Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.43
Liaison Lynda Koot
Submission Date Nov. 27, 2012
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The King's University
ER-16: Faculty Engaged in Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 10.00 / 10.00 Michael Ferber
Director, Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies
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The number of faculty members engaged in sustainability research:
19

The total number of faculty members engaged in research:
45

Names and department affiliations of faculty engaged in sustainability research:

The following faculty indicated that they participate in Sustainability Research. Sustainability research focuses on a key principle of environmental, social or economic sustainability such as creation care, social justice or the implications of economic development. Sustainability research may address a sustainability challenge, such as climate change or poverty, or further understanding in the interconnectedness of societal and environmental challenges. Sustainability research leads toward solutions that support economic prosperity,social wellbeing, and ecological health.

1) Berkenbosch, Roy (Theology)
2) Bestman, Hank (Biology)
3) Ferber, Michael (Geography)
4) Haluza-DeLay, Randolph (Sociology)
5) Hiemstra, John (Political Science)
6) Kits, Gerda (Economics)
7) Long, David (Sociology)
8) Looy, Heather (Psychology)
9) McFarlane, Keri (Biology)
10) Mahaffey, Peter (Chemistry)
11) O'Coin, Duane (Business)
12) Ooms, Kristopher (Chemistry)
13) Peters, Vernon (Biology)
14) Prior, Heather (Biology)
15) Spaling, Harry (Geography)
16) Van Arragon, William (History)
17) Wilson, Leanne (Psychology)
18) Wood, John (Biology)
19) Zolner, Theresa (Psychology)

The following faculty indicated that they do not participate in sustainability research:

Dudiak, Jeff (Philosophy)
Hoffert, Joseph (Computer Science)
Janzen, Michael (Computer Science)
Kooistra, Rem (Math)
Mingay, Philip (English)
Peet, Christopher (Psychology)
Turgeon, Melanie (Music)
Sandle, Mark (History)
Schuurman, Henry (Philosophy)
Stienstra, Wendy (Education)
van Heyst, Daniel (Communication Arts)

The following faculty did not respond to the survey:

DeMoor, Michael (Politics, History and Economics)
Den Boer, Lloyd (Education)
Hales, Leslie Ann (English)
Hull, John (Education)
Martin, Brian (Physics)
Patrick, Margie (Education)
Peet, Chris (Psychology)
Segger, Joachim (Music)
Stieva, Bernice (Education)
Stolte, Charles (Music)
Tappenten, Andrew (Computer Science)
Trigg, Tina (English)
Turgeon, Melanie (Music)
Vaudry, Richard (History)
Wiebe, Eldon (Business and Commerce)
Zinke, Arlette (English)


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