Dr Angela Dean,
Senior Research Fellow & Group leader Dr Angela Dean is a quantitative social scientist. Her research focuses on what drives environmental engagement across diverse communities, and how experience and interventions can influence social and environmental outcomes. Angela draws on diverse experience as both a researcher and practitioner in the areas of health, science communication, citizen science, and sustainable urban water management. |
Emma Church
Research Assistant Emma is a PhD Candidate within the Institute of Future Environments at Queensland University of Technology. Emma is interested in the social dimensions of sustainability and conservation issues. Emma's current research explores the influence of social capital on urban environmental stewardship. Emma enjoys working in multi-disciplinary teams, using applied research to tackle sustainability and conservation challenges. |
Abigail Brown
PhD Candidate Abi is based at the Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University. Her research explores social dimensions of wildlife management, in the context of iconic megafauna and poaching in Africa. She focuses on how to apply values research when engaging stakeholders. Abi recently completed her MSc (Research) at UQ exploring perceptions of rhino management interventions. |
Cristina Romero
PhD candidate Christina is particularly interested in people-biodiversity interactions and applied conservation topics. Her current research aims to evaluate conservation interventions as part of social ecological systems to better manage conservation conflicts. |
Emily Massingham
PhD Candidate Emily is a PhD student, co-supervised with Kerrie Wilson. Her research tackles great ape conservation, examining whether conservation projects are more effective if they are socially equitable and consider the needs of people living alongside key orangutan habitat in meaningful ways |
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. |
Celeste Kylie Hill
PhD candidate I explore how people interact with urban nature on a day to day basis. The meanings, values and aspirations held by urban residents with regard to nature are key areas of research focus. I also examine how local governments and other decision makers go about making the most of living infrastructure and what challenges they face. The mental and physical health benefits of nature in the city are significant and wider recognition of its value is vital for the wellbeing of urban populations. My vision is to encourage co-creation of novel and robust urban living landscapes into the future. |
Yolanda Waters
PhD Candidate Yolanda is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology. Her current research explores pathways to engagement with reef-related (particularly climate related) pro-environmental behaviours within the context of the Great Barrier Reef. Yolanda is particularly interested in in the effects of educational and social experiences both above and below the water |
Blake Alexander 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. |
