Dr. Bardwell is no longer active in the field, but was most interested in the relationship between people and their environments — be those the natural environment, or the informational/social/physical environments we find ourselves in every day. Of late, Dr. Bardwell has been supporting SEE framework (Supportive Environments for Effectiveness) that builds on the work … Continued
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. 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. 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
Marianne E Krasny is professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, and Director of the Civic Ecology Lab at Cornell University. Her scholarship focuses on grassroots environmental stewardship, environmental education, and climate behaviors and collective actions. Dr. Krasny recently completed a book entitled In This Together: Connecting with Your Community to Combat … Continued
Rachelle Gould is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work involves social science, the humanities, and ecology. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont. Her research explores the relationship between people and ecosystems and focuses on: (1) environmental values, including Cultural Ecosystem Services and relational values; (2) lifelong and life-wide environmental learning and its … Continued
Beth Covitt, Head of Science Education Research and Evaluation, has been working in the fields of environmental and science education for 20 years. She has a keen interest in environmental science literacy and developing a citizenry that is well prepared to use science to inform decision-making. Beth has worked on numerous projects spanning many topics but … Continued
Dr. Julie Johnson-Pynn has conducted field research regarding conservation and environmental education for over 20 years in East Africa, primarily in cooperation with The Jane Goodall Institute. She has also done research funded by the National Geographic Society concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of field experiences on youth’s connection to nature and communities’ traditional environmental … Continued
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