- How and when behaviors spread between individuals - e.g., do energy conservation behaviors in the workplace spread between coworkers?
- Factors influencing theconsistency of individuals' behaviors ("behavior spillover") - e.g., do people who purchase energy efficient devices also conserve energy at home?
- Theoretical models of behavior maintenance - e.g., when do people not only initiate a new behavior, but maintain that behavior over time?
- Use of meta-analysis to assess intervention research and inform policymakers about evidence-based interventions
Peer-Reviewed Empirical Publications
Hess, D. J., & Maki, A. (2019). Climate change belief, sustainability education, and political values: Assessing the need for higher-education curriculum reform. Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, 1157-1166. Link to published articleRequest article
Raimi, K. T., Maki, A., Dana, D. A., & Vandenbergh, M. P. (2019). Framing of geoengineering affects support for climate change mitigation. Environmental Communication, 13, 300-319. Link to published articleAccepted versionRequest article
Moses, J. F., Dwyer, P. C., Fuglestad, P. T., Kim, J. S., Maki, A., Snyder, M., & Terveen, L. (2018). Encouraging online engagement: The role of interdependent self-construal and social motives in fostering online participation. Personality and Individual Differences, 133, 47-55. Link to published articleAccepted versionRequest article
Xu, X., Maki, A., Chen, C., Dong, B., & Day, J. A. (2017). Investigating willingness to save energy and communication about energy use in the American workplace with the attitude-behavior-context model. Energy Research & Social Science, 32, 13-22. Link to published articleAccepted versionPersonal blog postRequest article
Sheeran, P., Maki, A., Montanaro, E., Avishai-Yitshak, A., Bryan, A., Klein, W. M. P., Miles, E., & Rothman, A. J. (2016). The impact of changing attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy on health-related intentions and behavior: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 35, 1178-1188. Link to published articleAccepted versionPersonal blog postRequest article
Dwyer, P. C.*, Maki, A.*, & Rothman, A. J. (2015). Promoting energy conservation behavior in public settings: The influence of social norms and personal responsibility. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 41, 30-34. (* shared first author).Link to published article Accepted versionPersonal blog post Request article
Maki, A., Dwyer, P. C., & Snyder, M. (2015). Understanding national service: Perspectives from psychological theory and research on volunteerism and prosocial behavior. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 15, 253-281. Link to published articlePersonal blog postRequest article
Peer-Reviewed Chapters
Maki, A., Cohen, M. A., & Vandenbergh, M. P. (2018). Using meta-analysis in the social sciences to improve environmental policy. Chapter to appear in W. Leal, J. Callewaert, & R. Marans (Eds.), Handbook of Sustainability and Social Science Research (pp. 27-43). New York City, NY: Springer Publishing. ChapterPersonal blog postRequest article
Maki, A. (2017). Environmental Psychology. Chapter in E. Wohl (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Request article
Maki, A., Carrico, A. R., & Vandenbergh, M. P. (in press). Doing the wrong things for the right reasons: How environmental fallacies affect environmental behavior. Chapter to appear in B. G. Southwell, E. A. Thorson, & L. Sheble (Eds.), Misinformation and Mass Audiences. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. Publisher linkAmazon linkRequest article Select book coverage: NiemanLabPublic Understanding of Science BlogVox
Snyder, M. & Maki, A. (2015). The psychology of volunteerism. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Studies, Second Edition. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science. Request article
Manuscripts in Preparation (* copies available upon request)
Corser, R. J., & Maki, A. Increasing knowledge about the impact of meat production increases intentions to adopt more sustainable food consumption behaviors.*
Maki, A., Cohen, M. A., & Vandenbergh, M. P. Leveraging interpersonal efficacy to increase energy conservation.*
Maki, A., & Vandenbergh, M. P. The carbon implications of food waste: Understanding people’s knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors.*
Maki, A., Vandenbergh, M. P., & Wallston, K. A. Do political conservatives prefer private sector action to mitigate climate action? An experimental examination.* Vanderbilt University media coverage
Panos, M. E., Maki, A., & Rothman, A. J. The effects of social norms and default behaviors on the decision to eat.*
Stern, P. C., Raimi, K. T., & Maki, A. Helping nonscientists think about climate change.*
Raimi, K. T., Stern, P. C., & Maki, A. (2017, March 22). Participated in PLOS Science Wednesday “Ask Me Anything”, discussing climate change, psychology, and our article “The promise and limitations of using analogies to improve decision-relevant understanding of climate change” published in PLOS ONE. Retrieved from https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/60udlh/plos_science_wednesday_were_kaitlin_raimi_paul/
Maki, A. (2014, March 10). Sustainability psychology comes to Austin. [Society for Personality and Social Psychology blog post]. Retrieved from http://www.spspblog.org/sustainable-psychology/
Maki, A., & Lauber, J. (2012). UMore Park: Culture and community action plan. The Sustainable Community at UMore Park: Aspirational Goals and Action Plan for Sustainability, Minneapolis, MN: UMore Development LLC.