Tamzin Rollason

Dr. Tamzin Rollason is an expert in sustainable fashion consumption, research, and education, with a background in environmental management and policy advocacy. Her research explores the socio-material dimensions of dressing, focusing on how sustainability can be meaningfully integrated into everyday fashion.

Dr. Rollason is a Lecturer in the School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University, where she teaches in the Sustainable Innovation in Fashion and Textiles program. Her teaching bridges sociology, environmental studies, and fashion, equipping students with the critical thinking and research skills needed to navigate the complexities of sustainable fashion. She is a qualitative researcher and social practice theorist with expertise in the sociology of sustainable consumption, sustainable fashion, circularity, and ethnographic research. She also co-leads RMIT’s Social Practices and Sustainable Consumption Enabling Impact Network, a transdisciplinary group that co-designs and implements sustainable consumption strategies using a social practices approach.

Dr. Rollason has an interdisciplinary background, with undergraduate studies in biological science and ecology, and a Masters of Sustainability and Environment from Monash University. She completed her PhD at RMIT University in the School of Global Urban and Social Studies, where her research examined the role of dressing practices in sustainability. Before transitioning to academia, she worked in environmental policy, including as a Waste Minimisation Campaign Manager at Environment Victoria and in ecological management with local councils. She is an active voice in the media on sustainable fashion, regularly contributing to public discussions on the industry's environmental and ethical challenges.