research

Impact-focused research in conservation behaviour change, messaging and more.

My favourites

  1. Behaviour Change
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    Barriers to public engagement with biodiversity conservation
    Emily A Gregg, Georgia E Garrard, Sarah A Bekessy, and 5 more authors
    Conservation Biology, 2025
    DOI
  2. Messaging
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    Ethical considerations for conservation messaging research and practice
    Emily A Gregg, Lindall R Kidd, Sarah A Bekessy, and 3 more authors
    People and Nature, 2022
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  3. Messaging
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    Biodiversity conservation cannot afford COVID-19 communication bungles
    Emily A Gregg, Alexander M Kusmanoff, Georgia E Garrard, and 2 more authors
    Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021
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Highly cited

  1. Behaviour Change
    Identifying and prioritizing human behaviors that benefit biodiversity
    Matthew J Selinske, Georgia E Garrard, Emily A Gregg, and 8 more authors
    Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
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  2. Messaging
    Messaging matters: A systematic review of the conservation messaging literature
    Lindall R Kidd, Georgia E Garrard, Sarah A Bekessy, and 8 more authors
    Biological conservation, 2019
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  3. Sci Comm
    Tweeting for their lives: Visibility of threatened species on twitter
    Lindall R Kidd, Emily A Gregg, Sarah A Bekessy, and 2 more authors
    Journal for Nature Conservation, 2018
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All publications

2026

  1. Messaging
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    Promoting Wildlife Conservation Through Value-Framed Messages: A Study with Marmosets in Brazil and Wild Boar in Spain
    Pedro Augusto Bertucci Lima, David Badajoz-Dávila, Octaviano Rojas Luiz, and 4 more authors
    Society & Natural Resources, 2026
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2025

  1. Behaviour Change
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    Barriers to public engagement with biodiversity conservation
    Emily A Gregg, Georgia E Garrard, Sarah A Bekessy, and 5 more authors
    Conservation Biology, 2025
    DOI
  2. Behaviour Change
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    Partnerships to protect nature: A Community of Practice approach to human behavior change research and practice
    Lily M Eeden, Sarah Bekessy, Liam Smith, and 8 more authors
    Earth Stewardship, 2025
    DOI
  3. Sci Comm
    This is Fine: a megagame about heat in western Sydney
    Sophie Poisel, Nellie Seale, Tom Lang, and 1 more author
    2025

2024

  1. Behaviour Change
    Changing human behavior to conserve biodiversity
    Diogo Verı́ssimo, Katie Blake, Hilary Byerly Flint, and 8 more authors
    Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2024
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  2. Behaviour Change
    A researcher-practitioner driven framework and research agenda for promoting conservation behaviours
    Lily M Eeden, Kim Borg, Emily A Gregg, and 8 more authors
    Biological Conservation, 2024
  3. Policy
    Motivating government on threatened species through electoral systems
    Gareth S Kindler, Alexander M Kusmanoff, Stephen Kearney, and 7 more authors
    Conservation Science and Practice, 2024

2023

  1. Sci Comm
    "Totemic species" can be an effective lens for engaging students with Indigenous knowledge and biodiversity conservation
    Natasha M Ward, Georgia Garrard, Emily A Gregg, and 8 more authors
    Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
  2. Messaging
    Biodiversity Concerns Report: 97% of Australians want more action to protect nature
    Biodiversity Council
    2023

2022

  1. Messaging
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    Ethical considerations for conservation messaging research and practice
    Emily A Gregg, Lindall R Kidd, Sarah A Bekessy, and 3 more authors
    People and Nature, 2022
    DOI
  2. Policy
    The intersection between elected representatives and threatened species recovery
    Gareth Sean Kindler, Stephen Kearney, Alex Kusmanoff, and 7 more authors
    2022
  3. Behaviour Change
    A strategic communication approach to biodiversity conservation
    Emily Alison Gregg
    RMIT University, 2022

2021

  1. Messaging
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    Biodiversity conservation cannot afford COVID-19 communication bungles
    Emily A Gregg, Alexander M Kusmanoff, Georgia E Garrard, and 2 more authors
    Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021
    DOI

2020

  1. Messaging
    Many IUCN red list species have names that evoke negative emotions
    Emily A Gregg, Sarah A Bekessy, Jennifer K Martin, and 1 more author
    Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2020
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  2. Behaviour Change
    Identifying and prioritizing human behaviors that benefit biodiversity
    Matthew J Selinske, Georgia E Garrard, Emily A Gregg, and 8 more authors
    Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
    DOI

2019

  1. Messaging
    Messaging matters: A systematic review of the conservation messaging literature
    Lindall R Kidd, Georgia E Garrard, Sarah A Bekessy, and 8 more authors
    Biological conservation, 2019
    DOI
  2. Ecology
    The on-ground feasibility of a waterless barrier to stop the spread of invasive cane toads in Western Australia
    Emily A Gregg, Reid Tingley, and Benjamin L Phillips
    Conservation Science and Practice, 2019
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2018

  1. Sci Comm
    Tweeting for their lives: Visibility of threatened species on twitter
    Lindall R Kidd, Emily A Gregg, Sarah A Bekessy, and 2 more authors
    Journal for Nature Conservation, 2018
    DOI