“If not now, when?” (Hillel the Elder)
When I was knee deep into the third year of my PhD, I came across inspirational people that kept me going when the going got tough. And it got very tough, which is why I understand the power of motivation through communication and leadership.
I am influenced by Marshall Ganz, teacher, storyteller, and community and union organiser at the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy. Ganz mobilised a grass roots strategy for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential ‘Hope.’ Ganz’s philosophy is based on Rabbi Hillel’s call to leadership that brings a sense of urgency and responsibility to climate change.
My presentations and media appearances to academia, government staff, and lay people are a call to action.
Kreller, A.M. (2023) Knowledge and conflict in sea-level rise adaptation in the Central Coast, NSW, Australia. 3rd Annual International Conference on Environmental Conflict and Cooperation, University of California Davis/Berkeley
Kreller, A.M. (2022) The micropolitics of sea-level rise adaptation in Central Coast. Institute of Australian Geographer’s Conference, Armidale
Kreller, A.M. (2020) Critical frame analysis of conflict negotiation in Australian sea-level rise adaptation policy. Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Conference 2020, UNSW Sydney
Kreller, A.M. (2019) Creating a movement: Understanding how communities can inform fair and transformative sea-level rise adaptation. 28th NSW Coastal Conference, Terrigal
Kreller, A.M. (2018) Fairness in sea-level rise planning: The perspectives of residents living in Botany Bay. 27th NSW Coastal Conference, Merimbula
Kreller, A.M. (2016) Understanding the value of fair sea-level rise adaptation in Botany Bay. Geographical Society of New South Wales Honours/Masters Conference, Sydney
Media
Yazgin, E. (2023) Ice breaker: How worried should we be about melting glaciers in Antarctica? Cosmos Magazine
Training
Media presentation skills with NIDA Corporate 2022
Leading with emotional intelligence, Australian Graduate School of Management, UNSW, 2022
Awards
Outstanding Postgraduate Presentation Award, Institute of Australian Geographer’s Conference, 2022
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