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Dr. Lisa Nisbet’s work investigates the environmental and health (happiness) benefits of individual differences in connectedness with the natural environment (nature relatedness). Current research questions that Dr. Nisbet is focusing on include: identifying elements or aspects of nature that impact well-being, examining perceptions of wildlife and human-animal interactions, and exploring the antecedents (early experiences, parenting) and linguistic expressions of nature relatedness (writing, nature contact, conservation activities). Dr. Nisbet is specifically investigating how individual differences in connection with nature are expressed through language in a current on-going study with Dr. Stephanie Rutherford and members of the NR Lab.