Gregg Sparkman is an Assistant Professor in the department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Boston College. His research focuses on psychology and social change, including research on scalable interventions to address social problems related to the environment, health, and social inequity. He examines motivations to change behavior and how to advocate for change, including the … 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
Lily Maynard, Ph.D., is the Director of Global Conservation at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Spending years in zoos, including working as a conservation manager at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, instilled her passion for wildlife. Lily received her B.A. in Biology from Smith College and completed her master’s and doctorate in the Human Dimensions of … 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
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