Research Fellow, Monash University
Denise is currently working at BehaviourWorks Australia as the resident ‘systems thinker’. She has an interest in community health interventions; green exercise; environmental determinants of bio-psychosocial health; social marketing; and the evaluation of complex systems. Prior to joining BehaviourWorks, Denise carried out the systems evaluation of Jamie’s Ministry of Food. She has also held a Research Fellow position at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, where she worked on the national Healthy Towns evaluation; and a research role at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, where she worked on multiple process and project evaluation for the Liverpool Active City program.
Lots of people want to help nature after the bushfires – we must seize the moment
Feb 04, 2020 12:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As the devastation of this season of bushfires unfolds, many people have asked themselves: what can I do to help? Perhaps they donated money, left food out for wildlife or thought about joining a bush regeneration...
Here's a funny thing: can comedy really change our environmental behaviours?
Jul 19, 2018 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Someone (possibly George Bernard Shaw) once said: If you want to tell people the truth, youd better make them laugh or theyll kill you. While comedy can certainly soften a message, can it really change our...
Choosing healthy food: your surroundings can help or hinder your dining choices
Jun 13, 2017 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Most of us know what sort of food we should eat to optimise our health and help avoid lifestyle diseases like obesity and heart disease. But we dont stick to our ideal diets. Part of the reason is that food producers...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do