Ms. Ashleigh Stokes
Details
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College: School of GUSS
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Department: School of GUSS
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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ashleigh.stokes@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-7082-9362
Open to
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
About
Dr. Ashleigh Stokes is an early career researcher at RMIT university. Her research interests include understanding the dynamic relationship between society, governance and climate action and the work of climate change adaptation. Her PhD explored the conjuncture of climate change adaptation policy in Australia, emphasizing the capability of adaptation policies to achieve their objectives through political, economic, ideology and cultural landscapes.
Ashleigh currently explores the connection between climate adaptation and housing sector through projects exploring housing sector practitioners' understanding of integrated bushfire adaptive solutions for home design and construction; and, rental residents experience of enablers for energy efficiency retrofitting. In prior research, Ashleigh has explored the mismatch between how Australian universities envision their roles in climate adaptation and their ability to support their workforce from climate vulnerabilities. She also has experience assisting communities, sectors, and individuals in understanding the complex decisions and trade-offs involved in policy decision-making in order to create a sustainable and climate-safe future.
Research fields
- 4101 Climate change impacts and adaptation
- 370903 Natural hazards
- 4406 Human geography
UN sustainable development goals
- 13 Climate Action
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Teaching interests
- ENVI1050: Policy In Practice (Tutor, Sem 2 2023)
- ENVI1153: Sustainable Futures (Tutor, Sem 1 2024)
- ENVI1050: Policy In Practice (Lecturer & Tutor, Sem 2 2024)
Research interests
If the public policy and governance are to address questions of climate justice and regenerative practice, these systems must understand not just the capacities of institutions but the capabilities and skills of the professionals that will be tasked with servicing these emerging challenges. With her prior experience examining the dynamic relationship between society, governance and climate action, Ashleigh is passionate about about working towards a sustainable and equitable future, grounded in adaptive practices and innovative theories of change. With the unique window of opportunity appearing around the professionalisation of climate adaptation, her research interest include leverages existing data to identify the capturing the capabilities needed for effective adaptation strategies based in practice, governance and social innovation. Ashleigh envisions these capacities as being one step towards a climate adaptive future.
