Institutional Racism
Reflections on my most joyful project, and dealing with sexism and racial inequality in the workplace.
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Research on Accessibility in Recruitment
The past couple of months, my work life has been dominated by our project to improve retention and promotion of people work disability.
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Behavioural Science in Urban Planning
Here is an example of behavioural insights in Melbourne. To reinforce the desired behaviour (only cross when green, walk left), the physical environment provides clear cues.
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Scaling Justice Research
I attended a discussion with a justice team interested in applying our work on supporting vulnerable groups to their program.
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Presentation on Justice Research
We presented on criminal justice practices and policy change using behavioural science. It was my first time travelling to beautiful Manly and unfortunately I didn’t get to spend any meaningful time but I’ll definitely be back! Continue reading Presentation on Justice Research
Using social norms on public transport
Below is an example of how social norms can encourage a change toward a desired behaviour. A sign at Martin Place station, in Sydney, reminds people: ‘Some reasons for needing a seat are harder to spot than others.’ This is known as behavioural insights – the use of behavioural and social sciences like psychology, economics, anthropology and sociology for social policy and services.
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Redesigning Programs
This social science project identified what stops people from voluntarily signing up to free rehabilitation programs. These results may help other community programs to improve their services.
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Emergency Decision-Making
Behavioural science can help to address emergency decision-making and reduce fatalities in the community. We conducted a masterclass with the New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES) to look at the issue of driving through floodwater.*
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Using Behavioural Science to Improve Education
First day of the Behavioural Exchange conference! My favourite session was on using behavioural science to improve educational outcomes of disadvantaged youth.
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Hop to Change
Our presentation of our education research to a training board went really well! They had excellent questions about how to better support on the job training in seasonal jobs, such as in the aquaculture and agricultural sectors.
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Social Science Insights 