Emily (she/her) is a conservation social scientist with an interdisciplinary background in psychology and zoology. She leads the social science research program at Zoos Victoria and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland. Her research at Zoos Victoria involves applying social-psychological theories and methods to understand how to connect people with nature and foster pro-biodiversity behaviours across a range of topics including cat containment, sustainable coffee consumption, and human-wildlife coexistence. This work helps to inform the development and evaluation of community conservation behaviour change programs at Zoos Victoria. Emily’s PhD explores drivers of wildlife tourism behaviour to identify ways to encourage responsible wildlife tourism behaviours that prioritise positive conservation and animal welfare outcome. She is passionate about applying evidence-based decision-making to create meaningful outcomes that benefit people, the environment, and wildlife.