Dr Angela Dean
Senior Lecturer & 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. |
Dr Tracy Schultz
Research Fellow Dr Tracy Schultz is a behavioural scientist with expertise in delivering behavioural insights social research focused on pro-environmental contexts. Tracy achieves successful project outcomes by engaging with project partners and stakeholders to develop effective working relationships that build capacity to deliver stronger outcomes with positive environmental impacts. |
Emma Church
Research Assistant Emma is a PhD Candidate based at UQ's School of Agriculture and Food Science. 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
