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Personal profile
Biography
Jim Curtis is a Senior Research Fellow at BehaviourWorks Australia.
He has a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Planning and Design from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in Applied Social Psychology from Monash University.
Before joining BehaviourWorks Australia in 2011, Jim held research positions at the Monash Tourism Research Unit and Parks Victoria. His research focuses on gaining an intimate, theoretical, and applied understanding of the influences impacting on the behaviour of a range of target audiences, leading and collaborating on teams across over 80 projects.
In recent years, these audiences have included building facilities managers, farmers, landfill and waste operators, park visitors, government employees, low-income households, environment protection officers, businesses (small and large), schools, and local councils. This has resulted in peer reviewed publications on topics such as visitor management in zoos and national parks, adaptive management in government programs, business compliance, energy efficiency in households and commercial buildings, and influencing the behaviour of small to medium enterprises.
Jim has also acquired an intimate understanding of how the public sector interacts with research, working with multiple government partners in Victoria and New South Wales. He has witnessed and experienced first-hand the different ways that research can be applied to inform program design and policy shifts,, and is committed to applying these learnings to ensure that research delivers real value to critical decisions around policy.
Jim has delivered behaviour change training to a range of audiences, and is part of the current team working with the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet to deliver training across Victorian government agencies. He also teaches students undertaking the Masters of Sustainability at Monash University.
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Research area keywords
- Behaviour Change
- Psychology
- Environment and Sustainability
- Environment
- policy
- Management
Network
Projects
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BC-GRIP Behaviour change programs to reduce single use plastics
Borg, K., Lindsay, J., Curtis, J. & Smith, L.
3/01/18 → 25/03/21
Project: Other
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WSV & CAV - Evidence review on measuring the behavioural motivations of duty holders
11/06/19 → 30/09/19
Project: Research
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EPA - Interviews with Hazardous Waste Regulators & Researchers
Curtis, J., Kunstler, B. & Jungbluth, L.
16/05/19 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
Research output
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Effectiveness of Product Labelling Schemes on Influencing Circular Economy Policy Outcomes: A Rapid Evidence Review
Kaufman, S., Curtis, J., Borg, K., Meis-Harris, J., Bragge, P. & Downes, J., 2020, Melbourne Vic Australia: BehaviourWorks Australia. 47 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research
Open Access -
Social norms and plastic avoidance: testing the theory of normative social behaviour on an environmental behaviour
Borg, K., Curtis, J. & Lindsay, J., Nov 2020, In : Journal of Consumer Behaviour. 19, 6, p. 594-607 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
When news media and social media meet: how Facebook users reacted to news stories about a supermarket plastic bag ban
Borg, K., Lindsay, J. & Curtis, J., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : New Media and Society. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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“It's not what you see but what you hear…”: understanding environment protection officers' responsive decision making
Curtis, J. & Kaufman, S., 15 May 2020, In : Journal of Environmental Management. 262, 10 p., 110336.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Examining future park recreation activities and barriers relative to societal trends
Zanon, D., Curtis, J., Lockstone-Binney, L. & Hall, J., 2019, In : Annals of Leisure Research. 22, 4, p. 506-531 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Press / Media
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Avoiding plastic during the pandemic
Jo Lindsay, Kim Borg & Jim Curtis
6/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Avoiding single-use plastic was becoming normal, until coronavirus. Here’s how we can return to good habits
Kim Borg, Jim Curtis & Jo Lindsay
24/06/20
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Article/Feature