In addition to my work on relationships and health, I’m passionate about using science to support sustainability efforts. Here are some of our projects. Get in touch if you have questions or ideas!
research on driving reduction challenges
We’ve had some adventures in evaluating and trying to improve the effectiveness of challenges aimed at decreasing the single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips. This poster summarizes some of what we’ve found:
Take a look at these papers for more details.
Kent de Grey, R. G., Werner, C. M., & Lilja Lohnes, K. (2018). Strengthening proenvironmental intentions: Intrinsic interest may support use of transport alternatives to driving alone. Transportation Research Part A, 116, 260-274. doi:10.1016/j.tra.2018.06.021 [request via ResearchGate] [journal site]
Kent de Grey, R.G., Clark-Proffitt, A., & Werner, C.M. The Challenge of Challenges: Field Notes on Using Public Competitions to Reduce Single-Occupant Vehicle Use. Manuscript under review. [preprint]
other environmental research
Werner, C. M., & Kent de Grey, R. G. (2018). Brief guided group discussion and classroom lights: normative influence can be limited with a public request for commitment / Breve discusión guiada en grupo e iluminación del aula: la influencia normativa se puede limitar con una petición pública de compromiso. Psyecology, 9(1), 55-80. doi:10.1080/21711976.2017.1397896 [request via ResearchGate] [journal site]