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
Dawn Hill, PhD
Conservation Psychologist, Adjunct Professor, Researcher, Evaluator
Psychology; Institute of the Environment
University of Arizona; Ecologics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ 85739
Phone: 520-237-5160
Email: dawnh@u.arizona.edu
Biographical Statement:
I received a PhD in Cognitive and Environmental Psychology, with emphasis in Evolutionary and Behaviorist traditions, at the University of Arizona, and also received an MBA from the University of Phoenix. As an academic and scientific researcher, I have started two non-profit organizations both with an environmental focus: one specifically to develop enhanced and effective environmental education systems (defined as producing behavioral change) and the second to synergize the environmental movement through technology and “psychologize” the environmental movement in areas such as understanding individual consumption, community conservation efforts, and environmental law and policy. As a result of my scientific research I have published a book chapter and multiple peer-reviewed articles, am in process of writing a book with collaborators, and am in partnership with many environmental and scientific organizations in Arizona and Costa Rica, formatively evaluating their environmental education efforts. My broad environmental reach has been facilitated by strong Program Evaluation skills and techniques; I have been a long-time member of the Evaluation Group for the Analysis of Data (EGAD) as well as been certified in many corporate evaluation and quality improvement program techniques. I’m also an Adjunct Professor for the University of Arizona teaching many psychology courses.
Outside of academia and science, I am heavily involved in the corporate world, completely orthogonal to my environmental interests. I have a strong business background and many years of Executive experience. I’m currently the VP of Finance and Administration for the Bio-Sim Corporation, and am the Controller (part-time) for Digital Human, Inc. Being involved in both worlds has been instrumental in how I think and the decisions I make in the environmental domain, especially with regard to ensuring the non-profits will thrive financially.
I welcome any collaboration opportunity in the realms of conservation psychology, environmental education, or community conservation efforts. I feel working in teams and with other collaborators is far more enriching and makes differences happen quicker!
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Jacobs, W.J., Sisco, M., Hill, D., Malter, F., Figueredo, A.J. (2011) On the Practice of Theory-based Evaluation: Information, Norms, and Adherence. Under 2nd review; submitted to Evaluation and Program Planning.
Hill, D., Stern, M., Powell, B. (2010). Meta-Analysis Report – Environmental Education. Report prepared for the National Park Service; grant supported. Blacksburg, Virginia.
Hill, D., Jacobs, W.J., Figueredo, A.J. (2010). Contextual Influences of Sustainable Behavior. In, Psychological Approaches to Sustainability: Current Trends in Theory, Research and Applications. Víctor Corral-Verdugo, Cirilo H. García-Cadena & Martha Frías-Armenta (Eds). Nova Science Pub Inc.
Hill, D. (2008). Contextual (settings/situational) control of pro/anti environmental behavior. Dissertation.
Hill, D. and Daniel, T.C. (2008). Foundations for an ecological aesthetic: Can information alter landscape preferences? Society and Natural Resources, 21(1), 34-49.
Tal, I.R., Hill, D., Figueredo, A.J., Frias-Armenta, M., Corral-Verdugo, V. (2006) An Evolutionary Approach to Explaining Water Conservation, Medio Ambiente y Comportamiento Humano, 7(1), 7-27.
Figueredo, A.J., Vasquez, G., Brumbach, B.H., Schneider, S., Sefcek, J.A., Tal, I.R., Hill, D., Wenner, C.J., & Jacobs, W.J., 2005. Consilience and life history theory: From genes to brain to reproductive strategy. Developmental Review, 26, 243-275.
Daniel, T.C., Weidmann, E., and Hines, D. (2003). Assessing Public Tradeoffs between Fire Hazard and Scenic Beauty in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Proceedings of the Ninth International symposium on society and management, 2002, June 2-5; Bloomington, Indiana. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-231. St. Paul, MN: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. p. 36-44.
Research Interests:
(1) to learn more about and how to change human environmental behavior toward sustainable ends, using an environmental (contextual), evolutionary, and behaviorist strategies
(2) to revolutionize environmental education regimes for overt behavioral change (action), not just verbal behavioral change (i.e. knowledge)
(3) to better understand community dynamics (from an evolutionary and environmental perspective) as it relates to successful natural resource management
(4) to interleave environmental social science better in the environmental law domain
Professional Affiliations:
Ecologics, Inc. www.eeecologics.org
President and Co-Founder
Environmental Education Evaluator (Formatively)
Researcher
Envirolutions, Inc. www.envirolutions.org
President and Founder
Tropical Science Center, Costa Rica www.cct.or.cr/english/
Research Affiliate
Environmental Education Evaluator
Institute of the Environment, University of Arizona www.environment.arizona.edu/
Adjunct Faculty
Evaluator
Researcher
Wild Minds, LLC www.wild-minds.org
Environmental Education
Evaluation
Evaluation Group for the Analysis of Data (EGAD), University of Arizona
