About Sarah

Sarah’s research investigates human well-being as tool designing environmental solutions that work for both people and nature. Further, Sarah research and teaching centers on the believe that environmental solutions should prioritize social justice in both process and outcome. Broadly, Sarah conducts environmental social science - exploring and measuring the human well-being impacts of various environmental problems and interventions. Much of her work is focused on equitable climate adaptation, rural livelihoods and changing environments, and the health and well-being effects of nature immersion. Sarah’s research and teaching occurs all around the world - from East Africa to CSU’s Mountain Campus to Canada and rural New York. Sarah is an avid hiker and cyclist and loves working with students inside and outside the classroom.

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Interests

  • Measuring and evaluating human well-being
  • Climate Adaptation & changing environments
  • Rural communities and livelihoods
  • Environmental Justice
  • Nature immersion, human health and well-being
  • Participatory community-based research
  • Qualitative and mixed-methods innovations

Education

Post Doctoral Training, Environmental Studies - University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado , 2022

PhD , Human Dimensions of Natural Resources - Colorado State University
Fort Colins, Colorado, 2021

MS, Conservation Leadership - Colorado State Universsity
Fort Collins, Colorado, 2016

BSc, Psychology - Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, 2014