A5018563523- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
- Forest Management and Policy
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Social Media and Politics
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Economic Sanctions and International Relations
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Northern Research Station
2017-2025
US Forest Service
2015-2023
United States Department of Agriculture
2018
Northwestern University
2008-2016
Government of the United States of America
2015
The question of why people are motivated to act altruistically has been an important one for centuries, and across various disciplines. Drawing on previous research moral regulation, we propose a framework suggesting that (or immoral) behavior can result from internal balancing self-worth the cost inherent in altruistic behavior. In Experiment 1, participants were asked write self-relevant story containing words referring either positive or negative traits. Participants who wrote traits...
Abstract Twenty-five years since foundational publications on valuing ecosystem services for human well-being 1,2 , addressing the global biodiversity crisis 3 still implies confronting barriers to incorporating nature’s diverse values into decision-making. These include powerful interests supported by current norms and legal rules such as property rights, which determine whose of nature are acted on. A better understanding how why is (under)valued more urgent than ever 4 . Notwithstanding...
Achieving the intertwined goals of justice and sustainability requires transformative changes to meaningfully engage diverse perspectives. Therefore, scholars policymakers need new ways recognising addressing nature's multiple values across cultures, disciplines other knowledge traditions. By reviewing academic publications, policy documents Indigenous local community sources, we developed an inclusive typology clarify value concepts guide their consideration in decisions. Through case...
The idea that people inevitably act in accordance with their self-interest on the basis of a calculation costs and benefits does not constitute an adequate framework for understanding political acts violence self-sacrifice. Recent research suggests better is needed how sacred values notions self group identity lead to terms principles rather than prospects when two come into conflict. Perhaps greatest challenge understand causes moral imperatives diffuse through population motivate some...
In the United States, schools serving urban, low-income students are among lowest-performing academically. Previous research in relatively well-off populations has linked vegetation schoolyards and surrounding neighborhoods to better school performance even after controlling for important confounding factors, raising tantalizing possibility that greening might boost academic achievement. This study extended previous cross-sectional on "greenness"-academic achievement link a public district...
Abstract Conflict over Iran’s nuclear program, which involves a US-led policy to impose sanctions on Iran, is perceived by each side as preeminent challenge its own national security and global peace. Yet, there little scientific study or understanding of how material incentives disincentives, such economic sanctions, psychologically affect the targeted population potentially influence behaviour. Here we explore Iranian program within paradigm concerned with sacred values. We integrate...
While research has documented clear regional differences in environmental attitudes and behaviors, less is understood about the role of shared moral values shaping these variations. This gap poses a critical challenge to designing effective climate action strategies. Many initiatives rely on "moral framing" promote proenvironmental behavior, often targeting specific geographical areas like cities or counties. However, strategies may falter if they fail account for unique landscapes that...
1.Addressing social and ecological values is a central aim of democratic environmental management policymaking, especially during deliberative participatory processes. Agencies responsible for managing public lands would benefit from deepened understanding how various publics’ value those lands.2.Federal land agencies receive millions written comments the on proposed actions annually, providing unique source insights into assigns to lands. To date, little attention has been directed towards...
ABSTRACT We use different text-processing algorithms to gain insight into the political rhetoric used in conservative and liberal weblogs. specifically focus on online debate regarding issue of "Ground Zero Mosque," which has been one most controversial issues U.S. politics last several years. Overall, our results show that there are significant differences various linguistic features related sentiments collective identity, moral concerns, emotional dynamics between liberals conservatives,...
Wildfires have significant effects on human populations, economically, environmentally, and in terms of their general well-being. Smoke pollution, particular, from either prescribed burns or uncontrolled wildfires, can health impacts. Some estimates suggest that smoke dispersion fire events may affect the one three residents United States, leading to an increased incidence respiratory illnesses such as asthma pulmonary disease. Scarcity measurements particulate matter responsible for these...
Centuries’ worth of cultural stories suggest that self-sacrifice may be a cornerstone our moral concepts, yet this notion is largely absent from recent theories in psychology. For instance, the footbridge version well-known trolley car problem only way to save five people runaway push single man on tracks. It explicitly specified bystander cannot sacrifice himself because his weight insufficient stop trolley. But imagine if were not case. Would rather themselves than another? In Study 1, we...
Elements of the natural world, such as mountains, rivers, and forests, are often seen sacred in many cultural traditions. Recent conservation movements have even begun to draw on spiritual religious beliefs promote issues environmental sustainability. The straightforward assumption these cases is that (compared with secular ones) will hold greater sway alerting people various perils. However, risk perception a complex process, we find that, some cases, viewing resources may lead diminished...
Abstract We analyzed USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) employment data from 1995 to 2017, by race and ethnicity, gender, as well race/ethnicity assess progress towards the Service’s goal of achieving a multicultural workforce that reflects US population. look at trends an employee’s level in branch Service. Our show overall decrease nearly 20%, increase diversity leadership levels, little change percentage employees non-White racial/ethnic groups combined, number Black decreased, women...
The practice of gathering and harvesting wild foods has seen renewed interest in recent decades. In addition to contributing food security sovereignty, foraging plays a role promoting socioecological resilience creating communities belonging. However, is generally prohibited by regulations governing public lands the United States elsewhere. growth forests suggests policymakers land managers’ may be interested reconsidering this broad prohibition but require an information base do so. While...
Abstract Sacred values are different from secular in that they often associated with violations of the cost-benefit logic rational choice models. Previous work on sacred has been largely limited to religious or territorial conflicts deeply embedded historical contexts. In this we find Iranian nuclear program, a relatively recent development, is treated as by some Iranians, leading greater disapproval deals which involve monetary incentives end program. Our results suggest depending...
A diverse, representative workforce is both beneficial and legally mandated for U.S. federal agencies. While previous research documents overall diversity within public agencies, like the USDA Forest Service, little known about career outcomes trajectories these In this work, we look at individual-level metrics which reveal patterns in employee retention, advancement, termination. Using employment data over 25,000 Service employees, found that race/ethnicity, gender, interaction of variables...
Abstract The current study examined how financial scarcity and natural resource independently interactively influence sustainable choices motivations. Participants performed a shopping task where they chose between conventional products, rated their motivations for choice. We found that reduced product choices, lowered pro‐environmental motivations, but increased to save costs (Experiment 1). In contrast, perceived of resources (i.e., water) 2). By combining water scarcity, we further...
Wildfires have significant effects on human populations worldwide. Smoke pollution, in particular, from either prescribed burns or uncontrolled wildfires, can profound health impacts, such as reducing birth weight children and aggravating respiratory cardiovascular conditions. Scarcity the measurements of particulate matter responsible for these public issues makes addressing problem smoke dispersion challenging, especially when fires occur remote regions. Previous research has shown that...