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 Bardwell is no longer active in the field, but was most interested in the relationship between people and their environments — be those the natural environment, or the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
Dr. Britain Scott is a social psychologist who joined the University of St. Thomas psychology faculty in 1996. From 2004 to 2007 she served as Director of Environmental Studies at St. Thomas. She is first author of Psychology for Sustainability, 5e (Scott, Amel, Koger, & Manning, 2021; Routledge) and co-creator of the instructor resource Teaching … Continued
Broadly, Dr. Nicole Sintov focuses on the role of individual-level behavior and decision-making in sustainable consumption with an emphasis on energy contexts, such as home energy use or energy-efficient technology adoption and use. Dr. Sintov often works on interdisciplinary teams in which I model consumer behavior in response to computer science- or engineering-enabled advances, such … Continued
Dr. Beth Karlin is the founder and CEO of See Change Institute, a research (and practice) institute devoted to studying and shaping behavior change programs for the greater good. Beth and her team deliver actionable research to support organizations in the fields of health, environment, social justice, and philanthropy. They are currently working on projects … 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
Donna McMillan is a clinical psychologist who received her Ph.D. and M.A. in clinical psychology from Duke University and her B.A. from the University of Virginia, having double majored in psychology and biology. Donna’s work focuses on the study of the person. She seeks a rich understanding of human beings as we really are, from … 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
Peter H. Kahn, Jr. is a professor in the Department of Psychology and School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, and Director of the Human Interaction with Nature and Technological Systems (HINTS) Laboratory at the University of Washington. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Ecopsychology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, … 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. Matsuba’s work explores the links between environmental attitudes, beliefs and behaviors, and other factors that influence them, including personality and developmental factors. More recently, he has been exploring the importance of the “natural world” on human wellbeing, taking a mindfulness and Indigenous lens to this work. Dr. Matsuba’s previous research has focused on the … 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
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