Research
Dr.
Leiserowitz's research examines the role of underlying
psychological, socio-cultural, and geographic factors in
risk perception, decision-making and behavior. Recent
projects include a series of survey and experimental
studies at the state, national, and global scales on public
risk perceptions and responses to global climate change; an
examination of global values, attitudes and behaviors
regarding sustainable development; and the identification
of distinct "interpretive communities of risk" among the
American public.