I am an Environmental Psychologist interested in how people interact with built and natural environments, and how this interaction might influence wellbeing as well as sustainable behaviours.

My general research interests are in Environmental Psychology, Cognitive Sciences and Gerontology. In my research, I investigate how our physical and social contexts influence people’s psychological wellbeing, attitudes, and behaviour, as well as the psychological processes that lead people to shape their environment and drive climate adaptation/mitigation. I am especially passionate about studying the experiences of vulnerable groups, including older people, and people with disabilities. I have conducted research on these topics employing both qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches.

Understanding the ways in which individuals interact with their environments is now more than ever crucial to promote sustainable development. Thus, my research aims to address four Sustainable Development Goals: Promoting Good Health and Wellbeing (SDG3), Promoting Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG11), Reducing Inequalities (SDG10), and Climate Action (SDG13).

I love Escher’s art because it reminds me of the complexity of individuals both intra-personally, inter-personally, and in relation to their environment. To tackle societal issues, we need to embrace the complexity of people’s interactions with the social, cultural, political and environmental systems that surround and shape them. To this end, my work is informed by socio-ecological approaches to psychological development and, inspired by non-cartesian perspectives on cognition, particularly Clark’s concept of Extended Cognition (Clark, 1998), according to which mental processes and behaviours are better understood if the individual is considered as a whole system with the surrounding environment.

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