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Constantina Skanavis, Ph.D. Professor in Environmental Education and Communication Curriculum Vitae Constantina Skanavis, Ph.D. Professor in Environmental Education and Communication e-mail: [email protected] August 2012 Education: Ph.D. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 1988, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Environmental Education and Communication Area M.S. California State University Long Beach, 1982, Department of Environmental Microbiology B.S. California State University Long Beach, 1980, Department of Microbiology Work experience: 2000- n o w University of the Aegean, Department of Environment Professor of Environmental Communication and Education Director of Environmental Communication Research Unit Director of the Area of Social and Humanities Studies (2001- 2011) Associate Chair, Department of Environment (1/9/01-31/8/03) 2011-2012 Sabbatical in New York (Environmental Communication) 1988-2000 California State University Los Angeles Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences 1 Graduate Program Advisor 1985-1988 Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Microbiology 1984-1985 California State University Long Beach Instructor, Department of Microbiology 1983 Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach Research Assistant 1982 Dow-Chemical, Athens Greece Health Educator Member of Scientific Organizations: APHA -American Public Health Association NAAEE – North American Association for Environmental Education Alumni: • University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), School of Public Health, Environmental Health • California State University Long Beach, Microbiology Association • Pierce College High School, Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece Research activity: Grants and funded projects: 1. Environmental Communication Evaluation of The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) school gardening partnership between the Garden’s Education and Bronx Green-Up departments, 2012 2. Assessment of Needs/Development of Seminars and Specialized Curriculum on Environmental Counseling and Promotion of Responsible Environmental Behavior for Educators who work with Students with Disabilities, Station of Counseling, University of Aegean, 2009-2011 3. Integrated Multiple Level Wetlands Monitoring System using Innovative Technologies (WETMUST), Regional Development Office, Central Macedonia, 2008 4. Evaluation of Environmental Education Program of Greek Ornithology Society at the Environmental Sensitivity Park, A. Tritsis, Attica, Greece, 2008 5. Development of Environmental Education Seminars for the Ministry of Defense, 2007 6. Interreg, MANWATER (Management of Water Resources and Wetland protection in tourism developing areas), 2007 7. Environmental Education Training of Educators, National Technological Institute of Greece, (EPEAEK), 2006-8 8. PENED: 189.000 Euros, from the GSRT for "Planning of models for active participation in the environmental decision-making of women and sensitive social groups of the population", 2005 9. ISTOS, “Innovation for sustainable tourism and the services in 2 S.Aegean”, Act 4.1. “Developing two local agendas 21 in two islands of S.Aegean”, Act 7.1 “Novelty – sustainability and local agenda 21”, 2005 10. Evaluation of creating appropriate schools in Pafos, Cyprus, 2004 11. Research Grant from Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Program of Volunteering, Organization of Scientific Meeting on Protection and Promotion of the protected area of the NATURA 2000 network, at the Kalloni gulf of Lesvos Island, Mytilene, 2004 12. Hellenic Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs, Operational Program for Education and Initial Vocational Training (O.P. "Education"), Cooperation in Pythagoras Project (Natural Environment, Agriculture and Biodiversity in Agro- systems and Natural Ecosystems in Islands of Northern Aegean), 2004 13. Hellenic Ministry of the Aegean, Thrace- Aegean- Cyprus program, Environmental Education as a factor of Sustainable Development of Local Communities, Cooperation with the Experimental High School of Mytilene, 2004 14. The Christopher Reynolds Foundation-Cuba project, 2003 15. ΝΑΤΟ Science Program, Advance Training Course in Science Policy, Support and Development of the R&D and the Innovation Potential of Post- Socialist Countries, 2003 16. Operational Program for Education and Initial Vocational Training (O.P. "Education") Working Party , Environmental Education Curriculum Programs, 2002-2004 17. Network Creation entitled «Aegean: Environment and Culture», Hellenic Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs, 2002 18. Environmental Management of Cyprus, Environmental Awareness based on the requirements of the European Community Directive guidelines, 2002 