Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
A strategic and interdisciplinary thinker, Mitzi is passionate about finding and facilitating solutions to entrenched problems. For over a decade this drive has seen her focused on trying to close the gap between society's stated ideals and the public outcomes realised, particularly in relation to public sector decision-making and the achievement of sustainable development.
Mitzi holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours, with a thesis on the bioremediation of contaminated minesites, from The University of Melbourne, and a Master of Commercial Laws from Monash University. Mitzi's doctoral thesis, conducted at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, was accepted without revision and considers the factors influencing public sector decisions and the achievement of sustainable development in the State of Victoria. This work also lays the foundations for her current reserach exploring mechanisms to employ system leverage points for improved public outcomes.
In addition to these academic achievements, Mitzi has almost 12 years' experience in the public sector, at both the Victorian and national level, and across technical and administrative functions. A skilled public servant, she has held an array of leadership and policy development roles within the Victorian Environment Protection Authority, the Department of Premier & Cabinet (Vic) and the Productivity Commission.
Mitzi's commitment to the public interest and in helping stakeholders achieve their best is also evident in her enthusiasm for building strong stakeholder relationships, and her appointments as current Chair of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (Vic) Sustainability Community of Practice, and as a former non-Executive Director of the Australasian Land and Groundwater Association Ltd Board.
Research Interests
- Integrated decision-making and associated tools
- Optimising public decision-making
- Sustainable development
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Public Policy; Sustainable Development, PhD, Australian National University (ANU)
Oct 2014 → Mar 2020
Award Date: 31 Jul 2020
Law (Environmental Law), MComLaw, Monash University
Science (Botany, Ecology), BSc (Hons), University of Melbourne
External positions
Sustainable Remediation Interest Group, Australasian Land and Groundwater Association
Chair - Sustainability Community of Practice (Vic), Institute of Public Admin Australia
Research area keywords
- Sustainable Development
- SDGs
- Public Policy
- Public Administration
- Integrated Decision Making
- Governance
- Regulation
- Contaminated Environments
Network
-
NESP2_Project IP3.03 - Management of Hazardous Waste, Substances and Pollutants
Bolton, M., Wong, B., Davis, G. & Boxall, N.
1/04/23 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
-
NESP2_Project IP3.02 – Management of Hazardous Waste, Substances and Pollutants
Bolton, M., Davis, G., Boxall, N., Wong, B., Niven, R., Joll, C., Williams, M., Navarro, D. A. & Johnston, C.
1/07/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
-
Advanced AI techniques for better management and reuse of hazardous waste.
Bolton, M., George, Y. & Webb, G.
19/05/22 → …
Project: Research
-
Fitting AI technology to complex policy problems
Vered, M., Bolton, M., Pearson, R., Stuckey, P., Senthooran, I., O'Connor, R., Chan, T. & Mascaro, S.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
-
IDR: Advanced monitoring of the SDGs using AI and data technologies
Raven, R., Webb, G., Nicholson, A., Mintrom, M., Skinner, R. & Bolton, M.
30/03/20 → 29/03/21
Project: Research
-
Evidence and policy making
Bolton, M., 2023, Australian Politics and Policy: Senior Edition. Barry, N., Chen, P., Haigh, Y., Motta, S. C. & Perche, D. (eds.). 1st ed. Sydney NSW Australia: Sydney University Press, p. 878-898 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
A system leverage points approach to governance for sustainable development
Bolton, M., 2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, p. 2427-2457 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Design considerations for a digital service to support prison leavers
Grierson, M., Varghese, D., Bolton, M. & Olivier, P., 2022, Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Ashok Khot, R., Sweetser, P. & Obrist, M. (eds.). New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 504-516 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Leadership skills for regulators
Bolton, M. & Mintrom, M., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Australian Journal of Public Administration. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
Can AI transform public decision-making for sustainable development? An exploration of critical earth system governance questions
Bolton, M., Raven, R. & Mintrom, M., Sep 2021, In: Earth System Governance. 9, 5 p., 100116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
-
Academic Advisor – Early Career Researcher, National Regulators Community of Practice, National Steering Committee.
Mitzi Bolton (Member)
Jun 2022 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
-
Leadership for Regulators (PDA1028)
Mitzi Bolton (Facilitator) & Michael Mintrom (Facilitator)
2021 → 2022Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Executive education programs
-
Designing a digital tool to support people leaving prison
Mitzi Bolton (Supervisor)
2021Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
-
Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (External organisation)
Mitzi Bolton (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of networks of excellence
-
Institute of Public Admin Australia (External organisation)
Mitzi Bolton (Chair/Co-Chair)
2017 → Dec 2022Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of networks of excellence