STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Cecily Maller
Position:
Associate Dean, Research & Innovation
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
DSC|School of GUSS
Phone:
+61399259091
Email:
cecily.maller@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
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Research supervision
- Maller, C. (2023). Turning things around: A discussion of values, practices, and action in the context of social-ecological change In: People and Nature, 5, 258 - 270
- Maller, C. (2023). Resetting urban human-microbial relations in pandemic times In: Geography Compass, 17, 1 - 14
- Maller, C. (2023). Conserving urban biodiversity: Current practice, barriers,and enablers In: Conservation Letters, 16, 1 - 10
- Bardosh, K.,Maller, C.,Guito, R.,Bukachi, S.,Kelly, D., et al, . (2023). Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Wet Market Reforms: Case Studies from Vietnam, Kenya, and the Philippines In: ACIAR Canberra
- Kelly, D.,Davern, M.,Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Higgs, C.,Maller, C. (2022). Urban greening for health and wellbeing in low-income communities: A baseline study in Melbourne, Australia In: Cities, 120, 1 - 11
- Kelly, D.,Maller, C.,Mahmoudi Farahani, L. (2022). Wastelands to Wetlands: questioning wellbeing futures in urban greening In: Social & Cultural Geography, , 1 - 23
- Maller, C. (2021). Re-orienting nature-based solutions with more-than-human thinking In: Cities, 113, 1 - 8
- Taylor, L.,Maller, C. (2021). Enablers and challenges when engaging local communities for urban biodiversity conservation in Australian cities In: Sustainability Science, 17, 779 - 799
- Hitchings, R.,Maller, C. (2021). Smartphone interactions and nature benefits: How predominant approaches picture social life and ways of advancing this work In: People and Nature, 4, 4 - 14
- Pauli, N.,Maller, C.,Mata, L.,Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Porter, E.,Arabena, L.,Davern, M.,Higgs, C.,Ligtermoet, E.,Selva, G.,Atkins, M.,Mouat, C.,Follmer, J.,Kelly, D. (2020). Perspectives on understanding and measuring the social, cultural and biodiversity benefits of urban greening In: Australian Government, National Environmental Science Program Melbourne, Australia
3 PhD Current Supervisions7 PhD Completions
Community sustainability (environmental/social), migrant cultures, health and wellbeing, climate change adaptation, consumption, people-environment relationships, housing, social practice, theory, qualitative research.
- Consumer fridge behaviour and waste reduction of red meat. Funded by: Fight Food Waste CRC from (2021 to 2024)
- The impact of urban greening transformations on health, liveability and connection to nature in disadvantaged communities. Funded by: Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund 2018 onwards- Grant from (2021 to 2023)
- Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Wet Market Reforms: Case Studies from Vietnam, Kenya, and Phillipines. Funded by: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Competitive Grants from (2021 to 2022)
- Understanding and measuring the socio-ecological benefits of greening actions. Funded by: Moreland City Council - Competitive from (2019 to 2020)
- Phillip Island Nature Parks Research Project Evaluating interactions of beachgoers and their dogs with local wildlife. Funded by: Phillip Island Nature Park (Contract) from (2019 to 2021)