Below you will find profiles of conservation psychology researchers and practitioners. If your research is relevant to conservation psychology and you would like your profile to be added below, please contact Carol Saunders at csaunders@antioch.edu
Laura R. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Psychology
University of Mississippi
RM 207 Peabody Hall
University, MS 38677
USA
Phone: (662)915-5185
Email: ljohnson@olemiss.edu
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Johnson, L. R., & Johnson-Pynn, J. (2007). Cultivating compassion and youth action around the globe: A preliminary report on Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots” program. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging research and practice, 2(2).
Johnson, L. R., Johnson-Pynn, J. S., & Pynn, T. (2007). Youth civic engagement in China: Results from a program promoting environmental activism. Journal of Adolescent Research, 22, 355-386.
Johnson, L.R. (2007). Psychology in Uganda: Advances, opportunities, and adventure. International Psychology Bulletin, 11(3) 36-38.
Johnson-Pynn. J., & Johnson, L. (2005). Success and challenges in East African conservation education. Journal of Environmental Education, 36, 25-40.
Johnson-Pynn, J., & Johnson, L. R. (2005). Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots: Bettering the lives of East African youth and their ecology. Journal of Ethics in Leadership, 1(2), 17-31.
Research Interests:
International youth development and civic engagement; cultivation of intercultural and ecological competence in youth and emerging adults; role of nature in positive youth development; collaborative international research with The Jane Goodall Institutes’ Roots&Shoots environmental and humanitarian youth program.
