I utilize a combination of neuroimaging, behavioral economics experiments, and econometrics to understand how and why we make decisions on environmental issues.
I am currently a Lecturer for Stanford's Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Research Associate at the Graduate School of Education, and lead the Environmental Decision-Making and Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University, as well as a Project Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. I received my Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from Stanford in 2016.
News
Investigating Parallels Between Climate Change and the COVID-19 Crisis
Matthew Vollrath at Peninsula Press interviews me as he explores the similarities, differences, and dangers of climate change and COVID-19 in the 6-part miniseries podcast Climate Change in the Coronaverse. Hear our chat about the psychological elements that make it so difficult to cope with - and find meaningful solutions to - both issues in Episode 1: The Action Gap.
Ensia Explores Our Emerging Field of Enviromental Neuroeconomics
Ensia covers our projects using brain imaging to study environmental valuation and ecolabeling. Read more here.
Ensia covers our projects using brain imaging to study environmental valuation and ecolabeling. Read more here.
BBC Radio Covers Our Work at the Intersection of Art and the Environment
BBC Radio interviews me on how art can be used to share environmental data with our climate change data sonification work and other projects. Listen here.
BBC Radio interviews me on how art can be used to share environmental data with our climate change data sonification work and other projects. Listen here.
"Adapting Neuroeconomics for Environmental and Energy Policy" Now Available at Behavioural Public Policy
I discuss how neuroeconomics can be used to inform energy policy and the climate change debate in a recent article at Behavioural Public Policy.
I discuss how neuroeconomics can be used to inform energy policy and the climate change debate in a recent article at Behavioural Public Policy.
Berkeley Lab Discusses Our Work on Transportation Decision-Making
With colleagues Anna Spurlock and Ming Hsu, I will be exploring behavioral economics approaches to encourage public transportation usage, and examining how they work using neuroimaging. Read more about the project here.
With colleagues Anna Spurlock and Ming Hsu, I will be exploring behavioral economics approaches to encourage public transportation usage, and examining how they work using neuroimaging. Read more about the project here.