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Melissa Hatty

(She / her)
Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University

Research Fellow with BehaviourWorks Australia, working primarily in the Environment Portfolio.

Research interests span human health and the natural environment, and the intersections between. These include the physical and psychological health benefits of contact and connection with nature, the psychology of environmental conservation, and how interaction with the natural environment can influence - and be influenced by - pro-environmental and pro-biodiversity conservation behaviours.

Registered Health Psychologist with a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Specialises in helping clients with chronic illness to live well with, and despite, illness and/or disability. A particular interest - both academically and clinically - in the health and wellbeing benefits of spending time in, and connecting with, nature.

Previous experience working as a researcher and research assistant in academic settings and private industry.

Experience

  • 2018–present
    Doctoral Researcher, Monash University