Navjot Bhullar

Associate Professor Navjot Bhullar is a faculty member at the University of New England (UNE), Australia, within the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the School of Psychology. She holds a BA (Hons), MA, MPhil, and PhD, all from UNE, and is actively engaged in research and academic leadership.

• Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health
• School: School of Psychology
• Position: Associate Professor
• Email: navjot.bhullar@une.edu.au
• Phone: +61 2 6773 3187
• Location: Psychology - North Wing (S7), UNE

Her research focuses on community, environmental, and applied psychology, with an emphasis on behavioral science strategies such as community-based social marketing, social norms, and virtual reality to influence consumer choices and mental health outcomes. She investigates psychological and environmental influences on well-being, including the impact of nature exposure, sustainability behaviors, and caregiving burden.

Her recent publications cover a wide range of topics, including the psychological effects of virtual nature, organic consumerism, coal seam gas impacts on farmers, and hypersexuality. These works reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach, combining environmental psychology, personality research, and health behavior. Her research often employs advanced statistical methods such as latent profile analysis and mediation modeling.

• Associate Editor, BMC Public Health
• Review Editor, Frontiers in Psychology: Environmental Psychology
• National Convener, APS Psychology and the Environment Interest Group (PEIG)
• Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS)
• Member, International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
• Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

She supervises research in community and environmental psychology, personality and individual differences, and mental health and well-being. While specific student names are not listed, her supervision areas indicate active mentorship. She has no listed scientific awards in the provided text, but her editorial roles and professional memberships reflect recognition in her field.

Dr. Bhullar’s work contributes significantly to understanding how psychological principles can be applied to real-world challenges in sustainability, health, and behavior change. Her integration of technology, such as virtual reality, into psychological research highlights innovation in methodology and application.