We’re hiring a Postdoc in Environmental Psychology! Focusing on climate policy support, or resistance, and how social norms shape that acceptance. The project bridges psychology and political science, using experimental, longitudinal, and meta-analytic methods. 📅 Apply by Nov 27, 2025

New: Strong global support for the 30x30 conservation target *Data from 5 continents (N=12k) show 82% in support of 30x30 *2 experiments find highly consistent expansion policy preferences, incl. prioritization of nature and rich countries bearing higher costs Out now OA in @pnas.org. Viz. below.

Why do we follow social norms? Not just for approval — they calm us down. In 3 experiments (N = 2,518), we found that in uncertain situations, just seeing what others do reduces negative emotions. bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

🚨 How do exposure to extreme weather events and the subjective attribution of these events to climate change relate to climate policy support across the world? 🔥🌎 Find out more in our OA article published in Nature Climate Change 👇 1/7 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌪️Experiencing extreme weathers had no direct effect on climate policies support. n = 1295: 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇦🇺 EXPECTING more severe weather events in the future did. In sum: Expectation (not experience) predicts climate policy support! doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Understanding the health impacts of climate change #climatechange effects include sea level rise, extreme weather events, food and water shortages and infectious diseases New summary in the @futurehealthj.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Preprint! A strong meta-analytic effect of skewed climate change-related risk perceptions. In 81 of 83 included effect sizes, individuals’ rated their personal climate change-related risks as lower than the risk of others (d = -0.54, 95%CI [-0.68, -0.39]). doi.org/10.21203/rs....

A majority of 57% of New Yorkers support the congestion charge, according to our data from a fairly representative sample of 1,350 residents. Support spans all income levels, with open-ended responses revealing frustration over poor air quality.

How can we effectively communicate persuasive social norms? 📢 I propose a Sender-Message-Receiver (SMeR) Framework to encourage climate change mitigation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...