| Alexander Maki, PhD Social Psychologist |
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Primary Research Interests
- How and when behaviors spread between individuals
- e.g., do energy conservation behaviors in the workplace spread between coworkers?
- Factors influencing the consistency 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
- e.g., do energy conservation behaviors in the workplace spread between coworkers?
- Factors influencing the consistency 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
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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 article Request article
Maki, A., Carrico, A. R., Raimi, K. T., Truelove, H. B., Yueng, S., & Araujo, B. (2019). Meta-analysis of pro-environmental behaviour spillover. Nature Sustainability, 2, 307-315. Link to published article Accepted version Supplementary information Request article
Maki, A., Dwyer, P. C., Gabrielsen, S., Snyder, M., & Gonzalez, R. (2019). Help giving after natural disasters: Responses to the 2010 earthquake in Chile. British Journal of Social Psychology, 58, 66-87. Link to published article Accepted version Accepted version appendices Request article
Maki, A., McKinney, E., Vandenbergh, M. P., Cohen, M. A., & Gilligan, J. M. (2019). Employee energy benefits: What are they and what effect do they have on environmental behavior and employee morale? Energy Efficiency, 12, 1065-1083. Link to published article Accepted version Employee Benefits blog post Request 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 article Accepted version Request 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 article Accepted version Request article
Maki, A., & Raimi, K. T. (2017). Environmental peer persuasion: How moral exporting and belief superiority relate to efforts to influence others. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 49, 18-29. Link to published article Accepted version Environmental Moral Exporting measure Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., & Rothman, A. J. (2017). Understanding proenvironmental intentions and behaviors: The importance of considering both the behavior setting and type of behavior. Journal of Social Psychology, 157, 517-531. Link to published article Accepted version Open materials and data Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., & Snyder, M. (2017). Investigating similarities and differences between volunteer behaviors: Development of a volunteer interest typology. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46, 5-28. Link to published article Accepted version Volunteerism Interesting Typology (VIT) measure Associations Now blog post Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., Vitriol, J., Dwyer, P. C., Kim, J. S., & Snyder, M. (2017). The Helping Orientations Inventory: Measuring propensities to provide autonomy and dependency help. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 677-693. Link to published article Accepted version Helping Orientations Inventory (HOI) measure Open materials and data Personal blog post Request article
Raimi, K. T., Stern, P. C., & Maki, A. (2017) The promise and limitations of using analogies to improve decision-relevant understanding of climate change. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.137/journal.pone.017 Open access article Open materials and data Personal Blog Post PLOS Blog PLOS Science Wednesday "Ask Me Anything"
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 article Accepted version Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., Burns, R., Ha., L., & Rothman, A. J. (2016). Paying people to protect the environment: A meta-analysis of incentive interventions to promote proenvironmental behaviors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 47, 242-255. Link to published article Accepted version Supplemental materials Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A.*, Dwyer, P. C.*, & Snyder, M. (2016). Time perspective and volunteerism: The importance of focusing on the future. Journal of Social Psychology, 156, 334-349. (* shared first author). Link to published article Accepted version Open materials Personal blog post Request 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 article Accepted version Personal blog post Request 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 version Personal 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 article Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., Carrico, A. R., Raimi, K. T., Truelove, H. B., Yueng, S., & Araujo, B. (2019). Meta-analysis of pro-environmental behaviour spillover. Nature Sustainability, 2, 307-315. Link to published article Accepted version Supplementary information Request article
Maki, A., Dwyer, P. C., Gabrielsen, S., Snyder, M., & Gonzalez, R. (2019). Help giving after natural disasters: Responses to the 2010 earthquake in Chile. British Journal of Social Psychology, 58, 66-87. Link to published article Accepted version Accepted version appendices Request article
Maki, A., McKinney, E., Vandenbergh, M. P., Cohen, M. A., & Gilligan, J. M. (2019). Employee energy benefits: What are they and what effect do they have on environmental behavior and employee morale? Energy Efficiency, 12, 1065-1083. Link to published article Accepted version Employee Benefits blog post Request 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 article Accepted version Request 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 article Accepted version Request article
