Peer-reviewed Publications

Gupta, R., LaMarca, N., Nock, K., Flinner, K., & Attaway, B. (2023). How can informal science learning centers advance climate resilience partnerships? Lessons from two coastal communities. International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2023.2266573

Gupta, R., Voiklis, J., de la Torre Dwyer, J., Flinner, K., Fraser, J., Thomas, U.G. (2023). What Is the STEM Learning Ecology and Where Do Zoos and Aquariums Fit in It? Insights from National Studies of the Public’s Engagement with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. In: Fraser, J., Heimlich, J.E., Riedinger, K. (eds) Zoos and Aquariums in the Public Mind. Psychology and Our Planet. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84942-9_5

Virapongse, A, Gupta, R., Robbins, Z., Blythe, J., Duerr, R., & Gregg, C. (2022). How can earth scientists contribute to community resilience?: Challenges and recommendations. Frontiers in Climate, 4:761499. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2022.761499.

Gupta, R., LaMarca, N., Rank, S. J., Flinner, K., & Ardalan, N. (2021). Expanding high school youth’s pceptions of environmental careers and resilience development through conservation education. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2021.1907261.

Gupta, R., Voiklis, J., Rank, S.J., Dwyer, J.T., Fraser, J., Flinner, K., & Nock, K. (2020). Public Perceptions of the STEM Learning Ecology – Perspectives from a National Sample in the US. International Journal of Science Education, Part B. DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2020.1719291

Gupta, R., Fraser, J., Rank, S. J., Brucker, J. L., & Flinner, K. (2019). The STEM learning ecology – Multi-site case studies with zoo and aquarium visitors. Visitor Studies, 22, 127-146. DOI: 10.1080/10645578.2019.1661737

Gupta, R. (2019). Just preservation: From vision to reality. Invited commentary in Animal Sentience 27(9), Article available at: https://animalstudiesrepository.org/animsent/vol4/iss27/9/

Gupta, R., LaMarca, N., Rank, S. J., & Flinner, K. (2018). The environment as a pathway to science learning for K-12 learners – A case study of the E-STEM movement. Ecopsychology, 10(4), 228-242.

Gupta, R., Fraser, J., Shane-Simpson, C., Danoff-Burg, S., & Ardalan, N. (2018). Estimating scale, diversity, and professional training of environmental educators in the US. Environmental Education Research, DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2018.1435778.

Rank, S. J., Voiklis, J., Gupta, R., Fraser, J., & Flinner, K. (2018). Understanding organizational trust of zoos and aquariums. In K. K. Hunt (Ed.), Understanding the Role of Trust and Credibility in Science Communication. Proceedings of the Iowa State University Symposium on Science Communication: Ames, IA.

Gupta, R., Ardalan, N., & Fraser, J. (2017). The intergroup context of environmental education and approaches to facilitate collaboration. Small Group Research, DOI: 1046496417706416.

Fraser, J., Gupta, R., & Krasny, M. E. (2014). Practitioners’ perspectives on the purpose of environmental education. Environmental Education Research, DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2014.933777.

Gupta, R., Fraser, J., & Rank, S. J. (2015). Development of staff cultural capacity in an intensive environmental stewardship program for urban youth. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 3, 182-205, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v3i2.6401

Fraser, J., Baxter, J. W., White, J., Gupta, R., & Yocco, V. (2014). Conversion aversion: Environmental learning and PBS viewer preferences. Mass Communication & Journalism, 4-10, DOI:104172/21657912.1000225.

Schultz, P. W., Messina, A., Tronu, G., Limas, E. F., Gupta, R., & Estrada, M. (2014). Personalized normative feedback and the moderating role of personal norms: A field experiment to reduce residential water consumption. Environment and Behavior, 1-25, DOI: DOI: 10.1177/0013916514553835.

Gupta, R., & Plemons, K. (2013). Volunteer perceptions of public value from a co-hosted museum-zoo exhibition. The Informal Learning Review, 118, 11-15.

Fraser, J., Pantesco, V., Plemons, K., Gupta, R., & Rank, S. J. (2013). Sustaining the conservationist. Ecopsychology, 5, 70‐79.

Gupta, R. (2011). Personal and Social Normative Influences on Sustainable Residential Landscapes. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.

Marcus, B. J., & Gupta, R. (2009). Claremont Colleges Sustainability Survey Final Report. Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative 2008-09:  Claremont, CA, Claremont Graduate University.