Amelia Browne
- Email: ee17ab@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: How do people relate to, perceive and understand urban biodiversity in Switzerland and Ghana?
- Supervisors: Dr. Jenny Hodbod, Dr Steven Sait
Profile
I joined the Sustainability Research Institute as a postgraduate researcher in September 2023, working as part of the CommonPaths project in collaboration with the University of Bern and the University of Ghana.
My research sits within the environmental social sciences, using participatory and creative approaches to explore the pathways linking biodiversity and health in lower-income contexts. I am interested in how everyday environmental practices and intersecting social inequalities shape people’s relationships with nature in rapidly urbanising settings. I use mixed and visual methods to co-produce knowledge with communities, and to translate findings into accessible outputs with practical relevance for the people I work with.
Alongside my doctoral research, I contribute to interdisciplinary collaborations on effective ways of working in diverse research teams, and on farmers’ mental health in Wales.
Research interests
- Biodiversity
- Health and well-being
- Photovoice
- Q-methodology
- Participatory research methods
- Urbanisation
Qualifications
- MEnv, BSc Sustainability & Environmental Management (Int), University of Leeds
Research groups and institutes
- Sustainability Research Institute