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Kelly S. Fielding is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and social sciences. Their work spans various subfields including sociology and political science, management, monitoring, policy and law, global and planetary change, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and social psychology.

Their main research topics cover a range of themes related to environmental education and sustainability, climate change communication and perception, urban green space and health, animal and plant science education, sustainability and climate change governance, behavioral health and interventions, and place attachment and urban studies.

Fielding has published numerous papers, some of the recent notable works include:

  • Urban green space use during a time of stress: A case study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brisbane, Australia (2021) in People and Nature
  • Ocean plastic crisis-Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities (2020) in PLoS ONE
  • Public concern about, and desire for research into, the human health effects of marine plastic pollution: Results from a 15-country survey across Europe and Australia (2021) in Global Environmental Change
  • Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: Understanding the mediating role of nature contact (2022) in Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Collective responses to global challenges: The social psychology of pro-environmental action (2021) in Journal of Environmental Psychology

Frequent co-authors of Kelly S. Fielding include:

  • Winnifred R. Louis
  • Robyn Gulliver
  • Angela J. Dean
  • Xiongzhi Wang
  • Jonathan R. Rhodes

Their work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • People and Nature (6 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Psychology (5 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Management (3 publications)
  • Climatic Change (3 publications)

Kelly S. Fielding has contributed to scholarly books as well, including a publication with Cambridge University Press titled The Psychology of Effective Activism (2021).

Best Publications

  • Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change

    Matthew J. Hornsey;Emily A. Harris;Paul G. Bain;Kelly S. Fielding

  • Theory of planned behaviour, identity and intentions to engage in environmental activism

    Kelly S. Fielding;Rachel McDonald;Winnifred R. Louis

  • Relationships between daily affect and pro‐environmental behavior at work: The moderating role of pro‐environmental attitude

    Megan J. Bissing-Olson;Aarti Iyer;Kelly S. Fielding;Hannes Zacher

  • The psychological roots of anti-vaccination attitudes: A 24-nation investigation.

    Matthew J. Hornsey;Emily A. Harris;Kelly S. Fielding

  • A Social Identity Analysis of Climate Change and Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: Insights and Opportunities.

    Kelly Shanene Fielding;Matthew J Hornsey

  • Relationships among conspiratorial beliefs, conservatism and climate scepticism across nations

    Matthew J. Hornsey;Emily A. Harris;Kelly S. Fielding

  • Integrating social identity theory and the theory of planned behaviour to explain decisions to engage in sustainable agricultural practices

    Kelly S. Fielding;Deborah J. Terry;Barbara M. Masser;Michael A. Hogg

  • Water demand management research: A psychological perspective

    Sally Russell;Kelly Fielding;Kelly Fielding

  • Why Do People Engage in Collective Action? Revisiting the Role of Perceived Effectiveness

    Matthew J. Hornsey;Leda Blackwood;Winnifred Louis Louis;Kelly Fielding

  • Attitude roots and Jiu Jitsu persuasion: Understanding and overcoming the motivated rejection of science.

    Matthew J. Hornsey;Kelly S. Fielding

  • Determinants of young Australians’ environmental actions: the role of responsibility attributions, locus of control, knowledge and attitudes

    Kelly S. Fielding;Brian W. Head

  • Determinants of household water conservation: The role of demographic, infrastructure, behavior, and psychosocial variables

    Kelly S. Fielding;Sally Russell;Anneliese Spinks;Aditi Mankad

  • Experiences of pride, not guilt, predict pro-environmental behavior when pro-environmental descriptive norms are more positive

    Megan J. Bissing-Olson;Kelly S. Fielding;Aarti Iyer

  • It's political: How the salience of one's political identity changes climate change beliefs and policy support

    Kerrie L. Unsworth;Kelly S. Fielding

  • An experimental test of voluntary strategies to promote urban water demand management

    Kelly S. Fielding;Anneliese Spinks;Sally Russell;Rod McCrea

  • Social identity, self-categorization, and leadership: A field study of small interactive groups.

    Kelly S. Fielding;Michael A. Hogg

  • Understanding (and reducing) inaction on climate change

    Matthew J. Hornsey;Kelly S. Fielding

  • Social trust, risk perceptions and public acceptance of recycled water: testing a social-psychological model.

    Victoria L. Ross;Kelly S. Fielding;Winnifred R. Louis

  • You did, so you can and you will: Self-efficacy as a mediator of spillover from easy to more difficult pro-environmental behaviour

    Nita Lauren;Kelly S. Fielding;Liam Smith;Winnifred R. Louis

  • Explaining landholders' decisions about riparian zone management: The role of behavioural, normative, and control beliefs

    Kelly S. Fielding;Deborah J. Terry;Barbara M. Masser;Prashant Bordia

Frequent Co-Authors

Winnifred R. Louis
Winnifred R. Louis University of Queensland
Matthew J. Hornsey
Matthew J. Hornsey University of Queensland
Michael A. Hogg
Michael A. Hogg Claremont Graduate University
Aarti Iyer
Aarti Iyer University of Sheffield
Deborah J. Terry
Deborah J. Terry University of Queensland
Graham Leslie Bradley
Graham Leslie Bradley Griffith University
Katharine H. Greenaway
Katharine H. Greenaway University of Melbourne
Hannes Zacher
Hannes Zacher Leipzig University
Paul G. Bain
Paul G. Bain University of Bath
Katherine M. White
Katherine M. White Queensland University of Technology

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