Professor Kelly Fielding
Professor

Kelly Fielding

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Background

Kelly Fielding's research focuses broadly on understanding the social and psychological determinants of environmental sustainability. She seeks to understand environmental decisions and behaviours and to develop communication and behaviour change strategies that can promote greater environmental sustainability. A key focus of her current reseach is on sustainable urban water management, specifically, how we can engage communities with this issue, how we can communicate about new water technologies such as recycled waater, how we can promote water conservation, and how we can understand and communicate about drinking water supplies. Her research is also focused on understanding climate change beliefs as well as identifying ways to address climate change skepticism and inaction. In the past she has conducted research in the areas of sustainable natural resource management, domestic and public place recycling, and environmental activism. She takes an interdisciplinary approach to her research and has worked with local council, State Government, and catchment management authorities to undertake this research.

Research interests:

  • Environmental sustainability
  • Sustainable urban water management
  • Climate change beliefs and action
  • Social identity and norms

Availability

Professor Kelly Fielding is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Psychology Urban and regional planning

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Social and psychological determinants of environmentally sustainable behaviour

  • Psychology of urban water management

  • Community responses to alternative water sources

  • Climate change communication

  • Promoting environmental sustainability in organisations

  • Environmental sustainability

  • Climate change

  • Social identity

  • Group processes and intergroup relations

  • Environmental behaviour change

Search Professor Kelly Fielding’s works on UQ eSpace

157 works between 1997 and 2025
All (157) Journal Article (132) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (8) Book (3) Other Outputs (3)

21 - 40 of 157 works

2022

Journal Article

Investigating how economic and national identity loss messages impact climate change policy support

Klas, Anna, Clarke, Edward J. R., Fielding, Kelly, Mackay, Matthew, Lohmann, Susanne and Ling, Mathew (2022). Investigating how economic and national identity loss messages impact climate change policy support. Climatic Change, 175 (3-4) 17, 1-24. doi: 10.1007/s10584-022-03472-2

Investigating how economic and national identity loss messages impact climate change policy support

2022

Journal Article

Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: understanding the mediating role of nature contact

Liu, Yongbo, Cleary, Anne, Fielding, Kelly S., Murray, Zoe and Roiko, Anne (2022). Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: understanding the mediating role of nature contact. Landscape and Urban Planning, 228 104550, 104550. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104550

Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: understanding the mediating role of nature contact

2022

Journal Article

Beyond proximity: how subjective perceptions of enablers and constraints influence patterns of blue space recreation

Dean, Angela J., Ross, Helen, Roiko, Anne, Fielding, Kelly S., Saeck, Emily, Johnston, Kim, Beatson, Amanda, Udy, James and Maxwell, Paul (2022). Beyond proximity: how subjective perceptions of enablers and constraints influence patterns of blue space recreation. Landscape and Urban Planning, 228 104557, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104557

Beyond proximity: how subjective perceptions of enablers and constraints influence patterns of blue space recreation

2022

Journal Article

Maintaining a social license to operate for wastewater-based monitoring: the case of managing infectious disease and the COVID-19 pandemic

Cooper, Bethany, Donner, Erica, Crase, Lin, Robertson, Hamish, Carter, David, Short, Michael, Drigo, Barbara, Leder, Karin, Roiko, Anne and Fielding, Kelly (2022). Maintaining a social license to operate for wastewater-based monitoring: the case of managing infectious disease and the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Environmental Management, 320 115819, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115819

Maintaining a social license to operate for wastewater-based monitoring: the case of managing infectious disease and the COVID-19 pandemic

2022

Journal Article

A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars

Hornsey, Matthew J., Chapman, Cassandra M., Fielding, Kelly S., Louis, Winnifred R. and Pearson, Samuel (2022). A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars. Nature Climate Change, 12 (8), 695-696. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01431-4

A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars

2022

Journal Article

A systematic review of the outcomes of sustained environmental collective action

Gulliver, Robyn E., Star, Cassandra, Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2022). A systematic review of the outcomes of sustained environmental collective action. Environmental Science and Policy, 133, 180-192. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.020

A systematic review of the outcomes of sustained environmental collective action

2022

Journal Article

An investigation of factors influencing environmental volunteering leadership and participation behaviors

Gulliver, Robyn E., Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2022). An investigation of factors influencing environmental volunteering leadership and participation behaviors. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52 (2) 08997640221093799, 397-420. doi: 10.1177/08997640221093799

An investigation of factors influencing environmental volunteering leadership and participation behaviors

2022

Journal Article

Protecting the planet or destroying the universe? Understanding reactions to space mining

