Robert Gifford
Dr. Robert Gifford is professor of psychology and environmental studies at the University of Victoria, editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology, president of the Environmental Psychology Division of the International Association of Applied Psychology, past president of APA Division 34 (Population and Environment), fellow of the American Psychological Association, fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. He has taught environmental psychology for over 30 years. Gifford’s research interests are at the interface of environmental psychology, social psychology, and personality psychology. He conducts studies on societal problems that meet high scientific standards.Gifford’s main current activities are editing the Journal of Environmental Psychology, conducting studies on resource management (commons dilemmas and social dilemmas), personality and nonverbal behavior, ecological issues such as environmental activism and pro-environmental behavior, and the meaning and liveability of neighbourhoods. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental psychology and consumer psychology. He is the author of Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (4th ed., 2007) published by Optimal Books.