Professor Kelly Fielding
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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)

41 - 60 of 157 works

2021

Journal Article

Urban green space use during a time of stress: a case study during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Brisbane, Australia

Berdejo‐Espinola, Violeta, Suárez‐Castro, Andrés F., Amano, Tatsuya, Fielding, Kelly S., Oh, Rachel Rui Ying and Fuller, Richard A. (2021). Urban green space use during a time of stress: a case study during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Brisbane, Australia. People and Nature, 3 (3), 597-609. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10218

Urban green space use during a time of stress: a case study during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Brisbane, Australia

2021

Journal Article

Assessing the mobilization potential of environmental advocacy communication

Gulliver, Robyn, Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2021). Assessing the mobilization potential of environmental advocacy communication. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 74 101563, 101563. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101563

Assessing the mobilization potential of environmental advocacy communication

2021

Journal Article

Collective responses to global challenges: the social psychology of pro-environmental action

Barth, Markus, Masson, Torsten, Fritsche, Immo, Fielding, Kelly and Smith, Joanne R. (2021). Collective responses to global challenges: the social psychology of pro-environmental action. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 74 101562, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101562

Collective responses to global challenges: the social psychology of pro-environmental action

2021

Journal Article

The relationship between country and individual household wealth and climate change concern: the mediating role of control

Nauges, Céline, Wheeler, Sarah Ann and Fielding, Kelly S. (2021). The relationship between country and individual household wealth and climate change concern: the mediating role of control. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23 (11), 16481-16503. doi: 10.1007/s10668-021-01327-x

The relationship between country and individual household wealth and climate change concern: the mediating role of control

2021

Journal Article

Factors influencing nature interactions vary between cities and types of nature interactions

Oh, Rui Ying Rachel, Fielding, Kelly S., Nghiem, Thi Phuong Le, Chang, Chia‐Chen, Shanahan, Danielle F., Gaston, Kevin J., Carrasco, Roman L. and Fuller, Richard A. (2021). Factors influencing nature interactions vary between cities and types of nature interactions. People and Nature, 3 (2) pan3.10181, 405-417. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10181

Factors influencing nature interactions vary between cities and types of nature interactions

2021

Journal Article

‘It’s all the other stuff!’ How smokers understand (and misunderstand) chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke

King, Bill, Borland, Ron, Morphett, Kylie, Gartner, Coral, Fielding, Kelly, O’Connor, Richard J., Romijnders, Kim and Talhout, Reinskje (2021). ‘It’s all the other stuff!’ How smokers understand (and misunderstand) chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke. Public Understanding of Science, 30 (6), 777-796. doi: 10.1177/0963662521991351

‘It’s all the other stuff!’ How smokers understand (and misunderstand) chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke

2021

Book

The psychology of effective activism

Gulliver, Robyn, Wibisono, Susilo, Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2021). The psychology of effective activism. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108975476

The psychology of effective activism

2020

Journal Article

Whose view do we use? Comparing expert water professional and lay householder perspectives on water-saving behaviours

Kneebone, Sarah, Smith, Liam and Fielding, Kelly (2020). Whose view do we use? Comparing expert water professional and lay householder perspectives on water-saving behaviours. Urban Water Journal, 17 (10), 884-895. doi: 10.1080/1573062x.2020.1828496

Whose view do we use? Comparing expert water professional and lay householder perspectives on water-saving behaviours

2020

Journal Article

No evidence of an extinction of experience or emotional disconnect from nature in urban Singapore

Oh, Rachel Rui Ying, Fielding, Kelly S., Carrasco, Román L. and Fuller, Richard A. (2020). No evidence of an extinction of experience or emotional disconnect from nature in urban Singapore. People and Nature, 2 (4) pan3.10148, 1196-1209. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10148

No evidence of an extinction of experience or emotional disconnect from nature in urban Singapore

2020

Journal Article

Conservation concern among Australian undergraduates is associated with childhood socio‐cultural experiences

Pinder, Jessica, Fielding, Kelly S. and Fuller, Richard A. (2020). Conservation concern among Australian undergraduates is associated with childhood socio‐cultural experiences. People and Nature, 2 (4) pan3.10145, 1158-1171. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10145