Hornsey, Matthew J., Fielding, Kelly S., Harris, Emily A., Bain, Paul G., Grice, Tim and Chapman, Cassandra M. (2022). Protecting the planet or destroying the universe? Understanding reactions to space mining. Sustainability, 14 (7) 4119, 4119. doi: 10.3390/su14074119

Protecting the planet or destroying the universe? Understanding reactions to space mining

2022

Journal Article

Psychological ownership of nature: a conceptual elaboration and research agenda

Wang, Xiongzhi, Fielding, Kelly S. and Dean, Angela J. (2022). Psychological ownership of nature: a conceptual elaboration and research agenda. Biological Conservation, 267 109477, 109477. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109477

Psychological ownership of nature: a conceptual elaboration and research agenda

2022

Journal Article

Accelerating the adoption of water sensitive innovations: community perceptions of practices and technologies to mitigate urban stormwater pollution

Dean, Angela J., Newton, Fiona J., Gulliver, Robyn E., Fielding, Kelly S. and Ross, Helen (2022). Accelerating the adoption of water sensitive innovations: community perceptions of practices and technologies to mitigate urban stormwater pollution. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 66 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2002279

Accelerating the adoption of water sensitive innovations: community perceptions of practices and technologies to mitigate urban stormwater pollution

2022

Journal Article

What predicts community members’ intentions to take action to protect koalas?

Fielding, Kelly, Lunney, Dan, Rhodes, Jonathan, Goldingay, Ross, Hetherington, Scott, Brace, Angie, Vass, Lorraine, Hopkins, Marama, Swankie, Linda, Garofano, Nicole, Goulding, William and McAlpine, Clive (2022). What predicts community members’ intentions to take action to protect koalas?. Pacific Conservation Biology, 29 (1), 26-37. doi: 10.1071/pc21041

What predicts community members’ intentions to take action to protect koalas?

2022

Journal Article

Global priorities for climate change and mental health research

Charlson, Fiona, Ali, Suhailah, Augustinavicius, Jura, Benmarhnia, Tarik, Birch, Stephen, Clayton, Susan, Fielding, Kelly, Jones, Lynne, Juma, Damian, Snider, Leslie, Ugo, Victor, Zeitz, Lian, Jayawardana, Danusha, La Nauze, Andrea and Massazza, Alessandro (2022). Global priorities for climate change and mental health research. Environment International, 158 106984, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106984

Global priorities for climate change and mental health research

2021

Journal Article

Community perspectives on sustainable urban water security

Allan, Julie V., Fielding, Kelly S., Kenway, Steven J. and Head, Brian W. (2021). Community perspectives on sustainable urban water security. Urban Water Journal, 19 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/1573062x.2021.2001545

Community perspectives on sustainable urban water security

2021

Journal Article

Health and wellbeing benefits from nature experiences in tropical settings depend on strength of connection to nature

Oh, Rachel, Fielding, Kelly, Chang, Chia-Chen, Nghiem, Le, Tan, Claudia, Quazi, Shimona A., Shanahan, Danielle F., Gaston, Kevin J., Carrasco, Roman L. and Fuller, Richard A. (2021). Health and wellbeing benefits from nature experiences in tropical settings depend on strength of connection to nature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (19) 10149, 10149. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910149

Health and wellbeing benefits from nature experiences in tropical settings depend on strength of connection to nature

2021

Book

Civil resistance against climate change

Gulliver, Robyn E, Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2021). Civil resistance against climate change. Washington, DC, United States: International Centre on Nonviolent Conflict Press.

Civil resistance against climate change

2021

Journal Article

Connection to nature is predicted by family values, social norms and personal experiences of nature

Oh, R. R. Y., Fielding, K. S., Nghiem, L. T.P., Chang, C. C., Carrasco, L. R. and Fuller, R. A. (2021). Connection to nature is predicted by family values, social norms and personal experiences of nature. Global Ecology and Conservation, 28 e01632, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01632

Connection to nature is predicted by family values, social norms and personal experiences of nature

2021

Journal Article

Non-climatic stressors constraining adaptation to drought in rice-farming communities in the Philippines

Manalo IV, Jaime Albarillo, van de Fliert, Elske and Fielding, Kelly (2021). Non-climatic stressors constraining adaptation to drought in rice-farming communities in the Philippines. Climate and Development, 14 (6), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/17565529.2021.1949571

Non-climatic stressors constraining adaptation to drought in rice-farming communities in the Philippines

2021

Journal Article

Responding to climate change disaster: the case of the 2019/2020 bushfires in Australia

Jetten, Jolanda, Fielding, Kelly S., Crimston, Charlie R., Mols, Frank and Haslam, S. Alexander (2021). Responding to climate change disaster: the case of the 2019/2020 bushfires in Australia. European Psychologist, 26 (3), 161-171. doi: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000432

