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Don Hine is a professor of psychology at the University of Canterbury, specialising in environmental psychology. Don’s work focuses on understanding the factors that underlie environmental problems such as resource over-consumption, climate change, air pollution, and invasive species. His research group designs and evaluates behaviour change strategies to help solve these problems.
Don has authored over 100 peer reviewed publications, has extensive experience in curriculum development and teaching and has been involved in numerous community projects addressing air quality, biodiversity and the management of invasive animals.Don Hine is a professor of psychology at the University of Canterbury, specialising in environmental psychology. Don’s work focuses on understanding the factors that underlie environmental problems such as resource over-consumption, climate change, air pollution, and invasive species. His research group designs and evaluates behaviour change strategies to help solve these problems.
Don has authored over 100 peer reviewed publications, has extensive experience in curriculum development and teaching and has been involved in numerous community projects addressing air quality, biodiversity and the management of invasive animals.- Faculty of Science
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My research examines how people learn across formal and informal environments, how these contexts shape what they come to understand as normal, safe, appropriate and effective, and the psychological processes that influence whether and how that learning transfers into real-world judgement, behaviour and performance. I investigate these processes across educational, workplace, social and digital contexts, with a particular interest in when what people learn—and how it transfers across contexts—has important consequences for wellbeing, safety and performance.
My research examines how people learn across formal and informal environments, how these contexts shape what they come to understand as normal, safe, appropriate and effective, and the psychological processes that influence whether and how that learning transfers into real-world judgement, behaviour and performance. I investigate these processes across educational, workplace, social and digital contexts, with a particular interest in when what people learn—and how it transfers across contexts—has important consequences for wellbeing, safety and performance.
- Faculty of Science
- Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 4 Quality Education
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- 17 Partnerships for the Goals
- 5 Gender Equality
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Collaborative research projects
- Consulting & advisory services
- Industry partnerships & innovation
- Outreach & community engagement
- Media enquiries
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- School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing
- Associate Head of School (RES)School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing
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- School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing
- ProfessorSchool of Psychology, Speech and Hearing
At the broadest level, my primary research lies in the realm of intergroup relations. This interest is fueled by the desire to understand how people’s membership in particular groups (e.g. ethnic, gender, or national groups) shape their attitudes, stereotypes, and behaviours toward others as well as their own self-conceptions.
Much of my primary work to date examines the complexities and challenges of achieving national unity in societies comprised of diverse cultural groups, while identifying new strategies that help reduce intergroup conflict in such nations.
As a secondary interest, I conduct research that bridges interdisciplinary fields by applying social psychological science to areas such as politics, social media communications, and robotics.At the broadest level, my primary research lies in the realm of intergroup relations. This interest is fueled by the desire to understand how people’s membership in particular groups (e.g. ethnic, gender, or national groups) shape their attitudes, stereotypes, and behaviours toward others as well as their own self-conceptions.
Much of my primary work to date examines the complexities and challenges of achieving national unity in societies comprised of diverse cultural groups, while identifying new strategies that help reduce intergroup conflict in such nations.
As a secondary interest, I conduct research that bridges interdisciplinary fields by applying social psychological science to areas such as politics, social media communications, and robotics.- Faculty of Science
- Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students