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I discussed my own behavior change that I've experienced throughout this course and how concepts in this course have changed the way I think about the environment and behavior change in general.

Lillie and Angelina talking about her time at El Molino

In this interview, I (the one asking the questions, 15 years old) ask my grandmother (The one speaking Spanish, 71 years old) questions about herself and her past with the help of my aunt (The woman translating, 43 years old).

I talked about the idea of energy descent, and how we can help people be more frugal while still promoting their well-being. This can be done with a few different behavior change models, which I described after successfully using some...

Josh and Melissa talk about Ann Arbor, Michigan responding to the climate crisis in 2030. We discuss behavior changes and community building that took place to achieve carbon neutrality goals.

Noah Simon (22) speaks with her mother, Jackie Simon (61) about preparing for the climate emergency. More specifically, the two discuss behavior changes that Jackie’s neighborhood implemented in response to the ongoing climate crisis.

William Megerle and I discuss what steps his neighborhood took to handle the climate crisis.

In the year 2030, Yaqub Ahmedfiqi (20) talks with a hometown friend, Kyle Hammis (25) about the changes he has seen in his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. They discuss how community efforts can create a ripple effect and help make...

Lauren reflects on the importance of taking small actions to achieve larger environmental goals and results, creating a vision of the future in which we can strive towards, and implementing several strategies in combination to enhance effectiveness, reliability, and durability.

Tiernan discusses her main take-aways from ENV 361, namely the importance of intrinsic motivation, future-based prospection, and using interventions that are reliable and durable. She explains their significance in terms of the climate crisis, community resilence, and energy descent to...

In this interview, we discussed ways in which diet change and community food systems can help communities achieve carbon neutrality. We talked about ways to center equity and accessibility in behavior change initiatives, and we emphasized the importance of getting...

This interview is based on a fictional scenario in which, in the year 2030, I interview Ann Arbor resident Katherine Pepple about how her and her community successfully implemented behavior changes to help reach net zero emissions. Katherine explains how...

Maggie and Jacob discuss how their neighborhood responded to the climate crisis. In particular, they talk about how meeting together as a community was essential to meeting the challenges of the climate crisis, but also brought the community closer together

Olivia talks with her mom, Regina about local food production as a tool to move Kailua, Hawai'i towards carbon neutrality.

Barbara Lu talks about the effectiveness of various behavior change models and strategies as well as their evaluation metrics.

Maaike talks with her mom Natalie about imagining being in 2030, and looking back at how their neighborhood in California responded to the climate crisis.

Reflected on the psychology of environmental stewardship and how we can take the class concepts and apply them to my daily life.

Kashika Chhabra (19) talks with her sister, Riya Chhabra (22), about what a carbon neutral community really entails. They discuss energy saving behaviors, community living, clean transportation, and more.

In this interview Tanvi discusses key concepts that she is taking away from her environmental stewardship class and how she can apply these in the workspace to influence corporations to be intentional about sustainability measures.

Tomas and Sarah talk about what Tomas’ neighborhood did to combat the climate crisis and gain carbon emission neutrality!

Julien discusses how the importance of well being, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and behavior change models learned in class. Connecting to these concepts, he is able to make a strong correlation to the Great Lakes Community in their hopes to...

A reflection by a University of Michigan Master’s candidate on course material related to pro-environmental behavior change.

Lindsey reflects on her most important takeaways from the Psychology of Environmental Stewardship class.

I reflected on the course material, what I hope to take with me in the future, and how this course relates to the environmental crises we face today.

Within this interview, Lilly Potter discusses the main takeaways from the Psychology of Environmental Stewardship class as well as the most influential topics that I learned throughout the semester. She also discusses how the information she learned within this class...