Dr Matthew Selinske

Postdoctoral Research Associate in ICON Science Research Group at RMIT University

Matthew’s research can be broadly categorised as conservation psychology. He is currently working on a range of research projects including evaluating the social dimensions of private land conservation, biodiversity footprint analysis, conservation behaviour change and predictive modelling of human behaviour. Additionally, Matthew co-leads the website keeptothepath.com, which aims to make research about human behaviour more accessible to all who are interested in applying it to promote nature conservation.

Previously, Matthew worked in forest and prairie restoration projects in Minnesota and New York, and managed a protected area in West Africa, focused on primate conservation. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota College of Natural Resources and his MSc from Imperial College London. His research is supported by RMIT University, the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, and the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program’s Threatened Species Hub.

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Northsiders are more connected to nature than southsiders: study

01 June 2023

New research into Melburnians’ connection to nature is helping the City of Melbourne understand how to engage its community members in conservation efforts. The study, led by RMIT University in collaboration with the City of Melbourne and Queensland University of Technology, surveyed over 1,500 City of Melbourne residents and visitors on their connection to nature and found […]

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Top ten ways you can help boost Australia’s biodiversity

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Publications

Projecting biodiversity benefits of conservation behavior-change programs

Dr Matthew Selinske, Professor Sarah Bekessy, William L Geary , Richard Faulkner , Fern Hames , Charlotte Fletcher , Zoe E Squires , Georgia E Garrard

Conservation Biology

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The Ecological Cost Of Consumption

Isaac Peterson, Dr Matthew Selinske, Manfred Lenzen, Atte Moilanen

Research Square

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Messaging matters: A systematic review of the conservation messaging literature

Lindall R.Kidd, Dr Georgia Garrard, Professor Sarah Bekessy, Morena Milla, Adrian Camilleri, Fiona Fidler, Kelly Fielding, Dr Ascelin Gordon, Dr Emily Gregg, Dr Alex Kusmanoff, Winnifred Louis, Katie Moon, Jenny Robinson, Dr Matthew Selinske, Danielle Shanahan, Vanessa Adams
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Achieving the promise of integration in social-ecological research: a review and prospectus

Angela M. Guerrero , Nathan J. Bennett , Kerrie A. Wilson, Neil Carter , Morena Mills , Christopher D. Ives , Dr Matthew Selinske, Cecilia Larrosa, Professor Sarah Bekessy, Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley, Henry Travers , Carina A. Wyborn , Ana Nuno
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