Ms Sarah Mellish

Ms Sarah Mellish

Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures

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Sarah holds a PhD in Psychology and enjoys her multiple roles as a Marker, Tutor, and Clinical Psychologist in private practice. Her research interests include conservation psychology and the psychological outcomes of natural disasters.
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Year Citation
2024 Mellish, S., Ryan, J. C., & Litchfield, C. A. (2024). Short-term psychological outcomes of Australia's 2019/20 bushfire season. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16(2), 292-302.
DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC2
2023 Le Busque, B., & Mellish, S. (2023). Endometriosis awareness month on social media: a content analysis of images and captions on instagram. Women, 3(1), 82-94.
DOI WoS4
2022 Pearson, E. L., Mellish, S., McLeod, E. M., Sanders, B., & Ryan, J. C. (2022). Can we save Australia's endangered wildlife by increasing species recognition?. Journal for Nature Conservation, 69(126257), 1-12.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9
2022 Ryan, J. C., Alchin, C., Anastasiou, K., Hendrie, G., Mellish, S., & Litchfield, C. (2022). Exploring the Intersection Between Diet and Self-Identity: A Cross-Sectional Study With Australian Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 54(1), 20-27.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC4
2021 Mellish, S., Ryan, J. C., McLeod, E. M., Tuckey, M. R., & Pearson, E. L. (2021). Challenges and successes to the implementation of a zoo conservation-education program. Evaluation and Program Planning, 88(101950), 1-12.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2020 Ryan, J., Mellish, S., Dorrian, J., Winefield, T., & Litchfield, C. (2020). Effectiveness of biodiversity-conservation marketing. Conservation biology, 34(2), 354-367.
DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC6
2019 Mellish, S., Ryan, J. C., Pearson, E. L., & Tuckey, M. R. (2019). Research methods and reporting practices in zoo and aquarium conservation-education evaluation. Conservation biology, 33(1), 40-52.
DOI Scopus47 WoS42 Europe PMC10
2019 Mellish, S., Pearson, E. L., McLeod, E. M., Tuckey, M. R., & Ryan, J. C. (2019). What goes up must come down: an evaluation of a zoo conservation-education program for balloon litter on visitor understanding, attitudes, and behaviour. Journal of sustainable tourism, 27(9), 1393-1415.
DOI Scopus28 WoS18
2019 Ryan, J. C., Mellish, S., Le Busque, B. R., & Litchfield, C. A. (2019). Enhancing the impact of conservation marketing using psychology: a research agenda. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 9(4), 442-448.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2017 Mellish, S., Sanders, B., Litchfield, C. A., & Pearson, E. L. (2017). An investigation of the impact of Melbourne Zoo's 'Seal-the-Loop' donate call-to-action on visitor satisfaction and behavior. Zoo biology, 36(3), 237-242.
DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC2
2016 Mellish, S., Pearson, E. L., Sanders, B., & Litchfield, C. A. (2016). Marine wildlife entanglement and the Seal the Loop initiative: a comparison of two free-choice learning approaches on visitor knowledge, attitudes and conservation behaviour. International zoo yearbook, 50(1), 129-154.
DOI Scopus25
2014 Pearson, E., Mellish, S., Sanders, B., & Litchfield, C. (2014). Marine wildlife entanglement: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and relevant behaviour in the Australian community. Marine pollution bulletin, 89(1-2), 136-148.
DOI Scopus31 WoS24 Europe PMC13

Courses I teach

  • BEHL 1027 UO Psychology Concepts (2025)
  • BEHL 1028 UO Connecting and Working with Nature (2025)
  • BEHL 2017 UO Biological and Learning Psychology (2025)
  • BEHL 2026 UO Psychology Applications (2025)
  • BEHL 3031 UO Health Psychology (2025)
  • BEHL 3032 UO Clinical and Abnormal Psychology (2025)
  • BEHL 3035 UO Conservation Psychology (2025)
  • BEHL 3036 UO Personality Psychology (2025)
  • BEHL 1027 UO Psychology Concepts (2024)
  • BEHL 1028 UO Connecting and Working with Nature (2024)
  • BEHL 1030 UO Psychology 1A (2024)
  • BEHL 2017 UO Biological and Learning Psychology (2024)
  • BEHL 2026 UO Psychology Applications (2024)
  • BEHL 3031 UO Health Psychology (2024)
  • BEHL 3032 UO Clinical and Abnormal Psychology (2024)
  • BEHL 3035 UO Conservation Psychology (2024)
  • BEHL 3036 UO Personality Psychology (2024)

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