Dr. Suppakittpaisarn is working as a landscape design lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University. He teaches a course called ‘Landscape, Environment, Behaviors, and Minds,’ which explores the relationship between the environment and human behaviors. His research interests include creating co-habitat between human and wildlife species, ecosystem service management, landscape perceptions and preferences, … Continued
Dr. Swim strives to build on our better nature for nature — working with existing desires to live on a healthy planet, empowering people to be able to change, and developing hope, empathy, and curiosity to facilitate change. She uses experimental and survey research to examine the psychological underpinnings of people’s willingness to engage in … Continued
Dr. Sarah Thomas has 20 years of experience working in zoos in the UK and New Zealand. Before relocating to New Zealand in mid-2019, her previous roles included Head of Discovery and Learning at the Zoological Society of London (2011-2019), and the Education, Conservation and Research Manager at Blackpool Zoo (2002-2011) My current role is … Continued
Dr. Vining is a semi-retired professor and consulting research psychologist. She is interested in applying psychological theories, principles, and methods to understanding and managing human/environment interactions. Topical interests include the role of emotion in environment perception and decision-making, distinctions between natural and unnatural environments (which are usually defined as human-influenced), conservation behavior, interactions among humans … Continued
T.H.E. Lab views conservation and natural resources management through the lens of human behavior and social process. We produce actionable insights from rigorous psychological, sociological, and behavioral sciences inquiry with observational, experimental, and survey methods to explore the nature of and reasons for environmentally significant behavior. We contribute to conservation and management via insights into … Continued
Dr. Christina Wesolek currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Captive Wildlife Care in the Hybrid Learning Program at Unity College. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biology from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, a Master of Arts degree in Psychology (Behavioral Science & Bioacoustics) from the University … Continued
Dr. Kim Wolske is a research associate professor in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and a research fellow with (EPIC), the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago. Her work draws on the fields of environmental, social, and cognitive psychology to examine the behavioral dimensions of energy and climate issues, with … Continued
Dr. John Zelenski studies how people connect with nature as a momentary experience and as an individual (nature relatedness). Broadly, Dr. Zelenski’s work explores the potential of a ‘happy path to sustainability’ that goes through nature. In essence, it seems like when people connect with nature they improve well-being and treat the environment better. Still, … Continued