Profile

Raymond De Young, PhD

• Broadly trained psychologist, planner, and engineer.
• Applies environmental and conservation psychology principles to:
  • help people to live well while living within biophysical limits.
  • explore re-localization, a pragmatic response to biophysical limits and the consequences of having disrupted Earth’s ecosystems.

(A) LOCAL COMMUNITY

• reDirect Foundation: Consultant – Helping mentor fellows working on neighborhood resilience, local food systems, and community-wide carbon neutrality.

• City of Ann Arbor: A²Zero Ambassador – Helping advance neighborhood resilience, local food systems, and community-wide carbon neutrality.

• Emergency preparedness:
  • Amateur radio – K8NOR (FCC General class license, expires 10 May 2026).
    • ARES – Amateur Radio Emergency Services.
    • RACES – Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service.
  • Certified SkyWarn (ID=8123-086, expires 31 May 2025).
  • Certified FEMA EMI Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation
    • IS-1400: Foundations of Climate Science.
    • AWR-433-W: Climate Literacy for Emergency Managers  (National Center for Disaster Preparedness).
  • Certified FEMA Emergency Management Institute.
    • Professional Development Series.
    • IS: 1a, 22, 100b, 120a, 200b, 230d, 235c, 240b, 241b, 242b, 244b, 247a, 248, 250a, 271a, 288a, 421, 700a, 706, 800b, 815, 909, and 951.

(B) ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

Associate Professor of Environmental Psychology and Planning
Behavior, Education, and Communications (BEC)
School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
The University of Michigan
Dana Building, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

Associate Professor of Environmental Psychology and Planning
Program in the Environment (PITE)
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
The University of Michigan
Dana Building, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

Faculty Associate
School of Social Work (SSW)
The University of Michigan
1080 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

Faculty Associate
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (Taubman)
The University of Michigan
2000 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

Faculty Associate
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (MBGNA)
The University of Michigan
1800 North Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 USA

Faculty Associate
Center for Sustainable Systems (CSS)
The University of Michigan
440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 USA

Faculty Associate
Graham Sustainability Institute (GSI)
The University of Michigan
Suite 300, 625 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA

Faculty Associate
Planetary Limits Academic Network (PLAN)

(C) ACADEMIC PROFILES

UM SEAS research profile
Localization papers
UM SFSI interview
Curriculum vitae
Theses chaired
ORCID profile
UM Deep Blue (Publications)
ResearchGate (Publications)