Dr Susan Rockloff is a lecturer in the College of Social Work and Community Services, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences.

Susan specialises in Environmental Sociology, with a particular focus on the social dimensions of climate change and natural disasters. She has experience in social impact assessment, stakeholder analysis, social profiling, the development of social and cultural indicators, as well as coastal zone management and environmental policy.

Susan has been a member of the CQU Human Research Ethics Committee. Previously, she was the social science expert on the Independent Science Panel for the Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership, and she has also advised the Queensland Government on zoning plans for conservation. She has undertaken collaborative research projects for a variety of organisations (e.g., Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resource for the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program; Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management; Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology). She was also involved in the Central Queensland Healthy Waterways Survey for the Port Curtis and Fitzroy regions.

Her research background and interests cover climate change and climate change anxiety, community resilience, natural disaster preparedness, awe, coastal zone management, social impact assessment, social and cultural indicators, social resilience, regional governance and ecotourism.

Susan supervises master's and doctoral-level students across a range of discipline areas (environmental science, sociology, health/nursing), topic areas (eco-anxiety, awe, climate change, consumption attitudes & behaviour change, disability), research designs (mixed methods, qualitative) and methodologies (grounded theory, case study, phenomenology, survey research).

Susan holds a PhD in Environmental Science (Social Sciences)(Murdoch University), a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Impact Assessment (Murdoch University), a B. Science (Biology)(Honours)(Flinders University of South Australia) and a B. Science (Flinders University of South Australia).