My research work lies at the intersection of critical psychology, critical design, architecture, urban studies, sociology, border studies, political theory, philosophy and geography. It is all about discovering better ways of dealing with environmental and social challenges. I try to understand how the designs of everyday life have failed us, how they affect our psychology (singular), our worldviews and our pursuit of ‘happiness’ and ‘success’. I explore how designs generate a psychology (singular) that perpetuates designs, which harm the planet and all living beings. Most importantly, I put forward ideas of how to design otherwise in order to generate new psychologies (plural) that enable designs aligned with unpredictability and impermanence but also skills, resources and firsthand knowledge. These, tested through research projects by employing methodologies grounded in place-based, lived experience and participatory methods.

As part of this process, I explore questions like:

How can we redefine what’s normal in conditions of climate change?

How can we embed impermanence in the way we think, feel and design?

How can ecoanxiety be turned into a catalyst for collective action?

What is ‘community’ and how it can lead to behavioural change?