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Olivia and Landon talking about life.

Lilliana (39) interviewed Josephine Leethin (80) about the importance of local medicine in Yap that students can learn at school. Yapese local medicines are passed down from elders by teaching their kids the names of plants, trees, herbs, flowers, ferns,...

Maaike and Kyla reflect on what they learned in EAS561: Psychology of Environmental Stewardship and what they will take with them into their future careers.

LaDonna Smith's musical career and life.

Jacob discusses what he views as most important points from Psychology of Environmental Stewardship. In particular, he talks about how he will use envisioning, procedural knowledge, and behavior change models as he works to move towards more sustainable behavior for...

In this interview, Katie discusses the key concepts she has learned about psychology of environmental stewardship. She also evaluates different behavior change models.

Kate reflects on the importance of taking feedback and working in teams. She also discussed how small scale actions are effective in creating durable and meaningful change and how she can apply these to her career goals.

Lia Twigg interviews her long-time friend Lindsay Magid about her life Ann Arbor after the success of the A2 Climate Action Plan in 2030. They speak about how the transformation to a sustainable, zero emissions lifestyle began, along with the...

A student explores her complicated feelings regarding an environmental psychology class

Tara-Sky describes her podcast project and how it relates to localization.

Laurel explains how her neighborhood came together to dramatically cut down their driving and flying. She describes the creative alternatives they found, including organizing social events hyper-locally, working remotely, and vacationing closer to home.

Seth Stump (22) and Sharad Stump (51) discuss how her community created a shared vision to reduce carbon emissions by reducing driving and travel. She describes how people adapted to working at home and from getting social interactions from community...

We discussed how the process of Mara’s neighborhood’s transition to net zero carbon emissions went. She mentioned the neighborhood had improved composting, community gardening, and a carpooling mandate that helped them transition, and emphasized the importance of working together to...

Emily, Van, and Randy discuss electric vehicles, public transportation, and changing habits to combat the climate crisis. In a somewhat difficult yet rewarding transition, these community members helped inspire others and take action in their neighborhood.

Will Millsaps (19) and Marie Millsaps (55), mother and son, discuss the environmental retrospective from 2030. Subjects started with the idea of motherly love, and then moved on to habit changes, and finally to overcoming individuality.

In our interview we looked back from the not-so-distant future of 2030 as we envision what my hometown would look like if it were carbon neutral at that time (2030). We talked about what Stacey saw as the steps to...

Melina and Angelyn discuss fossil fuel consumption and how it has played a role in a neighborhoods journey to carbon neutrality. Varying individual, household, and communal efforts can help contribute to an overall long term goal and help with its...

Jillian and Barbara talk about their project of incorporating localization principles into a summer camp curriculum in Ann Arbor. This camp focused on localized food and agriculture systems, including topics like cooking, composting, and foraging, and visits to local farms...

In this interview, Yasmin and Reema discuss how Yasmin and her neighborhood tackled the climate emergency. Not only did we talk about the specific behavior changes that were made, but we also touched on psychological concepts behind the whole process.

I talk a bit about behavior change, some of the most important things I learned within the class, and how to apply them

Mary Hager and Deanna Steckert talk about the way their neighborhood responded to the climate crisis and what it's like to live in a community that values a sustainable and local lifestyle.

Iulia talks about some of her biggest takeaways from the semester and how she foresees herself applying them to her future aspirations.

Marney reflects on her time in ENV361

Reflecting back on the semester, I think through the key concepts that have increased my understanding of effective behavior change interventions.

Reflection on the psychology of environmental stewardship. Focusing on local change that starts with the individual.