Dr. Jessica Nolan has studied the effects of normative social influence on various environmental behaviors, including energy conservation and household recycling. Dr. Nolan is also interested in informal systems of social control, including how and when people are willing to impose social sanctions, as well as how government regulations (formal sanctioning systems) influence informal systems … Continued
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) … 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. 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. Willett Kempton is a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, and in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware. He is the co-founder and Associate Director of the Center for Research in Wind. He is an Affiliated Professor at the Danish Technical University. Dr. Kempton directs … Continued
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
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
Angela Mertig is currently a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. She specializes in sociological research methodology and statistics, environmental sociology, social movements, especially the environmental movement, and in the study of public opinion and attitudes regarding the natural environment and animals. Dr. … 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
Florian G. Kaiser is, since 2008, a professor of personality and social psychology at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. His research interests include attitude theory, attitude-behavior consistency, the Campbell paradigm, evidence-based psychological policy support, large-scale attitude change, and behavior management. Topics of interest are environmental protection and environmental education for sustainable development. Dr. Kaiser received … 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