Erin Frisk

Erin Frisk

  • Ph.D. Student, School of Sustainability

School of Sustainability
Arizona State University
PO Box 875502
Tempe, AZ 85287
Email: Erin.Frisk@asu.edu



Biography

For the last 9 years Erin Frisk as focused her work and studies on educating for sustainability. During her four years at Arizona State University she has been the lead instructor and curriculum developer for three summer programs for K-12 students and teachers and has implemented sustainability programs in dozens of schools in the Phoenix area. Before moving to Arizona, Erin spent four years studying and working as a sustainability educator at Northland College and worked as an environmental educator in Pennsylvania while getting her Masters degree in Sustainable Systems.

Honors and Awards

  • Valerie Chabot Fellowship

Education

  • M.S., Sustainable Systems, Slippery Rock University, 2007
  • B.S., Biology with minor Business Administration, Northland College, 2005
  • Curriculum vita

Journal Articles

Elser, M., L. Pollari, E. Frisk and M. Wood. 2011. Linking curriculum and learning to facilities: Arizona State University's GK-12 Sustainable Schools Program. Educational Facility Planner 45:7-10. (link)

Frisk, E. and K. Larson. 2011. Educating for sustainability: Competencies and practices for transformative action. Journal for Sustainability Education 2. (link)

Posters/Presentations

Elser, M., S. Earl, M. McGraw and E. Frisk. 2009. Weather, the built environment, and kids. Poster presented at 14-16 September 2009 LTER All Scientist Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change.

Frisk, E. 2011. Integrating sustainability into the classroom. Presentation at the 27 January 2011 STEM-Net Teacher Training, Arizona State University.

Frisk, E. 2011. Exploring the environmental, economic, and social components of our food system through Salsa!. Presentation at the 5 March 2011 Arizona State University-Polytechnic's 4th Annual Education Fair.

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Research Interests

integrating behavioral research with sustainability education pedagogy in order to educate for transformative action


vision

Established in 2007, the School of Sustainability brings together multiple disciplines and leaders to create and share knowledge, train a new generation of scholars and practitioners, and develop practical solutions to the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of sustainability - especially as they relate to urban areas.

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