Scientists continue to provide compelling evidence that environmental degradation and consequent global climate change are profoundly dangerous to humans and to other life on earth (Gallup Poll, 2009). Despite global awareness of environmental issues, actions promoting environmental sustainability have steadily declined over the past decades, particularly for adolescents and young adults (Twenge, Campbell, & Freemen, … 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. 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
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
Ezra Markowitz, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Environmental Decision-Making in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research and teaching focus is on the intersection of decision-making, persuasive communication, public engagement with science, and environmental sustainability. He is particularly interested and an expert in the practical application of behavioral … Continued
Dr. Nathaniel Geiger is an assistant professor of Communication Science in the Media School, also holding affiliations with the Integrated Program in the Environment (IPE) and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). Dr. Geiger is an interdisciplinary social scientist interested in understanding barriers to psychological engagement with climate change. Dr. Geiger conducts experimental and survey research in … 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