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Kyle, Gerard

Directory Profile for Gerard Kyle

Professor and Associate Department Head for Academic Programs
Office: 
HFSB 302B
Email: 
Phone: 
(979) 314-8455
Resume/CV
Gerard Kyle's Website

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Leisure Studies, University of New South Wales
Graduate Education
M.S., Ph.D Leisure Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

Areas of Expertise

  • Conservation psychology
  • Protected area management
  • Latent variable modeling

Professional Summary

Gerard Kyle is a professor in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management at Texas A&M University. His research interests lie in the field of conservation psychology. This program explores an array of questions that provide insight on people’s propensity to adopt behaviors that reduce their impact on the environment, protect biodiversity, and support the sustainable use of natural resources and the ecosystem services they afford. He has a particular fondness for the special connections people share with place (especially nature) and how these connections can drive broader pro-environmental outcomes.

Selected Publications

Sardari, P., Badelu, N., Rajabipour, P., Mohammadi, A., & Kyle, G. (2026). Examining Instagram’s role in the illegal trade of the Caucasian squirrel. Journal for Nature Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2026.127404.

Nayeri, D., Kyle, G. T., Sardari, P., & Ghasemi, B. (2026). The paradox of domination: Psychological predictors of mountain lion management in Texas. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111957.

Pilgreen, D., Kyle, G. T., & Ross, A. (2026). Bridging the political ideology climate gap through connecting individuals to nature. People and Nature.* http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70363.

Ghasemi, B., Kyle, G. T., & McGarrity, M. (2026). Understanding mitigation intentions for aquatic invasive species: A protection motivation theory perspective. Ambio.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02402-1.

Ghasemi, B., Kyle, G. T., Teel., Niemec, R., Crooks, K., Glickman, J., Carter, N., Vucetich, J., Lute, M., Breck, S., Frank, B., Hoag, D., Salerno van Eeden, L., & Bruskotter, J. 2026). Psychometric framework for large carnivore conservation. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70326.

Nayeri, D., Hysen, L., Pilgreen, D., Rastgoo, R., Sardari, P., Mohammadi, A., Kasfi, S., Dyer, A., & Kyle, G. (2026). Socio-psychological determinants of beekeeper conflict with bee-eaters. Conservation Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70219.

Sardari, P., Badlou, N., Rajabipour, P., Mohammadi, A., Roberts, D., Kyle, G., Farhadinia, M.S. (2026). Characterizing the illegal trade of carnivores on a social media platform in Iran. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111521.

Pilgreen D., Kyle, G., Ross, A., & Beall, J. (2025). Norm neutralization and climate inaction: Application of the norm activation model to climate change. Environment & Behavior*. https://doi.org/10.1177/00139165251380026.

Mohammadi, A., Nayeri D., Pilgreen, D., Farhadinia M. S., & Kyle, G. T. (2025). Complexities of managing invasive species in semi-urban areas: The case of free-ranging dogs in southern Iran. Urban Ecosystems. doi.org/10.1007/s11252-025-01691-w

Pilgreen, D. Kyle, G., & Ross, A. (2025). Validation and application of a perception of community adaptive capacity to coastal hazards measure. Environment & Behavior.* doi.org/10.1177/00139165241307533

Publications