THE HUMAN ELEMENT LAB

EXPLORE THE HUMAN ELEMENT

"If your goal is conservation, start with people."

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

Kenneth E. Wallen, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Natural Resources and Society

College of Natural Resources

University of Idaho

kwallen@uidaho.edu

CONCEPTUAL

APPROACH

Theory is essential to explore the relationship between society and the environment.

We use a cognitive, structural, procedural, technological tetrad to conceptually orient our inquiry.

APPLIED

APPROACH

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

We partner with entities like PAG and FWS to investigate behavioral trends and social processes.

ACTIONABLE

APPROACH

Questions asked are relevant to solutions sought by governments, private industry, and publics.

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

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