Bob Stevenson

Professor Bob Stevenson joined The Cairns Institute in 2010 as a Tropical Research Leader (Education for Environmental Sustainability) until his retirement in December, 2016. His prior 20-year academic career was based in the USA at the University at Buffalo, New York, including terms as Head/Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and Co-Director of the Graduate School of Education’s Collaborative Research Network. He began his career as a high school teacher in Sydney before becoming a K-12 curriculum and professional development specialist in environmental education in Education Queensland.

Bob was founding Director of the Centre for Research and Innovation in Sustainability Education at JCU. He was lead editor of Engaging Environmental Education: Learning, Culture and Agency (Sense, 2011) and the International Handbook of Research in Environmental Education (AERA/Routledge, 2013) and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environmental Education (the oldest journal in the field) from 2014-2018, after being an Executive Editor from 2008-2013 and now continuing his involvement as an editorial board member. He also serves on the editorial boards of the Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, and Environmental Education Research.