Nichole Floener
Concentration:
Social Psychology
Research Interests:
Social psychology, environmental/ conservation psychology, climate communication, attitudes, behavior change
Advisor:
Dr. Ian Handley
Email:
nichole.floener@student.montana.edu
B.S. In Psychology from Montana State University (2024)
B.S. in Conservation Biology from Montana State University (2024)
Floener, N. & Handley, I. (2024, May) The Impact of Hope and Fear Appeals on Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions for
Varying Levels of Climate Change Anxiety, Eco-Anxiety, and Ecological Grief [Conference Presentation]. MSU Sub Ballroom, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Floener, N. & Handley, I. (2025, Feb 21) The Impact of Hope and Fear Appeals on Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions for
Varying Levels of Climate Change Anxiety, Eco-Anxiety, and Ecological Grief [Conference Presentation]. SPSP 2025 Convention, Denver, CO, United States.
Floener, N. & Handley, I. (2026, Feb 27) Climate Change Anxiety as a Moderator for How Emotional Video Messages Affect Pro-Environmental
Behavior [Conference Presentation]. SPSP 2026 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
03/28/2026; Extreme Biofilms NRT program SEED grant, Extreme Biofilms NRT Program-
MSU Thermal Biology Institute and the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department.
10/15/2025; SPSP Diversity Graduate Registration Stipend, Society of Personality and
Social Psychology (SPSP)
Spring 2024: Undergraduate Scholarship Program Grant, USP, MSU
Fall 2023 and Spring 2024; Montana’s Own 1893 Scholarship Program, MSU, Bozeman, MT
Fall 2022 and Spring 2023; Return 2 Learn Scholarship, MSU, Bozeman, MT