19. Cavern of the Ermakia Community, Environmental Communication, 2001 20. Goulandri Museum, Gaia Centre: Evaluation of the Environmental Education Curriculum 21. Programs, Athens 2000 22. Funding from the Ministry of the Aegean, Intrasoft and Municipality of “Evergetoula” for the organization of International Scientific Meeting in Environmental Education in Lesvos, Hellas and the World, Mytilene, 2000 23. Operational Program for Education and Initial Vocational Training (O.P. "Education"), Development of Educational Material for the Environmental Education, 2000 24. EPA Scholarship for Environmental Education Training: Guidelines for the Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators, National Conservation Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia 2000 25. Goulandris Museum, Gaia Center: Evaluation of Environmental Education Materials, Athens, 2000 26. Ministry of Aegean grant, Intrasoft and Euergetoula for International Seminar on Environmental Education, Mitilini, 2000 27. EPEAEK, Development of Specialized Environmental Education Material, 2000 28. Information Competence Grant, California State University, 1999 29. National Centre for Marine Research Grant, 1998 3 30. Continuing Education Program Development Grant, CSULA, 1997 31. Curriculum Development Proposal for New General Education Program, CSULA, 1997 32. Research, Scholarship and Creative Program Grant, CSULA, 1996 33. Lottery Grant, California State University Los Angeles, 1996-1997 34. Canadian Studies Faculty Enrichment Grant, 1995-1996 35. Continuing Education Program Development Grant, CSULA, 1995 36. Papageorgiou Foundation Grant, 1995 37. Senior Fulbright Program Award, 1995 38. Research, Scholarship and Creative Program Grant, CSULA, 1994 39. Continuing Education Program Development Grant, CSULA, 1993 40. Affirmative Action Faculty Development Grant, 1992-1993 41. Canadian Embassy Faculty Enrichment Grant, 1992-1993 42. Continuing Education Program Development Grant, CSULA, 1992 43. School of Health and Human Services, CSULA, 1992 44. Quebec (13th Annual) Summer Seminar Award, 1991 45. Quebec Studies Faculty Enrichment Grant, 1991 46. Southeastern college Grant, 1990 47. Ontario (3rd Annual) Summer Seminar Award, 1990 48. Canadian Embassy Faculty Enrichment Grant, 1989-1990 49. Lottery Grant, California State University Los Angeles, 1989 50. Traineeship Grants, University of California Los Angeles, 1985-1988 51. Fellowship Grants, California State University Long Beach, 1979-1982 Recent publications: Α) Journal Articles: Skanavis, C. and Sakellari, M. 2012, Free-choice learning suited to women’s participation needs in environmental decision-making process, Environmental Education Research, 18(1):1-17 Skanavis, C, Zacharaki, P, Giannoulis, Ch. and Petreniti, V. 2011. Education For Sustainable Development based on Local Agenda 21. Journal of Environmental Protection, 2(4):371-378 Skanavis, C and Giannoulis, Ch., 2011, Civic Ecology: The Birth of a New Movement, TASEIS: 166-169 Skanavis, C. and Sakellari, M., 2011, International Tourism, Domestic Tourism and Environmental Change: Environmental Education Can Find the Balance, TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, 6(1):233-249 Skanavis, C and Giannoulis, Ch., 2010, Improving the Quality of Ecotourism through advancing Education and Training of Greek Eco-Tour Guides-The role of training in Environmental Interpretation, TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, 5(2):49-68 Skanavis, C., 2010, The Myth of Environmental Education, Natural World, 37:18-21 Skanavis,C. and Sakellari, M., 2010, Environmental Refugees: The vanished ones, Choice, 134-137 4 Giannoulis, Ch., Botetzagias I., and Skanavis, C.,2010, Newspaper Reporters’ Priorities and Beliefs about Environmental Journalism: an Application of Q Methodology, Science Communication, 32(4):425-466 Skanavis, C and Giannoulis, Ch., 2009, Training Model for Environmental Educators and Interpreters Employed in Greek Protected Areas and Ecotourism Settings, International Journal of Sustainable Develoment & World Ecology, 16(3):164-176 Skanavis C. and Sakellari M., (2009) Environmental Education as a Key to Pre-empt Environmental Impacts of Business Tourism Development, Advances in Business Tourism Research, pp. 99-106 Skanavis, C. and Sakellari, M., 2008, Gender and Sustainable Tourism: Women’s Participation in the Environmental Decision-Making Process, European Journal of Tourism Research, 1(2):78-93 Loukeris D., Skanavis C. and Giannoulas A., 2007, Evaluation of the new Cross Thematic Curriculum Framework of Environmental Education in the Greek compulsory education, in “Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability: Problems, Promises and Good Practice”, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, pp 125-141 Skanavis C. and
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