Invited Talks and Keynote Addresses

McCunn, L. J. (June, 2024). Environmental Psychology, Climate Anxiety, and the Benefits of Nature. Scheduled to present for the Association of Administrative and Professional Staff at the University of British Columbia.

McCunn, L. J. (April, 2024). Environmental Psychology, Climate Anxiety, and the Benefits of Nature. Scheduled to present for the Chartered Professional Accountants in Alberta and Saskatchewan’s “CPA Assist” Program.

McCunn, L. J. (January, 2024). Considering Urban Health Using Environmental Psychology as a Guide. Presented in a webinar on “Urban Health: Diverse Perspectives on Health in Urban Settings” hosted by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

• An online article titled “Bridging Disciplines Through Urban Healthscapes” was written by SLU summarizing the event: https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2024/3/bridging-disciplines-through-urban-healthscapes/

McCunn, L. J. (November, 2023). Environmental Psychology, Climate Change, and the Benefits of Nature. Presented for Health Canada’s Health Products and Food Branch.

McCunn, L. J. (November, 2023). Environmental Psychology, Climate Change, and the Benefits of Nature. Presented for the School of Environment Speaker Series at the University of Toronto

McCunn, L. J. (October, 2023). The Environmental Psychology of Forests and Nature: Benefits of, and Considerations for, a Greener Future. Keynote address presented for the Forests for Public Health Congress in Sherbrooke, QC.

McCunn, L. J., Zeisel, J., Cranz, G., Elnimr, H., Sathyanarayanan, H., Finnigan, K., & Polwarth, C. (September, 2023). The Shared Interests of EDRA and ANFA: Showcasing Research, Art, and Intersections to Encourage Member Collaboration. Team keynote address for the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, La Jolla, CA.

McCunn, L. J. (September, 2023). Environmental Psychology, Climate Change, and the Benefits of Nature. Presented for Vancouver Island University ElderCollege Speaker Series.

McCunn, L. J. (March, 2022). Advances in Environmental Psychology in Relation to Climate Change and Community. Presented at the annual Science and Technology Lecture Series at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC.

• Aired on Shaw TV in November, 2022

McCunn, L. J., Sawyer, K., & Shorting, T. (March, 2022). Sense of Place and Nature Relatedness in the British Columbia Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region. Video recorded a presentation for the Regional Research, Stewardship, and Citizen Science Open House in Qualicum Beach, BC.

McCunn, L. J., Sawyer, K., & Shorting, T. (November, 2021). Sustainable and Culturally-Responsive Hospital Design: A Case Study of Cowichan District Hospital Employees. Presented to Island Health.

McCunn, L. J. (January, 2021). Exploring Spatial Navigation, Place Imageability, and Sense of Place in Urban Settings. Autonomy and Urban Depth Workshop for the Art, Architecture & Design Research Seminar, London Metropolitan University, UK.

McCunn, L. J. (July, 2020). Considering Environmental Psychology in the Field of Architecture: Part II. Video conference presentation to Hughes Condon Marler Architects, Vancouver, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (July, 2020). Considering Environmental Psychology in the Field of Architecture: Part I. Video conference presentation to Hughes Condon Marler Architects, Vancouver, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (September, 2019). Panelist at the lunch and learn series “Sustainability is What we do: Integrating Sustainability into Teaching at VIU” at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC.

McCunn, L. J., (March, 2019). Environmental Psychology, Hospital Lighting, and Occupant Outcomes: The Highlights. Slides presented by the energy manager at Island Health at a lighting workshop, Victoria, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (February, 2019). Environmental Psychology and Hospital Design. Presented at a sustainability workshop for designers working on the new Cowichan Regional Hospital, Duncan, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (August, 2018). Panelist at the New Faculty Orientation to Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (August, 2018). Exploring Environmental Psychology. Presented at Pacific Northwest National Labs, Portland, OR.

McCunn, L. J. (April, 2018). The Science of Environmental Psychology. Presented at the annual Science and Technology Lecture Series at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC.

