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Ardoin,
Nicole
Assistant Professor |
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Nicole Ardoin holds a joint appointment with the School of Education and the Woods Institute for the Environment.
Professor Ardoin's research focuses on motivations for environmental behavior, with a recent emphasis on the links among sense of place, geographic scale, and environmental behavior. She researches the use of social strategies--such as education, communications, and social marketing--by non-governmental organizations to engage individuals and communities in decision-making related to natural resource management. Professor Ardoin is conducting several studies related to monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of social strategies in motivating pro-environmental behavior and achieving on-the-ground conservation results.
Professor Ardoin also works in the area of visitor studies and environmental education program evaluation in settings including environmental education centers, parks, natural history museums, zoos, and aquariums.
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* Ph.D. 2009, Forestry & Environmental Studies (Social Ecology), Yale University
* M.Phil., 2005, Forestry & Environmental Studies (Social Ecology), Yale University
* M.S., 1998, Natural Resource Management (Environmental Education & Interpretation), University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
* B.B.A., 1993, International Business & French, James Madison University |
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* Environmental Education Consultant, 2001 to 2008 (Exhibition design and development, program evaluation, curriculum development, educator training)
* Exhibition Coordinator and Education Specialist, World Wildlife Fund (DC), 1998 to 2001
* Environmental Education Specialist, Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WI), 1996 to 1998
* Museum Educator, Discovery Creek Children's Museum of Washington (DC), 1995 to 1996
* Interpretive Ranger, Student Conservation Association & Grand Canyon National Park (AZ), 1994 |
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| * Since 2008 |
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* Sense of Place and Environmental Behavior at an Ecoregional Scale: Research explores links among sense of place and environmental behavior in three ecoregional sites.
* Bringing Buildings to Life (in conjunction with Stephen Kellert, Yale University): Research into the impact of green building design on residents, examining a range of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social variables.
* Together Green Evaluation (in conjunction with Marc Stern, Virginia Tech; and Bob Powell, Clemson University): Evaluation research on a five-year grant and leadership fellowship program of the National Audubon Society (with support from Toyota).
* The State of Funding in Environmental Education (in conjunction with Environmental Grantmakers Association, with support from the Switzer Foundation): Research explores foundation support for environmental education, education for sustainability, and related areas. |
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* Theory and Practice of Environmental Education
* Science and Environmental Education in Informal Settings
* Sense of Place
* Environmental Behavior
* Research Approaches for Environmental Problem Solving |
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* Ardoin, N.M. 2009. Behavior Change Theories and Free-Choice Environmental Learning. In Free-Choice Learning and the Environment, edited by J. Falk, J.E. Heimlich, and S. Foutz. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.
* Heimlich, J.E., & Ardoin, N.M. 2008. Understanding Behavior to Understand Behavior Change: A Literature Review. Environmental Education Research. Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 215-237.
* Stern, M.J., Powell, R.B., & Ardoin, N.M. 2008. What Difference Does It Make? Assessing Outcomes from Participation in a Residential Environmental Education Program. Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 31-43.
* Ardoin, N.M. 2006. Toward an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Place: Lessons for Environmental Education. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 11, pp. 112-126.
* Powell, R.B., Stern, M.J., Ardoin, N.M. 2006. A Sustainable Evaluation Framework and Its Application. Applied Environmental Education and Communications: An International Journal, Vol. 5, pp. 231-241.
* Ardoin, N.M. and Sivek, D.J. An Environmental Education Needs Assessment Study in Nicaragua. Applied Environmental Education and Communication: An International Journal 1(4): 235-244. |
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* Chair, Education & Pedagogy Committee, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
* Affiliated Faculty, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University
* Member, Committee of the Whole, Earth Systems Program, Stanford University
* Board Member, North American Association for Environmental Education
* Council Member, National Environmental Education Advisory Council, U.S. EPA
* Member, Education Committee, Society for Conservation Biology
* Research Fellow, Environmental Grantmakers Association
* Education Advisory Committee Member, NatureBridge
* Consulting Editor, Journal of Environmental Education
* Reviewer, Environmental Education Research and Applied Environmental Education and Communications: An International Journal |
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* Phone: 650.721.2231
* Email: nmardoin@stanford.edu
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