Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology

University of Southern California:
Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies

Professor Árvai is a leader in judgment and decision-making about sustainability and the environment. His research focuses on advancing our understanding of how people process information and make decisions with a specific emphasis on how people make tradeoffs across social, environmental, and economic priorities. Dr. Árvai and his team also conducts R&D on decision-support tools and approaches that can be used by people to improve decision quality across a wide range of environmental social and economic contexts.

Dr. Árvai frequently works as an advisor to governments, NGOs and nonprofits, and businesses around the world.

Professor Árvai earned his Bachelor’s and Masters Degrees in Oceanography, and his PhD in Behavioral Decision Research, at The University of British Columbia.