Publications

2024

Partial planned relocation and livelihoods: Learnings from Narikoso, Fiji

Yee, M., McMichael, C., McNamara, K. E., & Piggott‐McKellar, A. (2024). Partial planned relocation and livelihoods: Learnings from Narikoso, Fiji. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, apv.12409. https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12409

Editorial for IJMHN: An application of the ‘one health’ approach for extreme weather events and mental health: Can the adoption of a ‘one health’ approach better prepare us for the predicted drought in parts of rural Australia?

Usher, K., Rice, K., & Williams, J. (2024). Editorial for IJMHN: An application of the ‘one health’ approach for extreme weather events and mental health: Can the adoption of a ‘one health’ approach better prepare us for the predicted drought in parts of rural Australia? International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 33(2), 220–223. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13310

The weather as a determinant of farmer's mental health: A dependent, interacting, cumulative and escalating model (DICE) of the effects of extreme weather events

Rice, K., & Usher, K. J. (2024). The weather as a determinant of farmer’s mental health: A dependent, interacting, cumulative and escalating model ( DICE ) of the effects of extreme weather events. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, inm.13328. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13328

Climate Change in Rural Australia: Natural Hazard Preparedness and Recovery Needs of a Rural Community

Pike, C. E., Lykins, A. D., Bartik, W., Tully, P. J., & Cosh, S. M. (2024). Climate Change in Rural Australia: Natural Hazard Preparedness and Recovery Needs of a Rural Community. Climate, 12(5), 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12050057

A Community Mental Health Integrated Disaster Preparedness Intervention for Bushfire Recovery in Rural Australian Communities: Protocol for a Multimethods Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Study

Pike, C. E., Dohnt, H. C., Tully, P. J., Bartik, W., Welton-Mitchell, C., Murray, C. V., Rice, K., Cosh, S. M., & Lykins, A. D. (2024). A Community Mental Health Integrated Disaster Preparedness Intervention for Bushfire Recovery in Rural Australian Communities: Protocol for a Multimethods Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 13, e53454. https://doi.org/10.2196/53454

‘All we found were bones’: Veterinary workers’ distress and trauma after Australia's Black Summer bushfires

Paul, N. K., Cosh, S. M., & Lykins, A. D. (2024). ‘All we found were bones’: Veterinary workers’ distress and trauma after Australia’s Black Summer bushfires. Veterinary Record, 194(2), e3614. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3614

Affecting the future: A multi-method qualitative text and discourse analysis of emotions in Australian news reporting on climate change and climate anxiety

Olson, R. E., Smith, A., McKenzie, J., Patulny, R., & Bellocchi, A. (2024). Affecting the future: A multi-method qualitative text and discourse analysis of emotions in Australian news reporting on climate change and climate anxiety. Journal of Sociology, 14407833241248774. https://doi.org/10.1177/14407833241248774

Values must be at the heart of responding to loss and damage

McNamara, K. E., Clissold, R., Westoby, R., Yee, M., Mariri, T., Wichman, V., Obed, V. L., Meto, P., Raynes, E., & Nand, M. M. (2024). Values must be at the heart of responding to loss and damage. Frontiers in Climate, 6, 1339915. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1339915

Climate change anxiety positively predicts antenatal distress in expectant female parents

Lykins, A. D., Bonich, M., Sundaraja, C., & Cosh, S. (2024). Climate change anxiety positively predicts antenatal distress in expectant female parents. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 101, 102801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102801

Young people's experiences of the Northern Rivers 2017 flood and its effects on their mental health

Luk, M., & Longman, J. (2024). Young people’s experiences of the Northern Rivers 2017 flood and its effects on their mental health. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(2), 343–353. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.13095

2023

Australian youth mental health and climate change concern after the Black Summer bushfires
Lykins, A. D., Parsons, M., Craig, B. M., Cosh, S. M., Hine, D., & Murray, C. (2023). Australian youth mental health and climate change concern after the Black Summer bushfires. EcoHealth, 20, 3-8. doi: 10.1007/s10393-023-01630-1

Building resilience to the mental health impacts of climate change in rural Australia
Longman, J., Braddon, M., Verlie, B., Schlosberg, D., Hampshire, L., Hawke, C., Noonan, A., & Saurman, E. (2023). Building resilience to the mental health impacts of climate change in rural Australia. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 12(100240). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100240

Climate anxiety, coping strategies and planning for the future in environmental degree students in the UK
Daeninck, C., Kioupi, V., & Vercammen, A. (2023, July 26). Climate anxiety, coping strategies and planning for the future in environmental degree students in the UK. Frontiers Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1126031

