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Dr Helen Kopnina

Assistant Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Dr. Kopnina, Helen (Ph.D. Cambridge University, 2002) is the author of over two hundred peer-reviewed articles and (co)author and (co)editor of seventeen books on interrelated topics of environmental sustainability, circular economy, biological conservation, environmental ethics and animal ethics, and environmental education.

Helen Kopnina

My research focuses on environmental education and links biodiversity to business. With over 200 peer-reviewed articles and 17 (co)authored or (co)edited books with international collaborators, I challenge traditional boundaries through an inter- and transdisciplinary approach to academic discourse, education, and corporate sustainability strategies. My work, published in top-tier journals across education sciences (EER, JEE, BERJ), natural sciences (BC, CB), and business/management (JEMA, JCP), has gained a growing influence, as shown by my current Scopus H-index of 51 and several articles with over 700 citations each. My research has influenced curricula and pedagogical strategies across institutions. Many of my highly cited publications focus on critiques and ways forward Education for Sustainable Development Goals. My research on environmental education, particularly in ecopedagogy and ecoliteracy, plays a very significant role in shaping my teaching and empowering graduates to work in highly skilled professions through transformative and inclusive experiential learning. 

  • anthropology PhD March 23 2002
  • A Higher Education Academy Fellow HEA Fellow 2021


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