Robert Gifford

Robert Gifford
Residence	Victoria, BC
Fields	environmental psychology, social psychology, personality psychology
Institutions	University of Victoria
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University, University of California, Davis
Academic advisors	Robert Sommer

Robert Gifford is professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada). His main research interests are environmental psychology, social psychology, and personality psychology. He has worked on nonverbal behavior^[1] and on climate change behavior barriers.^[2][3] Gifford is the author of 5 editions of Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice, which has also been translated into Japanese, and edited Research Methods for Environmental Psychology (2016). Since 2002, he has been editor in chief of the Journal of Environmental Psychology.^[4] Gifford also serves on the editorial boards of Architectural Science Review^[5] and Applied Psychology.^[6] In addition, he has served as President of the environmental divisions of the American Psychological Association, the International Association of Applied Psychology, and the Canadian Psychological Association.

Books

• Gifford, Robert, ed. (2016). Research Methods for Environmental Psychology (1st ed.). New York: Wiley. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-118-79533-0.
• Gifford, Robert (2014). Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (5th ed.). Colville, WA: Optimal Books. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-9937719-0-3.
• Gifford, Robert (2005). 環境心理学〜原理と実践〜 [2-volume Japanese translation of Environmental psychology: Principles and Practice]. Tokyo: Kitaohji Shobo. pp. 370 and 438. ISBN 978-4-76282448-7. ISBN 978-4-7628-2564-4.
• Gifford, Robert, ed. (1991). Applied Psychology: Variety and Opportunity. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. p. 384. ISBN 0-205-12664-2.

Awards

• 1991 Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association
• 1992 Fellow of the American Psychological Association
• 2007 Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science^[7]
• 2007 Career Award from the Environmental Design Research Association^[8]
• 2016 Newman-Proshansky Career Achievement Award (Division 34, American Psychological Association) ^[9]
• 2016 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (Canadian Psychological Association) ^[10]

External links

• Official website

References

1. Goleman, Daniel (1991-09-17). "Non-Verbal Cues Are Easy to Misinterpret - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
2. Gifford R (October 2009). "Q&A: The science of persuasion. Interview by Sanjay Khanna". Nature. 461 (7267): 1059. doi:10.1038/4611059a. PMID 19847247. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
3. "The psychology of climate inaction". Public Radio International. 2009-08-09. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
4. "Journal of Environmental Psychology - Editorial Board". Elsevier. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
5. "Architectural Science Review - Editorial Board". Earthscan. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
6. "Applied Psychology: An International Review - Journal Information". Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
7. "APS Fellows". Association for Psychological Science. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
8. "EDRA Career Award". Environmental Design Research Association. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
9. "APA Career Award". American Psychological Association.
10. "CPA International Advancement Award" (PDF). Canadian Psychological Association.