Experiencing and responding to extreme weather: lessons from the Cook Islands
Clissold, R., McNamara, K. E., Westoby, R., & Wichman, V. (2023). Experiencing and responding to extreme weather: lessons from the Cook Islands. Local Environment, International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2169912

Impacts of climate change on health and health services in Northern New South Wales, Australia: a rapid review
Lee G. W., Vine, K., Atkinson, A-R., Tong, M., Longman, J., Barratt, A., Bailie, R., Vardoulakis, S., Matthews, V. & Rahman, K. M. (2023, July 3). Impacts of climate change on health and health services in Northern New South Wales, Australia: a rapid review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 20(6285). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136285

Investigating the mental health impacts of climate change in youth: Design and implementation of the International Changing Worlds Study
Vercammen, A., Yatirajula, S. K., Daniel, M., Maharaj, S., Campbell, M. H., Greaves, N., Guinto, R., Aruta, J. J. B., Penamante, C. A., Wray, B., & Lawrance, E. (2023, August 5). Investigating the mental health impacts of climate change in youth: Design and implementation of the International Changing Worlds Study. Challenges 14(3). https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/14/3/34

Justice, culture, and relationships: Australian Indigenous prescription for planetary health
Matthews, V., Vine, K., Atkinson, A-R., Longman, J., Lee, G. W., Vardoulakis, S., & Mohamed, J. (2023, August 10). Justice, culture, and relationships: Australian Indigenous prescription for planetary health. Science, 381(6658), 636-41. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh9949

“Nature is mine/ours”: Measuring individual and collective psychological ownership of nature
Wang, X., Fielding, K. S., & Dean, A. J. (2023). “Nature is mine/ours”: Measuring individual and collective psychological ownership of nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101919

Nurses on the frontline of healthcare in the escalating context of climate change: Climate-related extreme weather events, injustice, mental health and eco-anxiety
Usher, K., Rice, K., Fatema, S.R., Upward, K.L., & Jones, R. (2023, August 28). Nurses on the frontline of healthcare in the escalating context of climate change: Climate-related extreme weather events, injustice, mental health and eco-anxiety. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15838

Psycho-social factors associated with climate distress, hope and behavioural intentions in young UK residents.
Vercammen, A., Oswald, T., & Lawrance, E. (2023, August 23). Psycho-social factors associated with climate distress, hope and behavioural intentions in young UK residents. PLOS Global Public Health. 
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001938

The impact of climate change on country and community and the role of mental health professionals working with Aboriginal communities in recovery and promoting resilience
Upward, K.L., Usher, K., & Saunders, V. (2023, June 11). The impact of climate change on country and community and the role of mental health professionals working with Aboriginal communities in recovery and promoting resilience. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13184

Three reasons why expecting ‘recovery’ in the context of the mental health impacts of climate change Is problematic
Longman, J., Patrick, R., Bernays, S., & Charlson, F. (2023). Three reasons why expecting 'recovery' in the context of the mental health impacts of climate change is problematic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(10), 5882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105882

Understanding Eco-anxiety: A Systematic Scoping Review of Current Literature and Identified Knowledge Gaps
Coffey, Y., Bhullar, N., Durkin, J., Islam, S., & Usher, K. (2021, August). Understanding Eco-anxiety: A Systematic Scoping Review of Current Literature and Identified Knowledge Gaps. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 3, 1000047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100047

2022

A social–ecological perspective on climate anxiety in children and adolescents
Crandon, T. J., Scott, J. G., Charlson, F. J., & Thomas, H. J. (2022). A social–ecological perspective on climate anxiety in children and adolescents. Nature Climate Change. doi: 10.1038/s41558-021-01251-y

Climate change impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of young people: A scoping review of risk and protective factors
Ma, T., Moore, J., & Cleary, A. (2022). Climate change impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of young people: a scoping review of risk and protective factors. Social Science and Medicine, 114888. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.

Connection to nature and time spent in gardens predicts social cohesion
Oh, R. R. Y., Zhang, Y., Nghiem, L. T. P., Chang, C., Tan, C. L. Y., Quazi, S. A., Shanahan, D. F., Lin, B. B., Gaston, K. J., Fuller, R. A., & Carrasco, R. L. (2022). Connection to nature and time spent in gardens predicts social cohesion. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127655

Emotions of the Anthropocene across Oceania
Clissold, R., McNamara, K. E., & Westoby, R. (2022). Emotions of the Anthropocene across Oceania. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), 6757, 6757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116757

Exposure to risk and experiences of river flooding for people with disability and carers in rural Australia: a cross-sectional survey
Bailie, J., Matthews, V., Bailie, R., Villeneuve, M., & Longman J. (2022). Exposure to risk and experiences of river flooding for people with disability and carers in rural Australia: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 12(8). https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/8/e056210

