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
Prof. Dr. Peter Schmuck is a social science-oriented action researcher and sustainability scientist. In interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams, he has been involved in major transformation projects since 1998, particularly in the field of decentralized and participatory energy transition.His practical projects include converting the energy supply in 200 communities in Germany (www.energiewendedörfer.de). As a scientifically working … Continued
Niki Harré is a professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland. Her recent research projects have focused on sustainable communities and schools, core human values, positive youth development and political activism. In 2007 Niki edited, with Quentin Atkinson, the book Carbon Neutral by 2020: How New Zealanders Can Tackle Climate Change. … Continued
Dr. Hull writes and speaks about organizations, communities, and leaders constructing sustainable development in the face of converging demographic, environmental, governance, and market transformations. He is most excited when learning and sharing lessons about innovative leaders who are forging collaborations among government, business, and civil society. He is a Senior Fellow in the Center for … 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
Dr. John Zelenski studies how people connect with nature as a momentary experience and as an individual (nature relatedness). Broadly, Dr. Zelenski’s work explores the potential of a ‘happy path to sustainability’ that goes through nature. In essence, it seems like when people connect with nature they improve well-being and treat the environment better. Still, … Continued
Professor Koger received her B.A. degree from Kean College (in New Jersey) and her Ph.D. in physiological psychology from the University of New Hampshire. She joined Willamette University in the fall of 1993, and teaches Biopsychology, Psychology of Learning, and Psychology for Sustainability, among other courses. Her scholarship focuses on the effects of toxicants such … Continued
Bryan Norton is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Philosophy and Policy in the School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, His current research concentrates on sustainability theory, on problems of scale in the formulation of environmental problems, and the theory and practice of adaptive management, with special emphasis on methods to evaluate environmental change. His … Continued
Laura Musikanski is executive director the Happiness Alliance (happycounts.org), a nonprofit providing tools and resources, such as the Happiness Index, to communities for taking action and joining the Happiness and Well-being Movement. She has been working there since 2010. Together with Beth Allgood, Laura authored the first community-based wildlife conservation wellbeing index, Proposing a Community-Based … 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