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
Carol M. Werner
Professor
Psychololgy Department
University of Utah
380 S. 1530 E. Rm 502
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Email: carol.werner@m.cc.utah.edu
Website: www.psych.utah.edu/people/faculty/werner/index.php
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Werner, C. M., Turner, J., Shipman, K., Twitchell, S. F., Dickson, B. R., Bruschke, G. V., & von Bismark, W.B. (1995). Commitment, behavior, and attitude change: An analysis of voluntary recycling. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15, 197-208.
Gillilan, S., Werner, C. M., Olson, L., & Adams, D. (1996). Teaching the concept of PREcycling: A campaign and evaluation. Journal of Environmental Education, 28, 11-18.
Werner, C. M., Brown, B. B., & Altman, I. (1997). Environmental psychology. In W. J. Berry, M. Segall, & C. Kagitcibasi (Eds.) Handbook of Cross-cultural Psychology (2nd edition, pp. 255-290). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Werner, C.M., & Makela, E. (1998). Motivations and behaviors that support recycling. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 18, 373-386.
Werner, C.M. (1999). Psychological perspectives on sustainability. In E. Becker and T. Jahn (Eds.) Sustainability and the social sciences: A cross-disciplinary approach to integrating environmental considerations into theoretical reorientation (pp. 223-242). New York: ZED Books.
Werner, C.M., & Altman, I. (2000). Humans and nature: Insights from a transactional view. In S. Wappner, J. Demick, T. Yamamoto, & H. Minami (Eds.) Theoretical perspectives in environment-behavior research: Underlying assumptions, research problems, and methodologies (pp. 21-37). New York: Plenum Press.
Research Interests:
The attitudinal and motivational underpinnings of proenvironmental behaviors
field research on neighborhood and university recycling using self-concept, behavioral self-regulation, and persuasion concepts
Developing a multi-level intervention program for pesticide reduction
Work with local agencies, such as health departments and transportation offices, who need to implement persuasion and behavior change programs