Global priorities for climate change and mental health research
Charlson, F., Ali, S., Augustinavicius, J., Benmarhnia, T., Birch, S., Clayton, S., Fielding, K., Jones, L., Juma, D., Snider, L., Ugo, V., Zeitz, L., Jayawardana, D., La Nauze, A., & Massazza, A. (2022). Global priorities for climate change and mental health research. Environment International, 158 106984. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106984

Hopeful tourism to grapple and engage with emotions in the Anthropocene
Westoby, R., Clissold, R., & McNamara, K. E. (2022). Hopeful tourism to grapple and engage with emotions in the Anthropocene. Geographical Research, 60(4), 651-656. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12554

Insurance issues as secondary stressors following flooding in rural Australia—a mixed methods study
McKenzie, J.W., Longman, J.M., Bailie, R., Braddon, M., Morgan, G.G., Jegasothy, E., & Bennett-Levy, J. (2022, May 24). Insurance issues as secondary stressors following flooding in rural Australia—a mixed methods study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19(6383). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116383

Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: Understanding the mediating role of nature contact
Liu, Y., Cleary, A., Fielding, K. S., Murray, Z., & Roiko, A. (2022). Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: Understanding the mediating role of nature contact. Landscape and Urban Planning, 228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104550

Psychological ownership of nature: A conceptual elaboration and research agenda
Wang, X., Fielding, K. S., & Dean, A. J. (2022). Psychological ownership of nature: A conceptual elaboration and research agenda. Biological Conservation, 267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109477

Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study
Lawrance, E. L., Jennings, N., Kioupi, V., Thompson, R., Diffey, J., & Vercammen, A. (2022). Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(9), e726-e738. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00172-3

The clinical implications of climate change for mental health
Crandon, T. J., Dey, C., Scott, J. G., Thomas, H. J., Ali, S., & Charlson, F. (2022). The clinical implications of climate change for mental health. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(11), 1474-1481. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01477-6

Turning to Nature to Process the Emotional Toll of Nature’s Destruction
Westoby, R., Clissold, R., & McNamara, K. E. (2022). Turning to Nature to Process the Emotional Toll of Nature’s Destruction. Sustainability, 14(13), 7948. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137948

Ways of healing in the Anthropocene
Westoby, R., McNamara, K. E., & Clissold, R. (2022). Ways of healing in the Anthropocene. Climate and Development, 14(1), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.1881425

Wellbeing outcomes of nature tourism: Mt Barney Lodge
Clissold, R., Westoby, R., McNamara, K. E., & Fleming, C. (2022). Wellbeing outcomes of nature tourism: Mt Barney Lodge. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 3(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2022.100077

2021

Climate change and mental health: a scoping review
Charlson, F., Ali, S., Benmarhnia, T., Pearl, M., Massazza, A., Augustinavicius, J., & Scott, J. G. (2021). Climate change and mental health: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4486, 1-38. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094486

“I thought I lost my home”: resource loss, distress and recovery after the Manaro Voui volcanic disaster on Ambae Island
Clissold, R., McNamara, K. E., Westoby, R., Daniel, L., Raynes, E., & Licht Obed, V. (2021). “I thought I lost my home”: resource loss, distress and recovery after the Manaro Voui volcanic disaster on Ambae Island. Disaster Prevention and Management, 30(4-5), 432-446. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm-02-2021-0027

Understanding and responding to climate-driven non-economic loss and damage in the Pacific Islands
McNamara, K. E., Westoby, R., Clissold, R., & Chandra, A. (2021). Understanding and responding to climate-driven non-economic loss and damage in the Pacific Islands. Climate Risk Management, 33, 100336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2021.100336

2020

Climate change impacts on health in remote indigenous communities in Australia
Hall (Lansbury), N., & Crosby, L. (2020). Climate change impacts on health in remote indigenous communities in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2020.1777948

Mental health in the Pacific: Urgency and opportunity
Ali, S., Williams, O., Chang, O., Shidhaye, R., Hunter, E., & Charlson, F. (2020). Mental health in the Pacific: Urgency and opportunity. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 61(3), apv.12286, 537-550. doi: 10.1111/apv.12286

Responding to climate change disaster: The case of 2019/2020 bushfires in Australia
Jetten, J., Fielding, K., Crimston, C., Mols, F., & Haslam, S.A. (2020). Responding to climate change disaster: The case of 2019/2020 bushfires in Australia. Revised manuscript submitted to European Psychologist, 26(3), 161-171.