Dr Angela Guerrero Gonzalez
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Dr Angela Guerrero is a sustainability scientist and a DECRA Research Fellow. Her work is focused on environmental planning and governance. She investigates human behaviour, social-ecological interactions, and collaboration in the planning and management of complex environmental problems, like adapting to climate change, conserving threatened species, or mitigating the impact of agricultural systems on ecosystems.Angela has had her work published in multiple academic journals and has received over $1M in research funds to support her work on sustainable food systems. Angela is a program leader of the Climate Futures research program within QUT's Resilience Centre and is a research associate at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University.
Dr. Guerrero obtained a Ph.D. in environmental social science from The University of Queensland in 2015. She has Masters degree in environmental management from the same institution and an engineering degree from Universidad de Los Andes. Before Angela joined QUT she was a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University. Before this she worked at the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and at the Luc Hoffman Institute. Angela also has significant experience working in government and industry sectors in the areas of business strategy, international trade, and supply chain management.
For more information, see Dr. Guerrero’s website, twitter, or Google Scholar profile.
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):
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Environmental sustainability, Environmental governance, Collaboration networks, Social-ecological systems, Social network analysis, Trade networks, Peer influence, Complex systems
Research field
Other Environmental Sciences, Urban and Regional Planning, Sociology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
- Environmental Management (University of Queensland)
- International Business (Griffith University)
- Industrial Engineering (Universidad de los Andes)
Teaching
Dr. Guerrero welcomes inquiries from prospective Honours and PhD students who are interested in understanding human behavior, collaboration, or social-ecological interactions in the planning and management of complex environmental problems, and who are interested in combining quantitative with qualitative research and modelling techniques. Competitive funding opportunities are available for both domestic and international students through university schemes.
Undergraduate teaching:
Lecturer and Unit Coordinator of Environmental Planning (UXH331)
Publications
- Guerrero, A., Bodin, Ö., Nohrstedt, D., Plummer, R., Baird, J. & Summers, R. (2023). Collaboration and individual performance during disaster response. Global Environmental Change, 82. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/241612
- Bodin, Ö., Guerrero, A., Nohrstedt, D., Baird, J., Summers, R., Plummer, R. & Jasny, L. (2022). Choose your collaborators wisely: Addressing interdependent tasks through collaboration in responding to wildfire disasters. Public Administration Review, 82(6), 1154–1167. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233965
- Felipe-Lucia, M., Guerrero, A., Alexander, S., Ashander, J., Baggio, J., Barnes, M., Bodin, Ö., Bonn, A., Fortin, M., Friedman, R., Gephart, J., Helmstedt, K., Keyes, A., Kroetz, K., Massol, F., Pocock, M., Sayles, J., Thompson, R., Wood, S. & Dee, L. (2022). Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social–ecological networks. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37(3), 211–222. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228413
- Guerrero, A., Sporne, I., McKenna, R. & Wilson, K. (2021). Evaluating institutional fit for the conservation of threatened species. Conservation Biology, 35(5), 1437–1450. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211033
- Guerrero, A., Jones, N., Ross, H., Virah-Sawmy, M. & Biggs, D. (2021). What influences and inhibits reduction of deforestation in the soy supply chain? A mental model perspective. Environmental Science and Policy, 115, 125–132. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228380
- Friedman, R., Guerrero, A., McAllister, R., Rhodes, J., Santika, T., Budiharta, S., Indrawan, T., Hutabarat, J., Kusworo, A., Yogaswara, H., Meijaard, E., St. John, F., Struebig, M. & Wilson, K. (2020). Beyond the community in participatory forest management: A governance network perspective. Land Use Policy, 97. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202155
- Rhodes, J., Guerrero, A., Bodin, Ö. & Chadès, I. (2020). Fundamental insights on when social network data are most critical for conservation planning. Conservation Biology, 34(6), 1463–1472. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228379
- Guerrero, A., Barnes, M., Bodin., Chadès, I., Davis, K., Iftekhar, M., Morgans, C. & Wilson, K. (2020). Key considerations and challenges in the application of social-network research for environmental decision making. Conservation Biology, 34(3), 733–742. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/199186
- Guerrero, A., Mcallister, R. & Wilson, K. (2015). Achieving cross-scale collaboration for large scale conservation initiatives. Conservation Letters, 8(2), 107–117. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124909
- Guerrero, A., Bodin, O., Mcallister, R. & Wilson, K. (2015). Achieving social-ecological fit through bottom-up collaborative governance: an empirical investigation. Ecology and Society, 20(4). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124910
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Angela, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- How Social and Trade Networks Influence Adoption of Sustainable Practices
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE210101385
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Looking for a postgraduate research supervisor?
I am currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters and PhD study.
- Understanding urban complexity for climate resilience
- Investigating integration of climate change adaptation policies across government levels
- Climate equity in multi-hazard vulnerability assessments
You can browse existing student topics offered by QUT or propose your own topic.
Current supervisions
- Joint social-ecological drivers and outcomes of conservation in private lands
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Ayesha Tulloch, Professor Kerrie Wilson - Drivers of transitional agri-food system pathways toward increased production of sustainable, nutritious plant-based proteins
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Ayesha Tulloch, Dr Rudolf Messner - Fit for purpose and performance? Investigating social-ecological fit and governance performance in social-ecological systems
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kerrie Wilson, Professor Karen Vella - Understanding the relationship between collaborative governance and agricultural practice change: A Great Barrier Reef catchments case study
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Karen Vella, Dr Angela Dean, Dr Umberto Baresi - Investigation of the dynamics that influence sugarcane farmer dis-adoption of sustainable land management practices in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment, North Queensland, Australia
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Louisa Coglan, Dr Ayesha Tulloch