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Laura McGuire is a Lecturer in Psychology at Edge Hill University, specializing in the intersection of education, implicit attitudes, and climate change behavior. She serves on the steering committee of the UN’s Interdisciplinary and Intergovernmental Panel on Behaviour Change for Sustainable Development (IPBC), focusing on 'Education for Sustainable Development.' Her research addresses the 'value-action gap,' exploring how implicit attitudes predict behavior and designing educational interventions to foster sustainable practices.
- University: Edge Hill University
- Department: Department of Psychology
Her work emphasizes cross-cultural studies, including collaborations with Dubai’s Arbor School, to compare consumer attitudes across different cultural contexts. McGuire co-authored The Psychology of Climate Change, which explores cognitive barriers to climate action and has been translated into Chinese. She also contributed to the UN’s International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Report.
McGuire has presented at high-profile events like the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris and the British Academy Summer Showcase. Her research employs eye-tracking and implicit association tests to measure psychological responses to environmental messaging.
- Awards: Emerging Scholar Award (Sustainability Research Network)
Her teaching background spans over a decade in secondary schools and universities, focusing on public speaking and research methods. She advises on graduate teaching and has supervised multiple student projects on social behavior and psychology applications.
