Research Interests
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Knowledge Anthropology Anthropology of Development Cultural Studies Cultural Theory Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Environment Policy Environmental Philosophy Environmental Politics Environmental Sociology Social and Cultural Anthropology Social and Cultural GeographyElla Vallelonga
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Dr Ella Vallelonga is a Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide. Her ethnographic research examines the more-than-human relationalities, ecological emotions and phenomenological ruptures of submarine care, with attention to posthuman feminisms. Operating in the spaces of multispecies ethnography and environmental anthropology, her work navigates the biopolitics of marine intervention, and attunes to the sensorial dialogues that echo in ecological restorations. She is most concerned with examining co-species care and wellbeing in contexts of ecological crises. She has supported major MRFF projects in Public Health addressing vaping health-risk behaviours and youth vaping experiences.
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| 2020 - 2020 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology) |
| 2017 - 2019 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Advanced Arts |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Vallelonga, E. C. (2025). ‘A Little Thank You Back’: Sub-Immersion, Hands-On Hope and Coral Kin-Making in a Restoration Nursery. Ethnos, 15 pages. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Vallelonga, E. C. (2024). Putting Grief to Work: Planting Hope for Rainforest-Futures as a Multispecies Care. In Philosophy of Environmental Emotions Grief Hope and Beyond (pp. 167-188). DOI |