Robert Gifford was Professor of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

and Environmental Studies from 1979 to 2024 at the University of Victoria. 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 psycho ...

social psychology Social psychology is the methodical study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Although studying many of the same substantive topics as its counterpart in the field ...

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: * Describing what per ...

. 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

editor in chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held account ...

of the ''

Journal of Environmental Psychology The ''Journal of Environmental Psychology'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. Its founding editors were David Canter (University of Liverpool) and Kenneth Craik (University of California, Berkeley) back in 1981. From 200 ...

''. Gifford is also on the

editorial board The editorial board is a group of editors, writers, and other people who are charged with implementing a publication's approach to editorials and other opinion pieces. The editorials published normally represent the views or goals of the publicat ...

of ''Architectural Science Review.'' He has been president of the environmental divisions of the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world. It has over 170,000 members, including scientists, educators, clin ...

, 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

* * * *

Awards

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

Association for Psychological Science The Association for Psychological Science (APS), previously the American Psychological Society, is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in r ...

* 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. Purpose The purpose of EDRA is the adv ...

* 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

References

External links

* 21st-century Canadian psychologists Environmental psychologists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Environmental studies scholars Fellows of the American Psychological Association University of California, Davis alumni {{Canada-psychologist-stub