eeRESEARCH combines research for environmental education and the movement to connect children and nature. The database includes multiple ways to search for articles, syntheses, and research summaries.
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Investigating nature-based preschoolers gains in early literacy and select executive function skills
Pikus, A. E., Skibbe, L. E., Larimore, R. A., & Sobel, D. (2025). Investigating nature-based preschoolers gains in early literacy and select executive function skills. AERA Open, 11(1 ), 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23328584251362714
The myth of independence: A nature-based family therapy intensive with emerging adults
J., Souza, Jr., & Downey, M. G. (2025). The myth of independence: A nature-based family therapy intensive with emerging adults. Family Relations, 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fare.70101
Short-term effects of an outdoor activities intervention on children’s stress, socioemotional, behavioral, and cognitive regulation skills
Bastianello, T., Silletti, F., Cassibba, R., Coppola, G., Musso, P., Rossini, V., … Lavelli, M. (2025). Short-term effects of an outdoor activities intervention on children’s stress, socioemotional, behavioral, and cognitive regulation skills. Early Education and Development, 36(3), 20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2024.2423387
Preconception, prenatal and early childhood exposure to green space and risk of neurodevelopmental delays: a national cohort study among Medicaid enrollees
Choi, H. M., Huybrechts, K. F., Hernandez-Diaz, S., Qiu, X., Leung, M., James, P., … Papatheodorou, S. (2025). Preconception, prenatal and early childhood exposure to green space and risk of neurodevelopmental delays: a national cohort study among Medicaid enrollees. Environment International, 202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109666
‘Tiny humans’ outdoors: understanding the factors that mediate opportunities for babies and toddlers
Kemp, N., Josephidou, J., & Bolshaw, P. (2025). ‘Tiny humans’ outdoors: understanding the factors that mediate opportunities for babies and toddlers. Children’s Geographies, 23(2), 18. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2025.2479683
Greenspace Morphology and Preterm Birth: A State-Wide Study in Georgia, United States (2001–2016)
Wang, H., Huang, X., Hao, H., & Chang, H. H. (2025). Greenspace Morphology and Preterm Birth: A State-Wide Study in Georgia, United States (2001–2016). Environmental Health Perspectives, 132(12). https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14571
Climate change and child wellbeing: a systematic evidence and gap map on impacts, mitigation, and adaptation
Mohamed, M., Amin, S., Lever, E., Montini, A., Machida, K., Rajagopalan, S., … Sterlini, S. (2025). Climate change and child wellbeing: a systematic evidence and gap map on impacts, mitigation, and adaptation. The Lancet Planetary Health, 9(4), 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(25)00061-0
Psychological impacts of climate change on US youth
Vercammen, A., Wray, B., Crider, Y. S., Belkin, G., & Lawrance, E. L. (2025). Psychological impacts of climate change on US youth. PNAS, 122(16). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2311400122
Extreme heat exposure is associated with lower learning, general cognitive ability, and memory among US children
Assari, S., & Zare, H. (2025). Extreme heat exposure is associated with lower learning, general cognitive ability, and memory among US children. Open Journal of Neuroscience, 3(1), 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.31586/ojn.2025.1277
Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children's well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona
Sanz-Mas, M., Continente, X., Brugueras, S., Marí-Dell’Olmo, M., Oliveras, L., & Lopez, M. J. (2025). Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children’s well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona. Landscape and Urban Planning, 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105206
Green skills for sustainability transitions
Fuchs, Martina. (2024). Green Skills for Sustainability Transitions. Geography Compass, 18, n/a. 10.1111/gec3.70003
Integrating ecosocial policies through polycentric governance: A study of the green transformation of Danish vocational education and training
Carstensen, Martin, Ibsen, Christian, & Jensen, Ida. (2024). Integrating ecosocial policies through polycentric governance: A study of the green transformation of Danish vocational education and training. Regulation \& Governance. 10.1111/rego.12633