Amara T. Brook
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Phone: (408) 554-4810
Email: atbrook@scu.edu
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Tandy, A. (1996). Wolf recovery: Using negotiation analysis to resolve interest group politics. Journal of Undergraduate Sciences (special issue), 51-62.
Brook, A.T. (1997). A good example for aquifer management in the 21st century? In L. Triplett, (Ed.), The Great Plains Symposium 1997: The Ogallala Aquifer, "Managing for Drought and Climate Change." (pp.86-98). Lincoln, NE: The Great Plains Foundation.
Brook, A.T. (2001). What is “Conservation Psychology?” Population & Environmental Psychology Bulletin, 27(2), 1-2.
Brook, A.T. (2003). Psychology of sustainable development (book review). Human Ecology Review, 10(2).
Brook, A.T., Zint, M. & DeYoung, R. (2003). Landowners' responses to an Endangered Species Act listing and implications for encouraging conservation. Conservation Biology, 17(6), 1638-1649.
Opotow, S. & Brook, A.T. (2003). Identity and exclusion in rangeland conflict. In S. Clayton & S. Opotow (Eds.), Identity and the Natural Environment. (pp. 249-272). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Clayton, S. & Brook, A. (2005). Can psychology help save the world? A model for conservation psychology. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 5(1), 1-15.
Saunders, C.D., Brook, A.T., & Myers, O.E. (2006). Using psychology to save biodiversity and human well-being. Conservation Biology (20)3, 702-705.
Research Interests:
Effects of identity and the motivation to protect self-esteem on conservation behavior
Development of environmental identity and self-esteem motivation
Alternatives to self-esteem motivation that motivate conservation behavior with fewer costs
How to design interventions that encourage conservation behavior
Professional Affiliations:
American Psychological Association
International Society for Self and Identity
Psychologists for Social Responsibility
Society for Conservation Biology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
