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Dr. Samantha Stanley is a Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales within the Faculty of Science's Institute of Climate Risk & Response. Holding a PhD in Psychology from Victoria University of Wellington (awarded July 2019), she specializes in applying social psychological theory to climate change challenges.
Her research spans ecological emotions, climate change communication, political polarization on climate issues, the psychology of meat consumption, and public attitudes toward climate policy reform. Notable research streams include eco-anger dynamics, climate anxiety measurement, solastalgia (environmental distress), and cross-cultural studies of climate perceptions across dozens of countries.
Stanley's publication record demonstrates a strong focus on climate psychology, with numerous high-impact articles in leading journals. Her work frequently examines psychological barriers to climate action, emotional responses to environmental change, and communication strategies for building climate policy support across political divides. Recent research leverages massive international datasets to identify universal and culturally-specific patterns in climate attitudes.
- ARC DECRA Fellowship (2024) for research on climate migration and climate finance
- 2024 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- Defence Science and Technology Group project funding (2022-2024)
- ANU School of Medicine and Psychology Fast Grant (2023)
- University of Canberra Faculty of Health seed grant (2019)
As principal investigator on multiple research projects, Stanley collaborates extensively across disciplines and international boundaries. Her work with the International Climate Psychology Collaboration has produced one of the largest cross-national datasets on climate attitudes, involving researchers from over 60 countries. Current research examines how different forms of climate-related anger drive or hinder pro-environmental action, and how trust in climate scientists varies globally.