Responding to climate change disaster: the case of the 2019/2020 bushfires in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Public concern about, and desire for research into, the human health effects of marine plastic pollution: Results from a 15-country survey across Europe and Australia

Davison, Sophie M.C., White, Mathew P., Pahl, Sabine, Taylor, Tim, Fielding, Kelly, Roberts, Bethany R., Economou, Theo, McMeel, Oonagh, Kellett, Paula and Fleming, Lora E. (2021). Public concern about, and desire for research into, the human health effects of marine plastic pollution: Results from a 15-country survey across Europe and Australia. Global Environmental Change, 69 102309, 102309. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102309

Public concern about, and desire for research into, the human health effects of marine plastic pollution: Results from a 15-country survey across Europe and Australia

2021

Other Outputs

Community Resilience Project Evaluation Plan Report

Cleary, Anne, Inch, Hannah Zebedee, Yaqoot, Fatima, Robinson, Mark, Reddel, Tim, Fielding, Kelly and Lisa McDaid (2021). Community Resilience Project Evaluation Plan Report . St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland - ISSR.

Community Resilience Project Evaluation Plan Report

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    The effect of unconventional advocates on public support for climate policy (ARC Discovery Project administered by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    The psychology of gridlock: Compromise, coalitions, and radicalisation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Assessing effectiveness of PFAS exposure control in individuals from exposed communities and occupationally exposed cohorts such as fire fighters
    NHMRC Targeted Research
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Private Land Conservation in a Dynamically Changing and Risky World
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Component of the Community Resilience Project
    Bundaberg Regional Council
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Promoting water conservation in the Central Highlands Region
    Central Highlands Regional Council
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Maximising outcomes for koalas on private land
    New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Community appreciation of biodiversity indicator (Department of Planning, Industry and Environment grant led by CSIRO)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Promoting stewardship: identifying pathways to greater participation
    New South Wales Environmental Trust
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Conserving and recovering the koala populations on NSW Far North Coast
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Water Sensitive City Transition Strategies and Implementation Plans
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Public perceptions of recreational use of water reservoirs: Assessing community perceptions and developing effective engagement and communication tools
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Framing messages to appeal to political identities: The case of climate change and nuclear energy
    Vice-Chancellor's Research and Teaching Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Securing the essential: assisting Indigenous communities and their service providers to sustainably manage water and energy supply (ARC Linkage Project led by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Understanding (and responding to) scepticism about science
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    UQ Travel Award 2015 - Dr Ellen Van der Werff
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Assessing, understanding and influencing customer perceptions of water quality (Water Research Australia)
    Water Research Australia Research Programs
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Public perceptions of recreational use of water reservoirs
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Empowering Aboriginal communities toward improved security and sustainable management of essential services: developing an empirically-based national approach
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    Engaging communities with Water Sensitive Cities
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Taste and Odour in Drinking Water - Understanding the social cost of taste and odour in drinking water
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Accelerating Transitions to Water Sensitive Cities by Influencing Behaviour
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Sending and responding to messages about climate change: The role of emotion and morality
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Public responses to alternative water supplies: The role of risk, beliefs, and identity
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    What about me? Factors affecting individual adaptive coping capacity across different population groups (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Grant administered by UWA)
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Environmental Sustainability in Residential Housing: understanding attitudes and behaviour towards waste, water and energy in consumption and conservation among Australian households
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2012
    Demand Management and Communication Research (SEQ Urban Water Security Research Alliance)
    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Trust
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Improving first year outcomes across campuses
    UQ Teaching & Learning Strategic Grants
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Identity Barriers to Engaging in Pro Environmental Behaviour
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    Improved policy interventions for encouraging the voluntary use by landowners of practices protecting and enhancing biodiversity
    AgResearch
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Improving Local Government Solid Waste Management Practices Through Deliberative Citizen Decision-Making And Behaviour Change Communication Strategies
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Social Capital, social identity and sustainable natural resource management
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Kelly Fielding is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Communicating our way to successful koala conservation.

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Turning climate change into a success story

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Angela Dean

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Untold Story of Australian Farming Women, Climate Change and Social Media

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natalie Collie

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Untold Story of Australian Farming Women, Climate Change and Social Media

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natalie Collie

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The untold story of Australian farming women, social media and climate change

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natalie Collie

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The psychology of gridlock: Compromise, coalitions, and radicalisation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Winnifred Louis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The future under threat: Young adults and future orientation in times of climate uncertainty.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Winnifred Louis

  • Master Philosophy

    How does social advantage or disadvantage influence capacity for environmental concern?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Angela Dean

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Call Me Anything, Just Don't Call Me an Environmentalist

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Winnifred Louis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ethical wildlife tourism: creating positive experiences for people and wildlife

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Angela Dean

Completed supervision

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