The lab members include...
Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies
Chief Editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology from 2002 - 2016
Author of five editions of the textbook Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice and about 150 refereed journal articles and book chapters
Failure at keeping deer from his roses
Some current and recent lab members
Current Members
Peter Sugrue, PhD Student
Severin Odland, Master's student

Anna Theis, Master’s student
Anna Theis completed her Bachelor's degree in business psychology with concentrations in environmental and consumer psychology at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany. There, she worked in an interdisciplinary research project on system innovations for sustainable development and explored the role of individuals in socio-ecological transformations. At UVic, she wants to explore why people actively participate in actions towards a more sustainable future.
Sam Lloyd, PhD Student
Sam Lloyd graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychological and Behavioural Science, and has just completed a Master’s degree in Political Psychology. Sam has spent the last year creating and testing an intervention designed to motivate pro-environmental behaviour by helping people to overcome their psychological barriers, and he hopes to continue his research into the development and implementation of such interventions over the course of his PhD.

Clair Hately, Honours student and dog mum
Recent Visitors
Tal Svoray, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Visiting Professor
Dr. Valdiney Gouveia, Federal University of Paraíba (Brazil), Visiting Professor
Madison Milne-Ives, University of Oxford, Visiting Research Assistant
Lisa Oswald, University of Kassal (Germany), Visiting Research Student
Raymond Luong, University of Toronto
Abigail Clifton, Research Assistant
Somayeh Rafiei, PhD in Architecture (Environmental Psychology), Art University of Isfahan (Iran); M.A. in Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology
Claire Daugeard, Université Paris Ouest Nantarre La Défense (France), July – Aug 2017
Helena Leidinger, (Germany), Dec 2016 – Jan 2017
Mahnaz (Mona) Farzad, M.A. in Urban Design, Tarbiat Modares University (Iran), May 2015 – Sept 2016
Luca Bottini, PhD in Urban Studies, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Italy), 2016
Mashiro Taima, (Japan), Mar 2016
Hannes Hanath, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (Germany), Apr – Aug 2015
Sara Mordini, Master in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Università di Bologna (Italy), Mar – Aug 2015
Zahra Asgarizadeh, PhD of Urban Theories, Tarbiat Modares University (Iran), Apr – Aug 2014