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. 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
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
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
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