McCunn, L. J., Kim, A., Swanson, T., Lew, J., & Wang, S. (2018, March). Reflections on the UW Tower Retrofit. Presented to the facilities management and capital planning departments of the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

McCunn, L. J. (2018, February). Teaching Sustainability as an Environmental Psychologist. Panelist at the Sustainability Across Curricula workshop at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (2017, November). Understanding Sense of Place in Relation to Environmental Action and Concern. Presented at the annual Vancouver Island University’s Awareness of Climate Change through Education and Research climate change symposium, Nanaimo, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (2016, October). Explaining and Exploring Sense of Place. Presented at Conversations re:Tacoma’s annual public lecture series, Tacoma, WA.

McCunn, L. J. (2016, April). Environmental Psychology; Meaning, Measurement, and Mergers. Presented at the Sustainable Building Sciences Program’s monthly seminar at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

McCunn, L. J. (2015, December). Environmental Psychology: Measurement and Meaning. Presented at a colloquium series at McGranahan Architects in Tacoma, WA.

Guest Lectures and Critiques

Served as a commentator for the Epidemic Urbanism Initiative’s (EUI) design competition for adaptive reuse design transformations for community healthcare (in the Community Health Center Category), September, 2023

Interviewed by the CEO of Brightmark Environmental Solutions at a virtual ‘Fireside Chat’ about the field of environmental psychology and the relations between eco-anxiety, nature exposure, and mental health, May, 2022

Presented two 30-minute guest lectures titled “Exploring Environmental Psychology” for a high school course (grades 10, 11, and 12) in Drafting and Design at Mt. Douglas High School, Victoria, BC, May, 2021 and April, 2022

Presented a 30-minute guest lecture titled “Dr. Robert Gifford’s Dragons of Pro-environmental Inaction” for an upper-level biology course (BIOL 457 Biodiversity and Conservation) at Vancouver Island University, April, 2021

Presented an online 120-minute lecture titled ‘Considering Environmental Psychology in the Field of Architecture and Interior Design’ for an interior design program’s research methods studio course at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, September, 2020, 2022, and 2024

Presented an 80-minute lecture titled “Designing the Prison Environment with Environmental Psychology in Mind” for an upper-level psychology course (PSYC 303 Forensic Psychology) at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, January 2020, 2023, and 2024

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Dr. Robert Gifford’s Dragons of Pro-environmental Inaction” for a lower-level geography course (GEOG 101) at Vancouver Island University, October, 2019; April, 2023

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Dr. Robert Gifford’s Dragons of Pro-environmental Inaction” for a lower-level global studies course (GLST 211) at Vancouver Island University, October, 2019

Presented a 15-minute talk to students and community members attending the Climate Anxiety Forum at Vancouver Island University, October, 2019

• Recorded and aired on VIU’s radio station CHLY 101.7FM on a health promotion show titled “A Sound Constitution”

Presented a 90-minute lecture titled “Positive Environmental Psychology” for an upper-level psychology course (PSYC 333 Positive Psychology) at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, June and July, 2019

Facilitated a 90-minute class about “Gender and the City” for a 300-level geography course (GEOG 340 Urban Systems) at Vancouver Island University, March, 2019

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Exploring Environmental Psychology” for a high school course (grades 10, 11, and 12) in Drafting and Design at Mt. Douglas High School, Victoria, BC, January, 2019

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Considering Interdisciplinarity Between Engineering and Environmental Psychology” for a Masters-level course in civil and environmental engineering (CEE 599 Sustainability and Healthy Buildings in a Global Context) at the University of Washington Seattle, November, 2018

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Dr. Robert Gifford’s Dragons of Pro-environmental Inaction” for an upper-level geology course (GEOL 412) at Vancouver Island University, October, 2018

Presented a 45-minute guest lecture titled “Energy + Energy + Graduate School” for the honours seminar (PSYC 490) at Vancouver Island University, October, 2018

Guest critiqued students’ final graphic designs for an upper-level graphic arts course (ARTG 374 Environmental Design Studio) at Vancouver Island University, March, 2018

