📍: Michigan, United States
I hold degrees in environmental and mechanical engineering (MS, Brown University), and once led an energy efficiency project for US Steel. After a stint in the Peace Corps, I obtained a PhD in behavior analysis (University of Kansas).
My scientific articles cover topics like choice, generalization, nature-nurture relations—and climate change. My trade book, The Science of Consequences, encompasses the full range of behavior analysis, including applications to sustainability. The book received coverage in Nature, led to a three-year international book tour, and won the 2015 SABA Mass Media Award.
I have since focused on climate change, becoming Senior Scientist for the nonprofit Root Solutions, and helping to design interventions and give workshops. I coauthored two chapters in its guidebook, Making Shift Happen: Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change, co-founded a local Climate Action Coalition, and have given numerous climate change talks. Recent outreach includes a podcast for the Union of Concerned Scientists on community climate projects.
I currently coordinate ABAI's Green Behavior Analysis blog. I'm on the faculty at Western Michigan University and serve on its Climate Change Working Group; I also serve on the Tools of Change Landmark Peer Review Panel for Climate Change.