Robert Gifford is professor of

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and Environmental Studies at the

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(

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, Canada). His main research interests are

environmental psychology Environmental psychology is a branch of psychology that explores the relationship between humans and the external world. It examines the way in which the natural environment and our built environments shape us as individuals. Environmental Psychol ...

social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the ...

and

personality psychology Personality psychology is a branch of psychology that examines personality and its variation among individuals. It aims to show how people are individually different due to psychological forces. Its areas of focus include: * construction of a ...

. He has worked on nonverbal behavior and on climate change behavior barriers. Gifford is the author of five editions of ''Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice'', which has also been translated into Japanese, and edited ''Research Methods for Environmental Psychology'' (2016). From 2004 to 2016, he was the

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of the '' Journal of Environmental Psychology''. Gifford is also on the

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s of '' Architectural Science Review'' and '' Applied Psychology''. He has been president of the environmental divisions of the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

, the

International Association of Applied Psychology The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) was created in 1919 by Édouard Claparède under the name of International Association of Psychotechnics (Association Internationale de Psychotechnique) and the secretary general was Jean ...

and the

Canadian Psychological Association The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) is the primary organization representing psychologists throughout Canada. It was organized in 1939 and incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act, Part II, in May 1950. Its objectives are to imp ...

Books

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Awards

* 1991 Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association * 1992 Fellow of the American Psychological Association * 2007 Fellow of the

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* 2007 Career Award from the

Environmental Design Research Association The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) is an international, interdisciplinary organization founded in 1968 by design professionals, social scientists, students, educators, and facility managers. The purpose of EDRA is the advancement ...

* 2016 Newman-Proshansky Career Achievement Award (Division 34, American Psychological Association) * 2016 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (Canadian Psychological Association) * 2019 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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