Welcome
The Sustainability, Identity, and Social Change Lab (SISC), under the direction of Dr. Michael T. Schmitt, is located at Simon Fraser University‘s Burnaby campus. Our research focuses on a social identity theory approach to environmental sustainability and environmental activism, but we also examine other topics in intergroup relations and collective identity. Methods used in the lab range from lab-based experiments to qualitative, community-based research. In all our work we try to incorporate insights from critical social psychology.
We work very closely with SFU’s Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab (IRSJ) directed by Dr. Steven Wright.
The Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University is located on the unceded traditional territories of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) and Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Nations.
News & Announcements
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February 27, 2024
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March 08, 2024
Research on environmental activism, climate change and imagining a sustainable world will be presented in interactive ways at the upcoming psychology research lab fair.
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October 25, 2022
The Sustainability, Identity, & Social Change (SISC) Lab presented research on environmental activism, climate change and imagining a sustainable world in the Psychology Lab Fair.
Recent Projects
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A writing study to understand if this activity influences pro-environmental behaviours.
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What would the world be like if humans had a sustainable and harmonious relationship with the rest of nature?
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Access to environmental cognitive alternatives predicts pro-environmental activist behavior.