Nicole Ardoin is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education and a senior fellow in the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. A unifying theme across Professor Ardoin’s work is an interest in education as an opportunity to engage communities in productive dialogue about sus...
Nicole Ardoin is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education and a senior fellow in the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. A unifying theme across Professor Ardoin’s work is an interest in education as an opportunity to engage communities in productive dialogue about sustainability to build resiliency and adaptability in light of changing environmental conditions. To this end, Dr. Ardoin’s current research includes studies on motivations for and barriers to environmental behavior among a range of audiences and in varying settings; program evaluation and adaptive management in informal settings such as parks and museums; the use of social strategies by non-governmental organizations to engage individuals and communities in decision-making related to natural resource management; leadership and training programs in natural resources and conservation; and the impact of “green” buildings and the built environment on environmental attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors.