Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Liam is Director and co-founder of BehaviourWorks Australia (BWA) and one of Australia’s leading authorities on behaviour change.
Liam is committed to using behavioural science to tackle public policy issues for the benefit of individuals and society at large and, since establishing BWA in 2011, he has overseen significant growth in the enterprise, which now employes nearly 20 researchers, and been directly involved in conducting and/or overseeing more than 100 behaviour change research projects.
By design, the BWA team consists of researchers from different backgrounds and disciplines who use their collective expertise to undertake applied behaviour change research in collaboration with government and industry professionals. BWA therefore acts as a bridge between academic research and practical real-world solutions.
Liam has also led the developement of a research methodology that is used to inform, develop and design behaviour change interventions – and improve their efficacy.
He has published numerous research reports, research papers and public discussion pieces (e.g. white papers and opinion pieces in The Conversation) and is an active contributor on Zoos Victoria’s Science Committee, South East Water’s Customer Engagement Council and VicHealth’s Leading Thinker Taskforce.
An exceptional public speaker, Liam believes that education and training is vital to wider uptake and application of behavioural insights. As such, he has delivered accredited education, executive education and public presentations to audiences around Australia and the world.
He regularly delivers training to government professionals through the Australian and New Zealand School of Government and the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)’s Behavioural Insights Unit.
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Research area keywords
- Behaviour Change
- Social Inclusion
- pro-environmental behaviour
- Zoos
- Public Policy
- Innovation
- Behavioural Economics
Network
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Development of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Yarra Protection Activities
Werbeloff, L., Mendoza Alcantara, A., Smith, L., Satur, P. & Densham, A.
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) (Victoria)
1/12/21 → 29/06/22
Project: Research
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Preventing Harm from Alcohol in Women attending Breast Screening Services
Lubman, D., Grigg, J., Manning, V., Lockie, D., Smith, L., Bragge, P. & Clemson, M.
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (trading as VicHealth) (Victoria)
3/06/19 → 27/05/22
Project: Research
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The Q Project: Quality Use of Evidence Driving Quality Education
Rickinson, M., Walsh, L., Smith, L., Gleeson, J., Cirkony, C., Salisbury, M. & Cutler, B.
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Business Fleets and BEVs: Taxation changes to support home charging from grid, and affordability.
Kraal, D., Mortimore, A., Smith, L. & Lee, K.
31/05/21 → 30/10/21
Project: Research
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Understanding policy, media, and academic narratives around cycles of disadvantage in Australia
Faulkner, N., Dwyer, T., Smith, L., Bragge, P., Angus, S., Raschky, P., Buntine, W., Webb, G., Batstone, J. & Goodwin, S.
11/01/21 → 26/02/22
Project: Research
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Age and education moderate the relationship between confidence in health and political authorities and intention to adopt COVID-19 health-protective behaviours
Mata, F., Martins, P. S. R., Lopes-Silva, J. B., Mansur-Alves, M., Saeri, A., Grundy, E., Slattery, P. & Smith, L., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Behaviour in sustainability transitions: a mixed methods literature review
Kaufman, S., Saeri, A., Raven, R., Malekpour, S. & Smith, L., Sep 2021, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 40, p. 586-608 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Co-designing and scaling effective COVID-19 communication strategies for young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Victoria
Wickes, R., Ratnam, C., Varghese, D., Olivier, P., Powell, R., Skouteris, H., Smith, L., Forbes-Mewett, H., Bartindale, T. & Hegarty, K., 2021, Melbourne Vic Australia: Victorian Government - Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other
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Evenly split: exploring the highly polarized public response to the use of lethal methods to manage overabundant native wildlife in Australia
Boulet, M., Borg, K., Faulkner, N. & Smith, L., Jun 2021, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 61, 8 p., 125995.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Gendered stereotypes and norms: A systematic review of interventions designed to shift attitudes and behaviour
Stewart, R., Wright, B., Smith, L., Roberts, S. & Russell, N., Apr 2021, In: Heliyon. 7, 4, e06660.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)
Press / Media
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Can Victorians stick to the stage 4 rules? Our perception of what others are doing might be the key
6/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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This is how we nudged Victoria’s parents to get their kids the HPV vaccine.
Peter Bragge, Fraser Tull, Liam Smith, Jessica Kaufman, Justin Halliday, Cameron Knott, Stephen Pellissier, Kim Sutton & Megan Beasley
14/05/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Is the introduction of a carbon tax a ‘teachable moment’ to change habits?
Liam Smith, Bas Verplanken & Jim Curtis
18/07/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Simple steps to save the environment may not make much difference
John Thogersen, Jim Curtis & Liam Smith
20/04/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature