Brian Goetz reflects on Psychology of Environmental Stewardship

Brian answers interview questions about his time and takeaways from Psych 362. Topics covered include: behavioral inertia, moral foundation theory, informational models, and the importance of procedural knowledge accompanying calls to action.

My Experience as a Child inside WWII Germany

A German immigrant discusses his childhood in WWII Germany and his personal reckoning that Has resulted research and writing about German force labor camps.

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Stephanie Perron and Rory Caygill-Walsh

Rory Caygill-Walsh (42) and Stephanie Perron (41) describe each other as one another's "person." They talk about the support they've shown one another and discuss the meaning of loss and grief.

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Hormoz comes to America

A short interview with my dad about his immigration to the US in the late 50’s and his time living in Detroit during the 1967 riots

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Mohammed Charara and Nora Sharba

Best friends Mohammed Charara (22) and Nora Sharba (20) compare their upbringings in different parts of Michigan and talk about their sense of belonging in the Arab-American community. The two remember meeting at the University of Michigan, studying together, and...

My Good Grief: A conversation about grief and the journey to healing
November 7, 2023 App Interview

Larry Eiler, a retired PR professional and widow, speaks with Elizabeth Kagan, a graduate student at University of Michigan, on his wife's unexpected passing in 2015. He shares his journey of how he's learned to manage his grief and his...

Neighborhood Project Part 2: Colleen Megerle

Hao and I discussed how the climate crisis has an effect on our own lives in regards to attention and stress. We also talked about coping mechanisms to help anxiety surrounding climate change.

Cameron Scharff and John Delisa discuss community transformation and adaptation in response to the climate emergency

John Delisa and Cameron Scharff discuss a hypothetical change in behavior for a town in northern Michigan in 2030 to help combat climate change. This includes changes both small and large for folks from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Olivia & Grace discuss local food!

We discussed how Olivia’s relationship with local food has changed as she’s grown up and moved to a different city. We also addressed common barriers that people face when trying to access local food.

Kristy Orns and Charlie Vaughn talk about climate emergencies.

My mom and I talk about how she has prepared for climate emergencies, as well as any advice to my generation on how to prepare.

Samantha van Putten, Tim Sheffield and Shawn Sheffield Discuss Preparing for the Climate Emergency

Samantha van Putten (19) discusses the coming climate emergency with Shawn Sheffield (47) and Tim Sheffield (47). Tim and Shawn live 15 minutes north of Los Angeles and talk about dealing with wildfires, water shortages, and why community and individual...

Charlotte and Mia discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Charlotte and Mia discuss the topics of attention fatigue, stress, neighborhood elements, and coping methods and how they relate to the climate crisis and resource descent. Charlotte reveals techniques she uses to cope with climate change anxiety and how she...

Mark and Tiernan Mackela discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Mark shares his perspective on collective neighborhood behaviors that have led to more environmentally friendly land use in Ann Arbor as of 2030. In 2024, neighbors started with designating a community lawn mower; this then inspired blocks to begin sharing...

Josh Pasek and Jaron Rothkop discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Interview with Ann Arbor resident Josh Pasek about his community’s efforts to successfully achieve A2Zero’s 2030 goals

Caitlyn and Zack discuss local food

The difference between local food consumption in the US vs the EU. We Also discussed the importance of community and smaller scale markets vs supermarkets.

Jillian and Christian discuss preparing for the climate emergency

We discussed the climate emergency and resource descent and their impacts on attention and stress. We included ways that individuals and communites can cope with these stressors, from personal experience and academic sources.

Dana and Lydia discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Lydia Miller: 2022-02-01 01:33:18. Lydia and her mother, Dana discuss how, in the year 2030, Dana's neighborhood might have addressed, and successfully responded to the climate crisis. Dana talks about the challenges in making changes, and why the changes were...