. Clayton received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale University. Her research examines people’s relationship with the natural environment; she has written about the … Continued
Dr. Victor Corral-Verdugo studies sustainable behavior, aimed at developing a classification of these actions, including self-care, care for others, and care for the environment. In recent years Dr. Corral-Verdugo’s team proposed, and started testing, a model of positive environments, conceived as scenarios that meet human needs and incite environmentally-protective behaviors in response to environmental challenges. … Continued
Beth Covitt, Head of Science Education Research and Evaluation, has been working in the fields of environmental and science education for 20 years. She has a keen interest in environmental science literacy and developing a citizenry that is well prepared to use science to inform decision-making. Beth has worked on numerous projects spanning many topics but … Continued
Kayla Cranston, Ph.D. is the Director of Co-Design Science & Innovation at Antioch University New England. In this position, Kayla leads the design and administration of a suite of professional development services to strengthen the capacity of conservation professionals to effectively integrate Conservation Psychology into their daily work. Previous to this post, Kayla worked at Saint … Continued
Raymond De Young is a broadly trained psychologist, planner, and engineer. He focuses on the process of re-localization, a response to emerging biophysical limits, and the consequences of having deeply disrupted the Earth’s ecosystems. He applies conservation psychology to the challenge of helping people envision and adopt behaviors that support an urgent transition to a … Continued