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Olivia Guyse is interviewing Linda Guyse in Elkhorn, Wisconsin on June 4, 2022. Linda is Olivia’s mom. Olivia is a 15 year old high school freshman. Linda is 53 years old and works as an accountant. This interview talks about...

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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.

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.

Stanwood, WA librarian Rob Branigin interviews former WA state congresswoman and Camano Island resident Mary Margaret Haugen asking her about growing up in the Stanwood Camano Island community and her experiences in WA State government. There is a brief introduction...

Katie Chidley (21) talks with her mother, Elise Chidley (57) about preparing for the climate emergency. They specifically discuss what behaviors Elise and her community have employed in order to adapt to our changing climate as well as what the...

Harper reflects on key concepts such as commitment, hedonic vs, eudaimonic pursuits of well-being, and feedback. She also discusses the power of the course and how it provides students with knowledge and the tools to create lasting change in the...

Arianna discusses strategies effective at yielding pro-environmental behaviors and why they’re important

In this conversation, Shivani and Anjali discuss the work that has taken place over the past 10 years to get us where we are today in 2030. Shivani provides some insight into building up local food systems.

Alina Dobrin (52) talks with her daughter, Iulia Dobrin (20), about the neighborhood program implemented in her town to help reach carbon neutrality. She touches on the specific initiatives, the community reactions, and how it has brought her and her...

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.

I interview my mom’s boyfriend, an Ann Arbor resident, about his envisioning of the changes to the community in the face of an ever changing climate

It is 2030 and Adam explains how his rural community has responded to the global climate emergency over the last decade. He discusses what changes have been made to successfully reduce their carbon emissions.

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.

Isabella reflects on the course, and discusses some of the most meaningful concepts she learned. She describes behavior change strategies that worked well, what didn't, and why along with salient concepts that she will take with her as she pursues...

In this interview, Kashika Chhabra talks about some of her main takeways from her ENV 361 course including the urgency of the climate crisis, importance of small-scale actions, and applying different models for different people. She touches on what behavior...

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

Barbara talks with her aunt, Ariel about neighborhood-wide behavior changes responding to the climate crisis in 2030. Overall, we discussed the importance of creating cheap, convenient, and fashionable products with new technology that is environmentally friendly to incentivize people's behavior...

Children’s book authors and spouses Chris Barton (51) and Jennifer Ziegler (55) interview each other about their experiences as authors, parents, travelers, music lovers, etc., during 2022.

This interview is an analysis of a biblical conversation between Christian Sears and his aunt, Corliss Carr. The seventeen-year-old college student interrogated his sixty-nine-year-old aunt about various questions revolving around the biblical meanings and applications of happiness. Several of the...

Sophia Nyberg discusses how her neighborhood has, in the year 2030, has successfully reduced carbon emissions. She discussed how behavior change was an important aspect to implementing change in her community.

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...