Dr. Petra T Buergelt

Biography

I am a social scientist who lectures and researches at Charles Darwin University, School of Psychological and Clinical Sciences. I am also the Deputy Chair of the Group of Energy Efficient Researchers (GEER, Australia), a research fellow at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research (Massey University, NZ), and an international associate at the Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research (Victoria University, NZ).

Research Interest

My research interest is human adaptation and transformation. I am specialising employing qualitative research to gain a holistic and in-depth understanding of the individual and contextual/environmental (historical, natural/build, interpersonal, social, cultural, spiritual, economic, political) factors and processes that empower humans and communities effectively managing and even thriving in the face of change, uncertainty, risk and adversity. To this end, she is passionately working in projects that create living in harmony with nature/environment and each other by exploring my research is focusing on researching: adaptive capacities (individual and community) transformation of mind and behaviour transformative education leadership, team work and collaboration Indigenous knowledges spirituality and alternative healing approaches