Laura R. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Psychology
University of Mississippi
RM 207 Peabody Hall
University, MS 38677
USA
Phone: (662)915-5185
Email: ljohnson@olemiss.edu
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Johnson, L. R., & Johnson-Pynn, J. (2007). Cultivating compassion and youth action around the globe: A preliminary report on Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots” program. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging research and practice, 2(2).
Johnson, L. R., Johnson-Pynn, J. S., & Pynn, T. (2007). Youth civic engagement in China: Results from a program promoting environmental activism. Journal of Adolescent Research, 22, 355-386.
Johnson, L.R. (2007). Psychology in Uganda: Advances, opportunities, and adventure. International Psychology Bulletin, 11(3) 36-38.
Johnson-Pynn. J., & Johnson, L. (2005). Success and challenges in East African conservation education. Journal of Environmental Education, 36, 25-40.
Johnson-Pynn, J., & Johnson, L. R. (2005). Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots: Bettering the lives of East African youth and their ecology. Journal of Ethics in Leadership, 1(2), 17-31.
Research Interests:
International youth development and civic engagement; cultivation of intercultural and ecological competence in youth and emerging adults; role of nature in positive youth development; collaborative international research with The Jane Goodall Institutes’ Roots&Shoots environmental and humanitarian youth program.