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Selected Theories and Applied Research Methods from Environmental Psychology” for a Masters-level community planning course (PLAN 504 Community Design) at Vancouver Island University, March, 2018; April, 2019

Presented a 45-minute guest lecture titled “Selected Applied Research Methods from Environmental Psychology” for an upper-level psychology course (PSYC 400 Applied Research Methods) at Vancouver Island University, February, 2018; March, 2019

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Environmental Psychology and Environmental Design: Principles and Practices for Graphic Design Students” for an upper-level graphic arts course (ARTG 374 Environmental Design Studio) at Vancouver Island University, February, 2018; February, 2019; October, 2020

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Interdisciplinarity Between Engineering and Environmental Psychology” for an upper-level civil and environmental engineering course (CEE 429 Sustainability in Building Infrastructure) at the University of Washington Seattle, November, 2017

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Interdisciplinarity Between Engineering and Environmental Psychology” for a Masters-level course in civil and environmental engineering (CEE 599 Sustainability and Healthy Buildings in a Global Context) at the University of Washington Seattle, November, 2017

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Considering Place-making Through the Lens of Environmental Psychology” for Vancouver Island University’s Master’s in Community Planning Program Student Orientation, September, 2017; March, 2019 and September, 2019

Co-presented a 60-minute scholarly talk titled “Spatial Training and Calculus Ability: Investigating Impacts on Student Performance and Cognitive Style” for the University of Washington Tacoma’s School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences’ Brown Bag Lecture Series, May, 2017

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture (via Skype) for a lower-level architecture course (LA 292 Programming and Culture) at the Academy of Art University, February, 2017

Guest critiqued students’ final community designs for an upper-level urban design course (TURB 260 Urban Design Studio) at the University of Washington Tacoma, December, 2016

Presented a 45-minute guest lecture for a Masters-level course in community planning (TCMP 521 Planning Theory & Practice) in the School of Urban Studies at the University of Washington Tacoma, December, 2016

Guest critiqued students’ interim community designs for an upper-level urban design course (TURB 260 Urban Design Studio) at the University of Washington Tacoma, October, 2016

Presented a 60-minute guest lecture titled “Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practices” for an upper-level urban design course (TURB 260 Urban Design Studio) at the University of Washington Tacoma, October, 2016

Presented a 45-minute guest lecture titled “Environmental Psychology in the Community” for an upper-level psychology course (TPSYC 306 Community Psychology) at the University of Washington Tacoma, May, 2016

Guest critiqued students’ final community designs for an upper-level urban design course (TURB 260 Urban Design Studio) at the University of Washington Tacoma, December, 2015

Presented a lecture for the University of Victoria’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Series (at the Spring Teaching Assistant Conference) about the successes and challenges of co-teaching HDCC 200, January, 2014

Presented a 90-minute guest lecture titled “Climate change and architecture” to a special topics psychology course (PSYC 431E) at the University of Victoria, February, 2013

Presented a 45-minute guest lecture titled “Organizational commitment, sense of place, and green urban neighbourhoods” for an upper-level Environmental Studies course (ES 481 Urban Ethnoecology) at the University of Victoria, October, 2012

Presented a 45-minute guest lecture titled “Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation?” for an upper-level psychology course (PSYC 350 Environmental Psychology) at the University of Victoria, December, 2011

Presented a 40-minute guest lecture titled “Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation?” for a special topics psychology course (PSYC 431E) at the university of Victoria, January, 2012

Presented a 40-minute guest lecture titled “Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation?” for a special topics psychology course (PSYC 431E) at the University of Victoria, February, 2011

Presented a 40-minute guest lecture titled “Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation?” for University of Victoria library staff, November, 2010

Presented a 30-minute guest lecture about popular topics in environmental psychology for an introductory psychology class (PSYC 100) at the University of Victoria September, 2010

Spoke to UVIC SummerU students about graduate student life and choosing psychology as a major, 2010

Presented a 30-minute guest lecture titled “Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation?” for the University of Victoria’s Director of Sustainability, August, 2010

Presented a 45-minute guest lecture titled “Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation?” for the University of Victoria’s Facilities Management Department, September, 2009