Staff
Jen Clements
PhD, MSc
PhD, MSc
Jen is an environmental social scientist with an interdisciplinary background; they’ve always been interested in the drivers of human behaviour, particularly where they intersect with land use and the environment. They have worked on agri-environment schemes, guidance for local authorities and research projects around socio-cultural values, public access, development impacts, ancient woodlands, tree health and forest resilience. Jen uses a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and advocates for a pragmatist approach to research design.
They are open to requests to collaborate, whether on project proposals or student supervision, particularly in relation to plant awareness, the socio-cultural value of trees, tree health and survival, forest disturbance (biotic and abiotic), forest resilience, climate change and innovative and impactful social science.
Their current research includes projects on:
They are also the coordinator of an IUFRO working party on the social dimensions of forest health (7.03.15).
Jen currently co-supervises two PhD students:
Foss House
York
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This project will gather evidence to better understand the social and cultural value of an understudied part of English treescapes: Trees outside Woodlands in peri-urban and rural areas (ToWPUR). The research will feed into a variety of policy aims relating to the societal benefits and impact of tree-planting and management.
This review summarises the available economic literature on barriers and enabling factors affecting the ability of specific publics to access woodlands. In particular, distance to woodland, income, socioeconomic variables, health and disability are analysed as factors affecting individuals’ frequency of visits to woodlands and willingness to pay (WTP) for woodland recreation.
A photo essay based on interviews with 16 arts and humanities practitioners and academics, focusing on their relationship with Trees Outside of Woodland. Key themes that emerge include childhood memories and experiences, emotional connections and the interconnectedness of humans and nature.
A secondary analysis of data from an online, UK representative survey, in-depth interviews and photo elicitation was used to investigate the terms people use to describe trees and places with trees, the importance of trees to perceptions of naturalness and nature connection, and whether trees were associated with greater wellbeing.
The impacts of development on Ancient Woodland – The impacts of development on ancient woodland – Forest Research
Local Authority Tree Strategies – Analysis and development of local authority tree strategies – Forest Research
, , , , . Socio-psychological factors, beyond knowledge, predict people’s engagement in pollinator conservation. People Nat. 2021; 3: 204– 220. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10168
S. Pascucci, D. Dentoni, J. Clements, K. Poldner, and W. B. Gartner, Forging Forms of Authority through the Sociomateriality of Food in Partial Organizations, Organization Studies, Volume 42, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 301-326 https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840620980232.
J. Clements, M. Lobley, J. Osborne, J. Wills, How can academic research on UK agri-environment schemes pivot to meet the addition of climate mitigation aims?, Land Use Policy, Volume 106, 2021, 105441, ISSN 0264-8377, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105441.
J. Clements; How Science Fiction Helps Us Reimagine Our Moral Relations with Animals. Journal of Animal Ethics 1 January 2015; 5 (2): 181–187. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5406/janimalethics.5.2.0181