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Dr. Tara Crandon is a psychologist and researcher, with a particular interest in environmental psychology and the intersection between nature and mental health. Dr. Crandon's PhD focused on the mental health impacts of climate change on young people, particularly climate anxiety and coping. She received a Masters degree in psychology at the University of of Queensland, where she also obtained her bachelors and honours. She currently works in private practice.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Psychologist, Private Practice
  • 2021–2022
    Research assistant, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Education

  • 2024 
    University of Queensland, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2019 
    University of Queensland, Master of Psychology
  • 2017 
    University of Queensland, Bachelor of Arts - with Honours (1st class) in Psychology

Publications

  • 2024
    Coping with climate anxiety: impacts on functioning in Australian adolescents, Australian Psychologist
  • 2024
    A theoretical model of climate anxiety and coping, Discover Psychology
  • 2022
    A social-ecological perspective on climate anxiety in children and adolescents, Nature Climate Change
  • 2022
    The clinical implications of climate change for mental health, Nature Human Behaviour

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  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration