Stefania Maggi

Associate Professor

Dr. Maggi is a researcher, educator, and a children’s rights advocate. She is cross-appointed between the Childhood and Youth Studies program and the Department of Psychology at Carleton University, where she teaches courses on the psychology of climate change, children’s rights, nature connection, and research methods. Her research, teaching, and advocacy focus on the psychological dimensions of climate change; mental health impacts of climate change; career development and green guidance; climate change education; and immersive technologies as tools to support meaningful engagement with climate action. 

Dr. Maggi is the founder of Mochi4theplanet, a youth-centered intergenerational initiative promoting mental health and children’s rights in the context of the climate crisis, and The Luna Moth Circle, an intergenerational network of scholars, community groups, and youth organizations dedicated to advancing climate change education, mental health expertise, and strengthening the capacity of professionals who support children, youth and families.  She is an executive member of the Landon Pearson Centre for the Studies of Childhood and Children’s Rights; a member of the Child Rights Academic Network, the Pickering Centre for Human Development, the Climate Psychology Alliance North America, and Teachers for Future International. She is also a certified Motivational Interviewer and a All We Can Save Project Certified Climate Wayfinding Facilitator.