Sentences with phrase «environmental psychologists at»

Studies conducted by Rachel and Stephen Kaplan, environmental psychologists at the University of Michigan, found that employees with views of a natural landscape report greater job satisfaction, less stress and fewer illnesses.

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We asked five experts who could help us break down a typical shopping trip: Bon Appétit senior food editor Dawn Perry; environmental psychologist and author of ** What Women Want: The Science of Female Shopping ** Paco Underhill; architect and supermarket designer Kevin Kelley, of the firm Shook Kelley; the director of the graduate nutrition program at the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University, Sharon Akabas; and efficiency expert Gwynnae Byrd.

Biologists, chemists, psychologists and a range of other scientists wanted to study the environmental, economic and mental health consequences of the disaster; local scientists wanted to study the effects of the spill on their communities; and leaders at the local and federal government needed guidance on how to respond.

David Schneider, a psychologist at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and a specialist in stereotyping, calls the study «an excellent piece of work that not only speaks to a possibly important environmental cause, but also supports a major potential theoretical explanation for some forms of prejudice.»

But a much cited study, published in 1984 in the journal Science by environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich, now at Texas A&M University, was the first to use the standards of modern medical research — strict experimental controls and quantified health outcomes — to demonstrate that gazing at a garden can sometimes speed healing from surgery, infections and other ailments.

Scientists at the University of Colorado led by psychologist Richard K. Olson have explored the relationship between IQ levels and genetic and environmental influences on RD.. They found that genetic influences tend to be more important for children with RD who exhibit relatively high IQ scores, while environmental influences tend to be more important for children with RD who possess relatively low IQ scores.

Gary Evans and Lorraine Maxwell, both environmental psychologists in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, showed that children living and going to school in noisy areas have difficulty acquiring speech - recognenvironmental psychologists in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, showed that children living and going to school in noisy areas have difficulty acquiring speech - recognEnvironmental Analysis in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, showed that children living and going to school in noisy areas have difficulty acquiring speech - recognition skills.

«Recent vivid and memorable media coverage of climate change impacts around the world and domestically have brought global warming onto the radar screen of the residents of New York, elevating it to a risk worth worrying about,» said Elke U. Weber, a psychologist and professor of international business who is co-director of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University.

In a panel discussion I chaired recently at Pace University's Center for Ethical Thinking, Dr. Mirele Goldsmith, a New York based environmental psychologist, recounted a case of communal activism as an example of a specific kind of environmental citizenship.

«Recent vivid and memorable media coverage of climate change impacts around the world and domestically have brought global warming onto the radar screen of the residents of New York, elevating it to a risk worth worrying about,» said Elke U. Weber, a psychologist and professor of international business who is co-director of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia.

'» says Sally Augustin, an environmental psychologist and principal at consulting firm Design With Science.