Biography

I am a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Health and lead on the prison programme 'Greener on the Outside for Prisons' in the North- East, Yorkshire and Humber region. The programme connects people in prison with nature-based activities for health and wellbeing and is funded by NHS England.

Publications

Prescribing nature for people in prison
Farrier, A., Baybutt, M. & Carmichael, A., 2 Jan 2026, Core foundations and contemporary issues in forensic psychology: a handbook for students, trainees, and practitioners. Fido, D., Zangeneh, M. & Spenser, K. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland, p. 201-214 

Carmichael, A. and Baybutt, M., 2025. Nature recovery and people in prison. The British Academy.

Carmichael, A. and Baybutt, M., 2025. Restoring nature, restoring health. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 63(5), pp.257-258.

Carmichael, A. and Baybutt, M., 2025. Nature connection in prison settings. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 63(3), pp.127-128.

Whitton, J. and Carmichael, A., 2025. Systemic barriers preventing farmer engagement in the agricultural climate transition: a qualitative study. Sustainability Science, 20(5), pp.1667-1680.

Carmichael, A., Robinson, S.J., Lad, A. and Liyanage, C.L., 2024, March. A Rapid Review of Interventions Which Can Enhance Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in University-Enterprise Collaborations. In International Conference on Sustainable Development (pp. 19-40). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.