Daniel Stokols

Dan Stokols is Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus in Psychology and Social Behavior and Planning, Policy, and Design at the University of California, Irvine, with joint appointments in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Nursing Sciences at UCI. He served as Director and founding Dean of the School of Social Ecology at UCI between 1988-98. He is co-author of Behavior, Health, and Environmental Stress (1986) and co-editor of the Handbook of Environmental Psychology (1987), Environmental Simulation (1993) and Promoting Human Wellness (2002); and recipient of the Career Award from the Environmental Design Research Assn and UCI’s Lauds & Laurels Faculty Achievement Award. Stokols served as scientific consultant to the National Cancer Institute, Div. of Cancer Control and Population Sciences and as a member of NCI’s Science of Team Science team between 2005-2011. He is currently a consultant for the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) and a member of the National Research Council's committee on the Science of Team Science. Stokols' research focuses on: (1) the science of team science (SciTS) and factors that influence the success of transdisciplinary research and training programs; (2) the environmental psychology of the Internet, especially the ways in which qualities of virtual life affect people's behavior and well-being; (3) the health and behavioral impacts of environmental stressors such as traffic congestion, crowding, and information overload; (4) the application of environmental design research to urban planning and facilities design; and (5) the design and evaluation of community health promotion programs.

Stokols teaches courses in the areas of social ecology, environmental psychology, theory development, and transdisciplinary team science.  More information about his courses are available at the following web sites:

https://eee.uci.edu/13f/50880
https://eee.uci.edu/12w/50890
https://eee.uci.edu/13s/54195/index.html
Env Psy course also at iTunes U:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/environmental-psychology-ppd151/id516983549?mt=10

Professional Experience:

National Research Council Committee on the Science of Team Science, National Academy of Sciences
2013 – Present (1 year) Washington, DC

I currently serve as a member of the National Research Council's Science of Team Science Committee, which is conducting a two-year consensus study of research findings and recommendations from the SciTS field.
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BBCSS/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_080231#.UeIdsVOJSB2

Team Science Consultant
National Academies Keck Futures Initiative
2008 – Present (6 years)

The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative is a 15-year collaborative effort by the National Academies and the Keck Foundation to promote interdisciplinary research within and across a wide range of fields. I am consulting with the NAKFI team on the assessment of scientific impacts of NAKFI's Seed Grants Program.

Scientific Consultant
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
2005 – 2011 (6 years)

I served as an IPA scientific consultant for studies of the collaborative processes and outcomes generated by NCI transdisciplinary research and training centers initiatives. I am continuing to work with the Science of Team Science (SciTS) team at NCI on evaluation studies of transdisciplinary research and training centers and as a member of the advisory team for the NCI Team Science Toolkit.

https://www.teamsciencetoolkit.cancer.gov/public/home.aspx?js=1

Founding Dean, School of Social Ecology, UC Irvine
UC Irvine, 1992 – 1998 (6 years) Irvine, California

UC Irvine
Director, Program in Social Ecology, UC Irvine
UC Irvine, 1988 – 1992 (4 years) Irvine, California
Phone: 949-824-5294
Address: 206C SEI-PPD / 4556 SBS-PSB, UC Irvine