
Holli-Anne Passmore, Ph.D.
Science Representative
Holli-Anne Passmore, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Nature—Meaning in Life Research Lab at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) in Alberta, Canada. More
She is an editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing and an invited academic with the Global Wellbeing Initiative. Her academic research articles and book chapters have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and publications, and featured in various media and podcasts. Holli-Anne collaborates with colleagues from around the globe on a number of well-being-based research endeavours. A primary focus of her work is the development and validation of practical interventions to enhance well-being through noticing and engaging with everyday nature close to home. Holli-Anne is passionate about both her research and her teaching. She has developed upper-level undergraduate courses such as Nature & Wellbeing, and the Psychology of Meaning in Life. Not surprisingly, Holli-Anne loves spending time in nature, be that the rivervalley in her hometown of Edmonton, or her favourite place in the world, the mountains of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.