Gerard Kyle

Areas of Expertise

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., Badlou, N., Rajabipour, P., Mohammadi, A., Roberts, D., Kyle, G., Farhadinia, M.S. (2025). 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/10.1177/001391652513800

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

Le, T., Kyle, G. T., & Tran, T. (2024). Using public participation GIS to understand Texas coastal communities’ perceptions and preferences for urban greenspace development in connection to their perceptions of flood risk. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128330.

Koemle, D., Gassler, B., Kyle, G., Mayerhoff, J., & Arlinghaus, R. (2024). How involvement drives decision rules behind decision rule behind states preferences for recreational fisheries management. Journal of Environmental Management. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119604

Seuss, C., Maddock, J. E., Palma, M., Youssef, O., & Kyle, G. T. (2024). An application of protection motivation theory to understand the influence of fear-appeal media on stated donations of coral reef restoration. Tourism Management. doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104797

Ghasemi, B., Kyle, G. T., Sell, J., & Varner, G. (2023). Conservation scholars’ (polarized) perspectives on the morality of trophy hunting for the sake of conservation. People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10539

Le, T., Kyle, G. T., Tran, T. (2023). Determining socio-psychological drivers of Texas Gulf Coast homeowners’ intention to implement private green infrastructure practices. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102090

Kyle, G. T., & Landon, A. (2023). Modernity and the value-action paradox: Contributions from conservation psychology. Frontiers in Conservation Science. doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.1092259

Smith, W. E., Kyle, G. T., & Sutton, S. (2023). Using a styles of participation self-classification measure to characterize highly specialized anglers. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 28, 36-52. doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2021.1993×384

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