I am an academic in the Occupational Therapy Program at the University of South Australia. A major stream of my research focuses on the connection between gardening (and nature connection more broadly) and wellbeing, particularly in relation to mental health and wellbeing. I have supervised or been involved in studies such as horticultural therapy in hospital settings, the meanings of community gardening and a visual analysis of nature play. My teaching is mainly in the areas of health promotion, mental health and occupational science.