Conservation concern among Australian undergraduates is associated with childhood socio‐cultural experiences

2020

Journal Article

Rice farmers adapting to drought in the Philippines

Manalo, Jaime Albarillo, van de Fliert, Elske and Fielding, Kelly (2020). Rice farmers adapting to drought in the Philippines. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 18 (6), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/14735903.2020.1807301

Rice farmers adapting to drought in the Philippines

2020

Journal Article

Ocean plastic crisis—mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities

Phelan, Anna (Anya), Ross, Helen, Setianto, Novie Andri, Fielding, Kelly and Pradipta, Lengga (2020). Ocean plastic crisis—mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities. PLoS ONE, 15 (7) e0236149, e0236149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236149

Ocean plastic crisis—mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities

2020

Journal Article

Recycled and desalinated water: consumers’ associations, and the influence of affect and disgust on willingness to use

Etale, Anita, Fielding, Kelly, Schäfer, Andrea Iris and Siegrist, Michael (2020). Recycled and desalinated water: consumers’ associations, and the influence of affect and disgust on willingness to use. Journal of Environmental Management, 261 110217, 110217. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110217

Recycled and desalinated water: consumers’ associations, and the influence of affect and disgust on willingness to use

2020

Book Chapter

Greening the physical environment of organizational behaviour

Bingley, William J., Greenaway, Katharine H. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2020). Greening the physical environment of organizational behaviour. Organizational behaviour and the physical environment. (pp. 167-184) edited by Oluremi B. Ayoko and Neal M. Ashkanasy. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315167237-9

Greening the physical environment of organizational behaviour

2020

Book Chapter

The role of social norms in communicating about climate change

Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2020). The role of social norms in communicating about climate change. Research handbook on communicating climate change. (pp. 106-115) edited by David C. Holmes and Lucy M. Richardson. Cheltenham, Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781789900408.00019

The role of social norms in communicating about climate change

2020

Journal Article

Using ingroup messengers and ingroup values to promote climate change policy

Fielding, Kelly S., Hornsey, Matthew J., Thai, Ha Anh and Toh, Li Li (2020). Using ingroup messengers and ingroup values to promote climate change policy. Climatic Change, 158 (2), 181-199. doi: 10.1007/s10584-019-02561-z

Using ingroup messengers and ingroup values to promote climate change policy

2019

Journal Article

Understanding the outcomes of climate change campaigns in the Australian environmental movement

Gulliver, Robyn, Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred (2019). Understanding the outcomes of climate change campaigns in the Australian environmental movement. Case Studies in the Environment, 3 (1), 1.1-9. doi: 10.1525/cse.2018.001651

Understanding the outcomes of climate change campaigns in the Australian environmental movement

2019

Journal Article

The characteristics, activities and goals of environmental organizations engaged in advocacy within the Australian environmental movement

Gulliver, Robyn, Fielding, Kelly S. and Louis, Winnifred (2019). The characteristics, activities and goals of environmental organizations engaged in advocacy within the Australian environmental movement. Environmental Communication, 14 (5), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2019.1697326

The characteristics, activities and goals of environmental organizations engaged in advocacy within the Australian environmental movement

2019

Journal Article

The influence of sampling design on spatial data quality in a geographic citizen science project

Brown, Greg, Rhodes, Jonathan, Lunney, Daniel, Goldingay, Ross, Fielding, Kelly, Garofano, Nicole, Hetherington, Scott, Hopkins, Marama, Green, Jo, McNamara, Skye, Brace, Angie, Vass, Lorraine, Swankie, Linda and McAlpine, Clive (2019). The influence of sampling design on spatial data quality in a geographic citizen science project. Transactions in GIS, 23 (6), 1184-1203. doi: 10.1111/tgis.12568

The influence of sampling design on spatial data quality in a geographic citizen science project

2019

Journal Article

Positive affective framing of information reduces risk perceptions and increases acceptance of recycled water

Greenaway, Tameika and Fielding, Kelly S. (2019). Positive affective framing of information reduces risk perceptions and increases acceptance of recycled water. Environmental Communication, 14 (3), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2019.1680408

Positive affective framing of information reduces risk perceptions and increases acceptance of recycled water

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

    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

    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

    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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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