Vicken Hillis
About Me
Assistant Professor
Human-Environment Systems
Email: vickenhillis@boisestate.edu
Phone Number: (208) 426-4251
Office: ERB 4133
Link to personal webpage
Research Areas
- Environmental behavior and decision making
- Climate change adaptation
- Social learning
- Social networks
I study what people do and why in environmental contexts. In particular, my research examines how beliefs about climate change constrain or promote resilience to a changing environment. I develop community-based solutions using participatory approaches that build climate resiliency.
Collaboration
I am interested in collaborating with academic and community partners, using participatory approaches to build resilience to environmental change.
Students
- Lauren Hunt, PhD, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
- Matt Clark, MS, Biology
- Jessica Mueller, BS, Geoscience
Teaching
- HES 220: Complex Systems and Sustainability
- HES 597: Social Network Analysis
Community Partners
- USDA-ARS, Ft. Collins, CO
- Heart of the Rockies Initiative
- Oregon State University Extension
- Montana Natural Heritage Program
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory