Heli Gittins
heli.gittins@bangor.ac.uk
Office Telephone Number
X8647
Room Details
G4a, Thoday
Qualifications
PGCertHE Teaching in Higher Education
MSc Conservation and Land Management
PhD Title (or subject area)
Impact of Woodland based activities on Well-being
Supervisors
Sophie-Wynne Jones (SENRGy)
Valerie Morrison (Psychology)
Describe your research
Aimed at developing an improved understanding of the influence of woodland based initiatives on personal wellbeing and a greater insight into socio-geographic dimensions of woodland use and access.
A KESS funded research programme in partnership with The Woodland Trust and Actif Woods Wales.
Research Interests
Nature and wellbeing
Publications
Chapter in book 'Green Innovation and Future Technology' (Kelliher and Reinl, 2015)
http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137479808
Professional Affiliations
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment – Practitioner Member
Higher Education Academy - Fellow
Biography
I'm based at The College of Natural Sciences at Bangor University where I am a post-graduate researcher with a current focus on nature and well-being. I lecture on a Masters in Environmental and Business Management and several conservation modules. I'm also a trained Mindfulness Teacher and run mindfulness courses and nature based activities.