Jessica Harris

Jess is a proud Darkinjung woman who works as a Research Fellow and lecturer at Griffith University. Jess offers comprehensive experience working with multiple stakeholders within local and State governments and NGOs. She is a behavioural scientist with extensive experience delivering change on several social issues. Her current work focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating campaigns across various social problems, focusing on health and well-being and environmental contexts. She uses quantitative and qualitative research to co-create, build, and engage with stakeholders. She has led projects to increase breakfast consumption for workplace institutions. She has managed projects for local councils that focus on koala and domestic dog interactions, with the program successfully decreasing koala mortalities by 40% (Leave It). Her work now focuses on health and wellbeing in both the Indigenous and Institutional space.