Jiaying Zhao

@jiayingzhao

Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Sustainability, Associate professor in Department of Psychology and IRES at University of British Columbia

Joined March 2009

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  1. Retweeted
    Jan 28

    Simple things like carpooling and watching unboxing videos can actually help to increase your well-being while reducing your carbon footprint. and explain how.

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  2. Jan 21

    New paper reflecting our experiences meeting MPs and Senators at the Parliament, and how to build relationships between scientists and policymakers

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  3. Retweeted
    27 Dec 2019

    Looking for a New Year's Resolution? Here's how to cut carbon and get happier! Some ideas from and me in the Boston Globe tomorrow:

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  4. 14 Dec 2019

    Thank you Dilip and Avni for hosting, I had a fabulous time at Rotman! Must remember to bring keys and coat next time 😅

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    We marketing are really looking forward to the Friday seminar by on cognitive effects of scarcity / poverty!

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  6. 4 Dec 2019

    Cognitive costs of climate change: Based on the current CO2 emission pathway, by the year 2100 our decision-making abilities may decreased by 25% and complex strategic thinking by 50%. So glad you are doing this important work!

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    Fascinating and sad evidence of cognitive taxes of poverty. JMP by Claire Duquennois.

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  8. 29 Nov 2019

    An exciting day for designing behaviorally informed organizations, combatting sludges, applying behavioral insights, and sharing lessons among BI practitioners!

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  9. 28 Nov 2019

    Fascinating talk by on the challenges, nuances, and unintended consequences of large-scale choice architecture interventions

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    17 Nov 2019

    Jiaying Zhao finds that a $7500 cash transfer to homeless in Vancouver increases access to stable housing, food, and clothing, no increase in spending on temptation goods, and savings of $935 per person from avoiding costs of shelters.

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    4 Nov 2019

    Just out in : led an amazing team in applying trait-based frameworks to bird mediated cultural services. People prefer fruit/nectar-eating, colorful, forest-affiliated birds in Costa Rica!

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    Every 20 seconds, a wave of fresh cerebrospinal fluid rolls into the sleeping brain. These slow, rhythmic blasts may help explain why sleep is so important for brain health.

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    24 Oct 2019

    Terrific piece by and colleagues…Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations…

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  14. Retweeted
    9 Sep 2019

    Really interesting to hear from world leading behavioural psychology expert on how to change behaviours to address environmental challenges. Political will needs to be there.

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    19 Sep 2019

    "Instead of flight shaming, let's be thoughtful and selective about all travel." Opinion piece co-written by prof. , 's , and 's Lior Silberman.

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    4 Sep 2019

    Great keynote by Dr Jiaying Zhao from on using psychology to address global sustainability challenges ; fascinating findings on bin placement and signage to start with

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    3 Sep 2019

    "Adult neurogenesis promotes efficient, nonspecific search strategies in a spatial alternation water maze task", final edition. Fun collaboration with Ru Qi Yu in 's lab, .

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    Fun evening with the Zhao lab members celebrating our recent accomplishments, including the tenure of our PI, congrats ! Cheers to a new year and a new generation of Zhao lab members.

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    New Post: "How to engage different audiences with the same graph" | A study of how our beliefs shape how we look at climate data from and Yu Luo.

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    4 Aug 2019

    Exciting news!! seeks to appoint up to 4 profs who study race, ethnicity and/or migration with focus on Asian American, Latinx, and/or Islam in America Studies as part of a new Ethnic Studies concentration Open rank search; please RT and apply!!

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