Alex Kudryavtsev
Research Associate
I am an environmental education researcher in the Civic Ecology Lab at Cornell University. I conduct research on urban environmental education to help communities and schools foster civic engagement and sustainability. I share my research findings and other insights through publications, as well as global online courses for environmental educators.
Further, I am an Advisor for the Global Environmental Education Partnership, a Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability Faculty Fellow, and the first editor of Urban Environmental Education Review. I enjoy reading, writing, eating plant-based food, walking outdoors, and collaborating with colleagues around the world.
Plastic pollution is a significant environmental injustice, characterized by unequal distribution of its detrimental impacts and benefits. Despite the pervasive presence of plastic pollution worldwide, production continues unabated. Our online course, "Plastics: Impacts and Action," delves into the societal and environmental dynamics of plastic use, promoting actionable steps to mitigate plastic pollution. This course is available in early 2024.
https://www.civicecology.org/plastics
E-STEM provides us with the tools to protect the environment while driving scientific advancements to meet global challenges. Teachers, educators, volunteers, and leaders in our field are welcome to take the "E-STEM Education" online course. Earn a Cornell University certificate. We expect to offer this. course again in 2025.
Communities are a crucial part of environmental education, including in schools. Cornell and NAAEE invited several experts from the US and other countries to discuss how to strengthen community engagement in school-based environmental education. Panel materials (essays, slides, recordings) are available here.
In 2023, I taught our popular course "Environmental Education and Community Engagement."More than 800 environmental teachers and educators from 50 countries took this course. If you are interested to watch some webinars from this course, click here:
I am privileged to engage with leading experts in environmental education. Explore my blog for insightful interviews, including discussions with Blanca Hérnandez from YES Nature to Neighborhoods, California, and Alan Reid of Monash University, Australia.