Bobby and Adam discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Imagining it is the year 2030, we talk about Bobby's neighborhood's response to the climate crisis. We talk about the behaviors they adopted and how the neighborhood as a group decided to make those decisions.

Laasya Chukka reflects on Psychology of Environmental Stewardship

Laasya reflects on the main takeaways from the Psychology of Environmental Stewardship course, specifically it's applications to the future.

James and Elisabeth discuss local food

Local produce isn't always the most accessible for those trying to save money. Here we are discussing the barriers that prevent people off all incomes from supporting local farms.

Linda and Gina discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Linda and Gina talk about the lack of preparation in our community and how to prepare for climate emergency events

Natalie and Amanda discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Natalie Cadotte (21) speaks with her cousin Amanda Stefan (25) about how Amanda's family has prepared for the climate emergency, and how living on a farm has changed her perspective on local food sources.

Margaret Laakso and Navya Singhai Discuss Preparing for the Climate Emergency

Navya and I discussed the implementation of plant-based diets, solar energy, and localized production. We also discussed the ripple effect that happens when people begin to implement behavior change and how changing behavior on a larger scale first requires change...

Professor Princen and Daicy discuss local food

Discussing personal view and a scholar perspective on local food

Heidi and Hannah Discuss Preparing for the Climate Emergency

Hannah and her aunt Heidi discuss what Nashville has done in terms of preparation, considering this year's tornado at the beginning of the pandemic. We talked about planting trees, neighborhood and individual action, and taking the climate crisis seriously.

Leslie and Cyndi discuss preparing for a climate emergency

Cyndi Edelman talks with her uncle, Leslie Story about his experiences managing climate change in his community. Leslie has a background in fighting forest fires and uses his past experiences to reflect on the current climate crises and give advice...

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.

Jacob and Evan discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Jacob and Evan discuss how Jacob’s hometown of Sutton’s Bay, Michigan is already dealing with the climate crisis through rising lake levels and how people can take steps to prepare for the continuing elevation.

Luke and John discuss preparing for the climate emergency

In this interview, I talk to my roommate Luke about the preparations that his family has taken for the climate emergency. We also discuss how these preparations might look different for future generations, and Luke offers some advice to younger...

Jacob and Will discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Will and I discussed how his neighborhood reallocated resources in reaction to the climate emergency. We also talked about how the neighborhood rallied together to make this behavior change happen.

Michele and Emely Discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Michele takes listeners back to 2003 when one of the biggest blackouts affected Northeast and Midwest states and Michele was in Michigan at the time. Looking back she reflects on preparing for such emergencies and gives advice to listeners for...

Andrew Malagon and Alejandra Torres discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Alejandra interviews Andrew regarding his thoughts of the climate response his community and himself had to respond to. He speaks about how he went about this process and the difficulties along with it.

Quinn and Grant discuss local food.

In my interview with my long-time friend Quinn, we discussed the importance of local food consumption and how this has been relevant to our own lives growing up in the same small Michigan town. We also discussed personal experiences by...

Ashley H and Lydia R discuss local food

Ashley and Lydia talk about local food in Ann Arbor and personal relationships with local food.

Sydney and Annabelle discuss local food

Sydney and I discuss her family's habits and traditions with local food and see how that has transformed as she transitions into college.

Maggie Toll and Peyton Cahn discuss local food

In this interview, I asked my roommate some questions about her perception of locally-sourced food. Maggie has an relationship with this topic, based on growing up on a farm in a rural town and firmly believing in investing in healthy,...

Margaret Laakso reflects on Psychology of Environmental Stewardship

In this interview I discussed the important and effectiveness of concepts like framing, an internal locus of control, intrinsic motivation, multiple motivations, and feedback. I also discussed the over-emphasis on declarative knowledge, as well as behavior change strategies like team-based...

Dongsheng and Sarah discuss community transformation and adaptation in response to the climate emergency

In this interview, Dongsheng speaks with Sarah about the changes he made in his community to move towards a more sustainable system of transportation. We spoke about how behavior changes in one area can trigger some to make changes in...