Education for Sustainability Research Group

Director

Tarah Wright

Professor, Environmental Science

 
 

 

Email: Tarah.Wright@Dal.Ca
Phone: 902.497-1831
Fax: 902.494.1123
Mailing Address: Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University Halifax, NS CANADA B3H 4J1

CV (PDF - 341 KB)

Tarah Wright's CV (PDF - 341 KB)

Current Position:

Professor, Environmental Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, 2014- present

Cross-appointments:

  • International Development Studies (Faculty of Arts)
  • School of Planning (Faculty of Architecture and Planning)
  • School for Resource and Environmental Studies (Faculty of Management)
  • College of Sustainability

Education:

  • Ph.D., University of Alberta, Department of Educational Policy Studies.  Dissertation: Policy, Change and Environmental Sustainability in the University, February 2002.
  • Master of Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.  Thesis: A Case Study of Community-Based Coastal Zone Management in Queensland Australia, May 1998.
  • Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Environment and Resource Studies Program.  Honours’ Thesis Title: Exploring the Causes of Coral Reef Bleaching in Belize.  Graduated with High Distinction, May 1996

Past Academic Positions:

Dalhousie University

  • Associate Professor, 2007-2014
  • Assistant Professor, 2001-2007
  • Director of Environmental Science, 2001-2007
  • Associate Director (undergraduate), College of Sustainability, 2008-2010

Senior Research Fellow, University Leaders for a Sustainable Future, Washington D.C. 1999 to 2013


Athabasca University:

  • Lecturer, 1998-2001

MacEwan University:

  • Instructor, 1998-2000


 

Professional Affiliations:

  • Sustainability and Education Policy Network (SEPN)
  • Canadian Consortium for Sustainable Development Research
  • Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education
  • Environmental Studies Association of Canada
  • University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF)

Research Topics:

  • Education for sustainable development
  • Indicators of sustainability in higher education
  • Sustainability in higher education policy analysis
  • Institutional environmental change
  • Applying experiential and transformative learning theories in the environmental science classroom
  • The intersectionality of Arts and environmental science

Teaching Interests:

  • Environmental decision-making and problem analysis
  • Education for sustainable development