Maki, A., & Raimi, K. T. (2017). Environmental peer persuasion: How moral exporting and belief superiority relate to efforts to influence others. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 49, 18-29. Link to published article Accepted version Environmental Moral Exporting measure Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., & Rothman, A. J. (2017). Understanding proenvironmental intentions and behaviors: The importance of considering both the behavior setting and type of behavior. Journal of Social Psychology, 157, 517-531. Link to published article Accepted version Open materials and data Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., & Snyder, M. (2017). Investigating similarities and differences between volunteer behaviors: Development of a volunteer interest typology. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46, 5-28. Link to published article Accepted version Volunteerism Interesting Typology (VIT) measure Associations Now blog post Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., Vitriol, J., Dwyer, P. C., Kim, J. S., & Snyder, M. (2017). The Helping Orientations Inventory: Measuring propensities to provide autonomy and dependency help. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 677-693. Link to published article Accepted version Helping Orientations Inventory (HOI) measure Open materials and data Personal blog post Request article
Raimi, K. T., Stern, P. C., & Maki, A. (2017) The promise and limitations of using analogies to improve decision-relevant understanding of climate change. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.137/journal.pone.017 Open access article Open materials and data Personal Blog Post PLOS Blog PLOS Science Wednesday "Ask Me Anything"
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 article Accepted version Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A., Burns, R., Ha., L., & Rothman, A. J. (2016). Paying people to protect the environment: A meta-analysis of incentive interventions to promote proenvironmental behaviors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 47, 242-255. Link to published article Accepted version Supplemental materials Personal blog post Request article
Maki, A.*, Dwyer, P. C.*, & Snyder, M. (2016). Time perspective and volunteerism: The importance of focusing on the future. Journal of Social Psychology, 156, 334-349. (* shared first author). Link to published article Accepted version Open materials Personal blog post Request 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 article Accepted version Personal blog post Request 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 version Personal 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 article Personal blog post Request 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. Chapter Personal blog post Request 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. (2017). Environmental Psychology. Chapter in E. Wohl (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Request article
Editor-Review Chapters
Maki, A. (2019). The potential cost of nudges. Nature Climate Change, 9, 439. Link to published article Accepted version 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 link Amazon link Request article Select book coverage: NiemanLab Public Understanding of Science Blog Vox
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
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 link Amazon link Request article Select book coverage: NiemanLab Public Understanding of Science Blog Vox
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.*
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.*
Media Publications and Technical Reports
Quoted in Spencer Bokat-Lindell's New York Times opinion piece (2020, January 2) So You Want to Convince a Climate Change Skeptic.
Quoted in the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's article (2018, June 28) The Op-Ed: Communicating science-based perspectives to the public.
Maki, A. (2017, November 28). How to persuade people that climate change is real. [The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage]. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/11/28/how-to-persuade-people-that-climate-change-is-real/?utm_term=.13bfb2ce3e24
Maki, A. (2017, November 21). This Thanksgiving pass the stuffing—and don’t pass on the discussion of social issues. [Scientific American blog post]. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/this-thanksgiving-pass-the-stuffing-mdash-and-dont-pass-on-the-discussion-of-social-issues/
Maki, A., Vandenbergh, M., Gilligan J., & Cohen, M. (2017, September 22). The Private Sector Respond to Climate Change. [Vanderbilt University blog post]. Retrieved from https://my.vanderbilt.edu/universityfundingprograms/2017/09/the-private-sector-response-to-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.
Quoted in the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's article (2018, June 28) The Op-Ed: Communicating science-based perspectives to the public.
Maki, A. (2017, November 28). How to persuade people that climate change is real. [The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage]. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/11/28/how-to-persuade-people-that-climate-change-is-real/?utm_term=.13bfb2ce3e24
Maki, A. (2017, November 21). This Thanksgiving pass the stuffing—and don’t pass on the discussion of social issues. [Scientific American blog post]. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/this-thanksgiving-pass-the-stuffing-mdash-and-dont-pass-on-the-discussion-of-social-issues/
Maki, A., Vandenbergh, M., Gilligan J., & Cohen, M. (2017, September 22). The Private Sector Respond to Climate Change. [Vanderbilt University blog post]. Retrieved from https://my.vanderbilt.edu/universityfundingprograms/2017/09/the-private-sector-response-to-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.