Professor of 可持续性
Director of the Center for 可持续性

教学领域

可持续性

教育

• PhD, Zoology, University of Georgia
• Certificate in Global Policy Studies, University of Georgia
• BS, Principia College

联系

• 618.374.5491
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"Whether in the classroom or in the company of industry leaders, 自然资源保护论者, or elected officials, teaching is about inspiring ourselves to be more than we thought we could be. I’ve always cherished opportunities to motivate and encourage through shared teaching and learning experiences, and what better place to do that than at Principia!"

Dr. 凯伦·埃克特 specializes in inter国家 biodiversity management, 保护, and policy with a focus on sea turtles. Her research has taken her throughout the Western Atlantic and into the Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Tropical Pacific, 和东南亚. She is a valued consultant to governments, inter-governmental bodies, and nonprofit organizations worldwide. As director of the Center for 可持续性 at Principia, 埃克特 brings a wealth of experience in developing and implementing innovative solution landscapes at local, 国家, and inter国家 scales—skills which encourage and empower students to become successful “change agents” for sustainability in the 21st century. Her responsibilities extend beyond the classroom into mentoring student-led “green” initiatives on (and off) campus, helping to assess College-wide sustainability performance, and encouraging the integration of sustainability targets in Principia’s planning and implementation processes.

Scholarly Interests

• 可持续性
• Marine biology with a focus on migratory species
• Community-based 保护
• National endangered species recovery planning
• Inter国家 保护 policy

Contributions to Field

自1989年以来, 埃克特 has served as executive director of the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST), a Regional Activity Network of the United Nations Environment Programme. Embracing more than 40 countries, WIDECAST has pioneered the development of sustainable policies and 保护 models that have resulted in protection of endangered sea turtles and their critical habitats across the Western Central Atlantic Region. 除了, her emphasis on micro-enterprise development, entrepreneurial 保护 models, and inclusive management planning has provided sustainable livelihood options to communities that once relied on the killing of endangered species for nutrition and income.

奖

• Finalist, Indianapolis Prize (2023), “World’s Leading Award for Animal Conservation”
• Lifetime Achievement Award (2020), Inter国家 Sea Turtle Society
• Lifetime Commitment to Conservation Award (2019), Columbus Zoo & 水族馆
• ChevronTexaco Conservation Award (2003)
• Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation (1996)
• UN Global 500 Roll of Honour for Environmental Achievement (1994)

Memberships and Affiliations

• Inter国家 Union for the Conservation of Nature (Species Survival Commission)
• Ecological Society of America
• Inter国家 Sea Turtle Society
• U.S. Recovery Team for Marine Turtles
• Association for the Advancement of 可持续性 in Higher 教育
• Inter国家 Society of 可持续性 Professionals
• U.S. Green Building Council

Publications and Presentations

埃克特 has published more than 130 scientific articles, 书, 技术手册, and policy documents. See the CV below for details.

Dr. 凯伦·埃克特简历