Jeffrey Perrin
Professional Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Social Psychology
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Social Courage
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Social Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Research Methods, Ecopsychology, Contemplating Courage
Education: BA, Trinity College; MA,University of Michigan; MA, PhD, University of New Hampshire
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
- Perrin, J.L. (2012). Social Courage: The Case of Julia Bonds. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences.
- Perrin, J.L. (2011). Emotional responses to environmental messages and future behavior intentions. Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 10:3, 146-157.
- Perrin, J.L., & Benassi, V.A. (2010). The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of emotional connection to nature? Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29, 434-440.
Jeff's current research interests involve assessing the contextual influences on socially courageous actions. He is also interested in ecopsychology, conservation psychology, and inquiry based learning.
Prior to joining the faculty at Lesley, Jeff taught at the University of New Hampshire, Tufts University, and the Showa Boston Institute for Language and Culture. He has presented his work at national and international conferences. Most recently Jeff has published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology and co-authored a community workbook on environmental concern and community action.