Aaron Sparks
Quantitative social scientist passionate about using data to solve problems. Proven expertise in applying advanced statistical methods and machine learning through research and project leadership.
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Support for environmental protection: an integration of ideological-consistency and information-deficit models
Environmental Politics / Nov 28, 2016
Ehret, P. J., Sparks, A. C., & Sherman, D. K. (2016). Support for environmental protection: an integration of ideological-consistency and information-deficit models. Environmental Politics, 26(2), 253–277. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2016.1256960
Opening up the black box: citizen group strategies for engaging grassroots activism in the twenty-first century
Interest Groups & Advocacy / Mar 01, 2017
Han, H., Sparks, A. C., & Towery, N. D. (2017). Opening up the black box: citizen group strategies for engaging grassroots activism in the twenty-first century. Interest Groups & Advocacy, 6(1), 22–43. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41309-017-0010-4
Beyond self-reports: A call for more behavior in environmental psychology
Journal of Environmental Psychology / Mar 01, 2023
Lange, F., Berger, S., Byrka, K., Brügger, A., Henn, L., Sparks, A. C., Nielsen, K. S., & Urban, J. (2023). Beyond self-reports: A call for more behavior in environmental psychology. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 86, 101965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.101965
Measuring Environmental Values and Identity
Society & Natural Resources / Sep 13, 2020
Sparks, A. C., Henderson, G. L., Sriram, S. K., & Smith, E. R. A. N. (2020). Measuring Environmental Values and Identity. Society & Natural Resources, 34(3), 291–310. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2020.1817644
Measuring pro-environmental orientation: Testing and building scales
Journal of Environmental Psychology / Jun 01, 2022
Sparks, A. C., Ehret, P. J., & Brick, C. (2022). Measuring pro-environmental orientation: Testing and building scales. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 81, 101780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101780
Climate Change in Your Backyard: When Climate is Proximate, People Become Activists
Frontiers in Political Science / Jun 30, 2021
Sparks, A. C. (2021). Climate Change in Your Backyard: When Climate is Proximate, People Become Activists. Frontiers in Political Science, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2021.666978
The incoherence of sustainability literacy assessed with the Sulitest
Nature Sustainability / Feb 25, 2021
Kuehl, C., Sparks, A. C., Hodges, H., & Smith, E. R. A. N. (2021). The incoherence of sustainability literacy assessed with the Sulitest. Nature Sustainability, 4(6), 555–560. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00687-6
Confidence in Local, National, and International Scientists on Climate Change
Sustainability / Dec 30, 2020
Sparks, A. C., Hodges, H., Oliver, S., & Smith, E. R. A. N. (2020). Confidence in Local, National, and International Scientists on Climate Change. Sustainability, 13(1), 272. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010272
Exploring sustainability literacy: developing and assessing a bottom-up measure of what students know about sustainability
Frontiers in Sustainability / Jun 05, 2023
Kuehl, C., Sparks, A. C., Hodges, H., & Smith, E. R. A. N. (2023). Exploring sustainability literacy: developing and assessing a bottom-up measure of what students know about sustainability. Frontiers in Sustainability, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1167041
USING SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC SIMILARITY OF WEB APIS TO ESTIMATE PORTING EFFORT
Services Transactions on Services Computing / Oct 01, 2014
Jayathilaka, H., Pucher, A., Krintz, C., & Wolski, R. (2014). USING SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC SIMILARITY OF WEB APIS TO ESTIMATE PORTING EFFORT. Services Transactions on Services Computing, 2(4), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.29268/stsc.2014.2.4.1
Show and tell advocacy: how advocates convince policymakers by showing them the work they do
Frontiers in Political Science / Jul 13, 2023
Sparks, A. C., Arora, S., & Cason, N. (2023). Show and tell advocacy: how advocates convince policymakers by showing them the work they do. Frontiers in Political Science, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2023.1123172
I'm Not a Scientist, I Just Know What I See: Hurricane experience and climate change acceptance
Social Science Quarterly / Aug 01, 2022
Usry, K., Husser, J., & Sparks, A. (2022). I’m Not a Scientist, I Just Know What I See: Hurricane experience and climate change acceptance. Social Science Quarterly, 103(5), 1190–1201. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13196
Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Sustainability in 2021
Sustainability / Feb 08, 2022
(2022). Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Sustainability in 2021. Sustainability, 14(3), 1907. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031907
Fine, J., Burnham, L., Griffith, K., Ji, M., Narro, V., & Pitts, S. (2018). No One Size Fits All: Worker Organization, Policy, and Movement in a New Economic Age
Work and Occupations / Apr 06, 2020
Wilmers, N. (2020). Fine, J., Burnham, L., Griffith, K., Ji, M., Narro, V., & Pitts, S. (2018). No One Size Fits All: Worker Organization, Policy, and Movement in a New Economic Age. Work and Occupations, 47(4), 512–514. https://doi.org/10.1177/0730888420916760
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
PhD, Political Science / June, 2017
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