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Personal profile
Biography
Lucy is a lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journailsm, and Deputy Director of the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub. Her current research focuses on understanding Australian and international climate change audiences and their responses to messaging, and how the media represents topics relating to climate change. Her broader research interests sit at the intersection of environmental science, communication, and social psychology.
Lucy is co-editor of the Research Handbook on Communicating Climate Change (Edward Elgar, 2020), and an Associate Editor for Sustainable Earth Reviews. She teaches the university's Climate Change Communication unit and was a 2021 member of the Commonwealth Futures Climate Research Cohort of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the British Council.
Research area keywords
- Climate change communication
- Audience research
- Eco-social psychology
- Science communication
- Audience segmentation
- Attitudinal research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Climate Vocabularies: New methodologies for music and science communication
Devenish, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Jakob, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hope, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Richardson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
1/07/26 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
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Community Resilience Communication Guide
Lester, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Richardson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
3/06/26 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Shifting Australia's Energy Narrative
Lester, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Pearson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Richardson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/10/25 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Building public understanding and countering gas myths and disinformation
Lester, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Richardson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pearson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Seivwright, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
10/02/25 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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ACCELERATING EV ADOPTION AND THE TRANSITION TO NET ZERO WITH COMMERCIAL RADIO
Lester, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Richardson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seivwright, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pearson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Dargaville, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Australian Newspaper Framing of Renewables: The Case of Snowy Hydro 2.0
Holmes, D., Garas, B. & Richardson, L. M., 2022, In: Environmental Communication. 16, 1, p. 23-42 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Improving Research on the Psychology of Sustainable Consumption: Some Considerations from an Early Career Perspective
Richardson, L., Ginn, J., Prosser, A. M. B., Fernando, J. W. & Judge, M., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Social Issues. 76, 1, p. 150-163 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Research Handbook on Communicating Climate Change
Holmes, D. (Editor) & Richardson, L. (Editor), 2020, 1st ed. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. 384 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
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Building community water literacy: Technical report
Richardson, L. M., Carew, M., Nguyen-Trung, K., Manning, C., Furmage, B. & Ewert, J., Jul 2025, 1st ed. Clayton Vic Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities Ltd. 83 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other
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Climate change crisis communication in Asia: State of the research field and case studies from India, Indonesia, and Malaysia
Pandya-Wood, R., Richardson, L., Azhari, A. & Thaker, J., 2025, Routledge Handbook on Climate Crisis Communication. Anderson, A. & Howarth, C. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 157-167 11 p. (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Monash University, Dean of Arts Award for Excellence in Research Enterprise
Holmes, D. (Recipient), Healy, E. (Recipient), Cook, J. (Recipient), Richardson, L. (Recipient), Ross, A. (Recipient), Kuldeep Singh, M. (Recipient), Pearson, A. (Recipient), Bongiovanni, K. (Recipient) & Burgess, T. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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International Association of Media and Communication Research 2025
Pearson, A. (Speaker), Richardson, L. (Speaker) & Carew, M. (Speaker)
13 Jul 2025 → 17 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment 2025
Pearson, A. (Speaker), Richardson, L. (Speaker) & Carew, M. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit
Ho, S. (Organiser) & Richardson, L. (Organiser)
5 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment 2025
Richardson, L. (Speaker), Carew, M. (Speaker) & Manning, C. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Conference on Communication and Environment 2023
Richardson, L. (Speaker)
5 Jun 2023 → 9 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition
Richardson, L. & Healy, E.
28/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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The ‘new tobacco’: Calls for ad ban as influencers spruik fossil fuel
16/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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COP27 - Why embracing diversity is critical in the fight against climate change
6/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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Survey shows majority of Coalition voters support reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and government focus on climate change
16/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Four things psychology tells us about people’s attitudes to nature
7/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs