Dr. Emily Britton

Emily is a Behavioural Science Fellow at the Impact and Innovation Unit (IIU) within the Privy Council Office. She is working with partners at Natural Resources Canada applying behavioural science to support home energy and adaptation labelling.

Prior to joining the IIU, Emily worked at a charitable research institute conducting applied research to improve mental health and addictions treatment and services.

Emily has a Master’s and PhD in social psychology from the University of Waterloo where she studied motivation and self-regulation. Her dissertation research was focused on understanding motivational barriers to effective goal pursuit.