Rachel started following the work of Rebecca Wallbridge, University of Southampton, Social Science.
Rachel started following the work of Anastasia Harrison, The Open University, Geography.
Rachel started following the work of Tina Fawcett, University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute.
Graduate Student, Centre for the study of Environmental Change and Sustainability
About
I'm an interdisciplinary Environmental Social Scientist currently researching how to encourage and enable low-carbon lifestyles. I'm interested in behavioural change rather than just increased awareness or concern.
My first project assessed the impact of the climate change film The Age of Stupid. I'm now investigating the role of community groups in promoting change, and trying to assess whether the 'Stages of Change' model from health psychology can be of use in designing communications and projects to promote lower-cabon lifestyles. My hypothesis is that some 'interventions' work better than others partly because they utilise 'change processes' that are better matched to the stages of change of their audience/participants than those used by others.
Prior to starting my PhD in January 2009, I worked as a UKERC researcher at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute. I was a member of the Demand Reduction research group, investigating Carbon Rationing Action Groups - groups of concerned citizens who set themselves a voluntary carbon 'ration' each year.
Please see my uploaded papers and contact me if you're interested in knowing more.
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