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Cecily Maller

Associate Dean, Research & Innovation

School of GUSS

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  • Associate Dean, Research & Innovation
    School of GUSS
  • City Campus, Australia

BIO

Cecily Maller is a human geographer specialising in more-than-human approaches and working with relational theories, particularly theories of social practice. Her research focuses on everyday human-environment interactions in urban settings. She is particularly interested in the affective, health and wellbeing dimensions of multi-species interactions in homes, workplaces and neighbourhoods, and how to make cities healthier, climate adapted, and more equitable places.

From 2018-2023 she was Lead Editor of the journal ‘People and Nature’ and she is the author of ‘Healthy urban environments: More-than-human theories’ (Routledge, 2018). Her other books include two edited collections, 'Social Practices, Intervention and Sustainability: Beyond Behaviour Change' (Routledge, 2012) and 'Social Practices and Dynamic Non-Humans: Nature, Materials and Technologies' (Palgrave, 2019).

A Professor at RMIT University’s School of Global, Urban and Social Studies in Melbourne, Australia her research is based in the Centre for Urban Research where she co-led the Beyond Behaviour Change (2012-2019) and People and Environment (2019-2023) research programs.

Cecily has an interdisciplinary background comprising a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Australian Environmental Studies and a PhD in health and social development, and she enjoys working across disciplines to address complex social and environmental challenges.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    RMIT University, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2024 - present
  • Associate Professor
    RMIT University, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
  • Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow
    RMIT University, Centre for Urban Research, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
  • Vichealth Research Practice Fellow in Residential Planning and Community Development
    RMIT University, Centre for Urban Research, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2015
  • Research Fellow
    RMIT University, Centre for Urban Research, Melbourne, Australia8 Mar 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
  • Associate Dean, Research and Innovation
    RMIT University, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, Melbourne, Australia6 Feb 2023 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Social Scientist
    Australian Government, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, Australia7 Mar 2006 - 7 Mar 2008

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Media enquiries
  • Collaborative projects
  • Industry Projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 15 Life on Land
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities

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