Alumni Lab Group Members

DR. NITA LAUREN

Project Officer

Nita is a behaviour change researcher who is driven by a passion for evidence-based policy and practice. Her research explores the drivers of  behavioural spillover-the notion that engaging in an environmental behaviour increases adoption of other environmental behaviours. Her research explores how identity and social norms can influence environmental and political action.
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BLAKE SIMMONS

Research Associate

Blake Alexander Simmons is a conservation scientist at the Institute for Future Environments. He is interested in understanding how human behaviours impact social-ecological systems, and how we can change behaviours to produce positive and sustainable outcomes for people and nature. As an ecologist-turned-environmental social scientist, Blake draws on interdisciplinary techniques to gain a more holistic view of the dynamic processes driving conservation challenges.