The Human Dimensions Lab at Oregon State University's Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Department seeks to better understand the linkages between social and ecological systems, with a primary focus on the social.  We use theories and tools from psychology, sociology, anthropology, geography and public policy in our interdisciplinary approaches. ​​

​News and Media Highlights​

• Dr. Biedenweg was on sabbatical 2022-2023 with a Fulbright scholarship to Chile.  She developed guidelines for creating human wellbeing indicators for Chilean protected areas.
  • A brief on our HWB indicator work in Patagonian protected areas
  • ​Interview with Fulbright 
  • Panel Human wellbeing and Chilean protected areas 
• Human Dimensions Lab, led by PhD student Krista Harrington, hosts the People and Nature Graduate Student Lunch Series.  See the current schedule for exciting talks!
• Doctoral student Krista Harrington received an Advancing Science in America fellowship for Oregon
• M.S. student, Isabel Justiniano, is driven to engage Latino populations in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation education.  See her work highlighted here.
• Dr. Brittany King has recently published two chapters from her dissertation looking at diversity of experiences in marine fisheries science.  Social Identities of Women and Women of Color and Mental Models Reveal Diverse Perspectives
• Dr. Eric Wade's work on exploring mental models to understand fisheries decisions was highlighted as one of 17 social science examples improving marine conservation. 
• Dr. Biedenweg gave an opening plenary on Communication Myths to Oregon Sea Grant in May 2020.  Video to the 20minute presentation here.