Jessica Nolan
Graduate Student
Department of Psychology
University of Arkansas
316E Memorial Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Email: jmn03@uark.edu
Biographical Statement:
Jessica Nolan is a conservation social scientist pursuing her dissertation research on how normative social influence operates in environmental dilemmas. She also collaborates with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension, using psychological tools and principles to design and evaluate interventions and educational programs to reduce non-point source pollution in the Illinois River Watershed.
Over the past ten years, she has acquired a wide range of research skills through practical experience and rigorous coursework. She has worked for the Human Dimensions Research Unit at Cornell University, and as a Project Manager for the City of Cambridge, Recycling program. For her thesis she worked with Dr. Wes Schultz on a large scale field experiment examining the role of social norms in promoting home energy conservation. She has also conducted research on implicit connections with nature, and omega change strategies of social influence.
Jessica received her B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University, and an M.A. in experimental psychology from California State University, San Marcos. She is currently a distinguished doctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas where she will earn her PhD in psychology.
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Schultz, P. W., & Nolan, J. M. (2004). Book review: Three books on the psychology of environmental problems. Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy, 4, 1-4.
Research Interests:
Normative Social Influence
Resistance to Change (esp. Global Warming related behaviors)
Intergenerational Effects of Environmental Education
Environmental Program Evaluation
Professional Affiliations:
Society for Conservation Biology
Social Science Working Group Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9 of APA)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Division 8 of APA)
Association for Psychological Science
