Program Overview

Climate Action Doctoral Training Program

The Climate Action Doctoral Training Program, led by Assoc. Prof. Kerrie Foxwell-Norton and Dr. Danielle H. Heinrichs, provides PhD candidates with the opportunity to develop, practice, and refine skills and capabilities needed to become a leading climate action researcher. The candidates will be supported by the Climate Action Beacon's experts across Griffith's schools and centres, plus have access to the extensive network of industry, government, and community partners.

Research Focus

Research within the Program is driven by research priorities outlined across three research themes:

• Motivating Climate Action
• Climate Transitions
• Climate Justice Our work embraces the nexus of climate action, justice, and sustainability to achieve positive and progressive social and environmental futures.

Program Structure

The program is interdisciplinary, providing a novel training ground for next-generation researchers who will acquire the depth and breadth of skills and capabilities critical to climate action.

Research Candidates

The following researchers are part of the program:

• Amir Abedini Koshksaray, Griffith Institute for Tourism
• Angela Goh, Queensland College of Art and Design/AEL, Performance + Ecology Research Lab (P+ERL)
• Anjalee Panditha, School of Medicine and Dentistry
• Annique Goldenberg, Queensland College of Art and Design/AEL
• Ashish Kumar Sharma, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, Performance + Ecology Research Lab
• Carrie Deutsch, School of Environment and Science, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security
• Catalina Gonda, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security
• Consuelo Fariello, Cities Research Institute
• Courtney Webster, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science
• Cynthia Coyne
• Ella Jackman, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Cities Research Institute, Climate Action Beacon
• Evelyn Liew, School of Engineering and Built Environment
• Fahad Mahmood
• Fatema Tuz Zohra, School of Environment and Science
• Fida Ali, Engineering and Built Environment, CITIES Institute
• Gemma Cobb, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security
• Julieta Nazareth Gamboa Cutz, Australian Rivers Institute
• Julius Cesar Bolinas, School of Information and Communication Technology
• Katharina Nieberler-Walker, School of Engineering and Built Environment
• Kerrie Mackay, Queensland College of Art and Design
• Madeleine Hohenhaus, School of Medicine and Dentistry
• Marina Christofidis, School of environment and Science
• Merete Megarrity, Queensland College of Art and Design
• Nam Nguyen, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science
• Pallav Pant
• Qadeer Ahmad, School of Environment and Science, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security
• Salvador Cantellano, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science
• Sebastian Bernal Garcia, School of Engineering and Built Environment
• Sepideh Motamedpooya, School of Engineering and Built Environment
• Sophie Barfod Dye, Queensland College of Art and Design
• Subaru Muroi
• Sue Cooke, School of Nursing and Midwifery
• Tiago Brant de Carvalho Falcao, Tourism Sport and Hotel Management
• Vanessa Taveras Dalmau, Griffith Business School and Griffith Institute for Tourism
• Xuan Ngo, Griffith Business School
• Yi Bian, Griffith Institute for Tourism
• Yoel Hill, Griffith Film School
• Yue Xi, Marketing
• Yuri Banens, Griffith Law School
• Zaahie Saeed, Arts, Education & Law

Events

The program includes events such as:

• Hot Takes & Meltdown Mates: An evening of ideas, conversation, and connection
• Pitch it like it's Hot: An interactive workshop designed to build capacity in climate communication for doctoral candidates engaged in climate action research