Michaela Barnett is an editor at the Behavioral Scientist and a Ph.D. fellow in the Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on the perceptions and politics that drive waste management solutions. Previously, she worked in university recycling and as an outdoor educator abroad. Michaela has a B.S. from Furman University, where she studied sustainability science and Spanish.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for June 2020.
Selected articles that help shed light on the behavioral features of the police violence and protests occurring across the United States and around the world.
After years of trying to contort myself into a sustainable lifestyle and feeling guilt when I failed, I realize that I never had a chance.
Behavioral scientists have a crucial role to play in the world’s quest for environmental sustainability. But to realize the potential of our work, we need to work with designers not just end users.
Buying less, and not buying green, is associated with greater well-being and lower psychological distress.
Early in her career, psychologist Wendy Wood noticed a trend: many of her colleagues struggled to get things done. Intelligence, talent, and motivation didn’t seem to suffice. She set out to discover why.
Is the hype around microdosing psychedelics justified? We don’t yet know. So far, citizen science has outpaced rigorous research.