Dr Dylan de Gourville is a social and environmental psychologist and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Kent, working on the European Research Council-funded CONSPIRACY_FX project. His research focuses on misinformation and conspiracy beliefs in the climate domain, with his doctoral work examining ideologically distinct forms of climate change conspiracism and their implications for environmental engagement and climate action. His research also explores negative attitudes towards vegans and veganism, including the role of conspiracy beliefs in intergroup relations and meat consumption behaviours. More broadly, he is interested in understanding and fostering support for animal welfare across political and ideological divides, with his recent work investigating how implicit social identity cues influence public support for animal welfare organisations and their policies.
Relevant Publications
1. Jenni, S., de Gourville, D., & Rice, S. (2026). Reaching the Right: Engaging Conservatives in Animal Welfare. Psychology of Human-Animal Intergroup Relations, 5, e19613. https://doi.org/10.5964/phair.19613
2. De Gourville, D., Douglas, K., & Sutton, R. (2025). Denialist vs Warmist Climate Change Conspiracy Beliefs: Ideological Roots, Psychological Correlates, and Environmental Implications. British Journal of Psychology, 00, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70035
3. Biddlestone, M., Green, R., Toribio-Flórez, D., de Gourville, D., Sutton, R. M., & Douglas, K. M. (2025). Fighting fire with fire: Prebunking with the use of a plausible meta-conspiracy framing. British Journal of Psychology, 00, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70023
4. De Gourville, D., Ecker, U., Green, R., Biddlestone, M., Spearing, E., Cook, J., & Douglas, K. M. (in press). The impact of misinformation and conspiracy theories on climate denial and resistance to mitigation. In M. Vlasceanu & S. van der Linden (Eds.), The Psychological Foundations of Climate Solutions. Cambridge University Press.