Marc Stern
Faculty
Bio
Marc Stern, Ph.D. is a Professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation. Stern’s research and teaching focus on the human dimensions of sustainability in multiple arenas, including environmental education and communication; natural resource planning and management; conflict and collaboration; and international conservation and development. He is widely published in the academic literature. His most recent book, "Social Science Theory for Environmental Sustainability: A Practical Guide", published by Oxford University Press, aims to make social science theory easily accessible and usable for practitioners.
Areas of Specialization
- Collaborative approaches to conservation
- Applying theory in practical ways to solve sustainability problems
- Environmental communication, education, and interpretation
- Natural resource management