THE HUMAN ELEMENT LAB

EXPLORE THE HUMAN ELEMENT

If your goal is conservation, start with people.

T.H.E. Lab views environmental conservation through the lens of human behavior and social process. We produce actionable research from rigorous psychological, sociological, and behavioral sciences inquiry that uses quantitative, qualitative, mixed, and experimental methods to explore the nature of and reasons for environmentally significant actions. We advance natural resources management and sustainability via insights into behavior trends, social processes, and socio-ecological patterns.

Kenneth E. Wallen, PhD

Associate Professor

University of Idaho

Department of Natural Resources and Society

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

kwallen@uidaho.edu | kenneth.wallen@idfg.idaho.gov

CONCEPTUAL

APPROACH

Theory is essential to explore the relationship between society and natural resources.

We use a cognitive, structural, procedural, technological tetrad as a main conceptual orientation.

APPLIED

APPROACH

Principles of psychology, sociology, and the behavioral sciences are applied to real-world contexts.

We partner with IDFG and PAG to investigate behavioral trends and social processes.

ACTIONABLE

APPROACH

Questions are relevant to solutions sought by governments, organizations, and publics.

We influence public and private sector decisions and actions via rigorous empirical inquiry.

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