Adam Zwickle

Adam Zwickle
  • Associate Professor
  • Sustainable natural resource governance Risk perception and communication Sustainability social science
  • Community Sustainability
  • Environmental Science and Policy Program

WEBSITE

https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/adam-zwickle

BIOGRAPHY

Adam is an interdisciplinary social scientist whose research focuses on sustainable natural resource management. His work draws from the fields of decision science, behavioral change, risk perception, and risk communication. His active research projects currently involve collaborative water management at the local level, sustainable approaches to water governance, and working with communities affected by environmental contamination in Michigan. Adam’s academic training and early research was centered around how perceptions of environmental risks influence decision making at the individual level. Motivated by a passion to address the pressing societal challenges posed by climate change, however, he has shifted his research to support change at the policy level. Adam holds a joint appointment with the Department of Community Sustainability and the Environmental Science and Policy Program.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

  • Perception and communication of environmental risks
  • Sustainability knowledge and social science theory