The Sustainability, Identity, and Social Change Lab (SISC), under the direction of Dr. Michael T. Schmitt, is located at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV‘s Burnaby campus. Our research focuses on a social identity theory approach to environmental sustainability and environmental activism, but we also examine other topics in intergroup relations and collective identity. Methods used in the lab range from lab-based experiments to qualitative, community-based research. In all our work we try to incorporate insights from critical social psychology.
We work very closely with ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s (IRSJ) directed by Dr. Steven Wright.
The Burnaby campus of ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is located on the unceded traditional territories of the (²õÉ™±ôÐé¾±±ô·ÉÐéÉ™³Ù²¹Ê”ɬ), (°ìÊ·¾±°ìʷəƛÐéÉ™³¾), (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) and (xÊ·məθkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m) Nations.
News & Announcements
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February 27, 2024
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March 08, 2024
Research on environmental activism, climate change and imagining a sustainable world will be presented in interactive ways at the upcoming psychology research lab fair.
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October 25, 2022
The Sustainability, Identity, & Social Change (SISC) Lab presented research on environmental activism, climate change and imagining a sustainable world in the Psychology Lab Fair.
Recent Projects
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A writing study to understand if this activity influences pro-environmental behaviours.
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What would the world be like if humans had a sustainable and harmonious relationship with the rest of nature?
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Access to environmental cognitive alternatives predicts pro-environmental activist behavior.