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Community-based approaches to conservation and environmental governance; development practices and practitioners; equality, gender, social inclusion and environmental justice; reflective and embodied learning; political ecology; Nepal, Scotland and beyond
Email: [email protected]
ACADEMIC INTERESTS
Community-based approaches to conservation and environmental governance; development practices and practitioners; equality, gender and social inclusion and environmental justice; politics of care/care ethics; reflective and embodied learning; political ecology; qualitative research; Nepal, Northumberland, Scotland and beyond.
Sam is a feminist political ecologist committed to environmental and social justice. She is a Senior Lecturer in Environment and Developmentat the University of Edinburgh, where she engages with amazing students whilst helping to run the MSc in Environment and Development. Her research explores the role of care in nature-society relations, critical reflective learning for social justice, social relations involved in conservation and the politics of environment and development initiatives. Having trained in ecology and worked in conservation around the world for 10 years before returning to academia to complete a PhD, Sam is committed to building meaningful relationships with practitioners (hence running the Edinburgh Environment and Development Network alongside Clare Barnes).
TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES
My teaching is primarily focused on the MSc in Environment and Development, which I have been involved with since 2012.
I am or have been involved in the following administrative roles:
PhD SUPERVISION
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PhD Human Geography University of Edinburgh (2012)
MSc Natural Resource Management (Distinction) University of Edinburgh (2006)
MSc Biodiversity & Conservation (Distinction) University of Leeds (2000)
BSc (Hons) Ecology & Environmental Science (First Class) University of Lancaster (1997)
CAREER
Senior Lecturer in Environment & Development University of Edinburgh (2022-present; 0.8FTE)
Lecturer in Environment & Development University of Edinburgh (2017-2022; 0.8FTE)
ESRC GCRF Postdoctoral Fellow University of Edinburgh (2017-2018; 0.5FTE)
Network Coordinator (PDRA) TEDDINET University of Edinburgh (2013-2016; 0.5FTE)
Teaching Fellow in Environment & Development University of Edinburgh (2012-2016; 0.2FTE)
Research Assistant (Ecology) Universities of Leeds, York (UK) & Wellington (New Zealand) (2004-2005)
Consultant Ecologist Environmental Advice Centre, UK (2003)
Research Coordinator (Forest Biodiversity Programme) Frontier, Tanzania (2001-2002)
Survey Assistant Somerset Environmental Records Centre, UK (1999)
Naturalist Guide Explorer’s Inn, Peru (1998)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIP
External Examiner Masters programmes in the University of York
Higher Education Association Fellow (since 2020)
RGS-IBG Participatory Geographies Research Group Secretary (2021-2024); Ordinary Committee Member (2019-present)
Scottish Policy & Research Exchange (SPRE) Board of Trustee (Dec. 2022-present)
ESRC GCRF Peer Review Group Member (2016-present)
Technical Advisory Committee Plan Vivo (2016-2018)
Research output: Other contribution
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Other contribution
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Staddon, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/08/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
Staddon, S. (Principal Investigator) & Barnes, C. (Co-investigator)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/09/21 → 23/12/22
Project: Research
Staddon, S. (Principal Investigator) & Barnes, C. (Co-investigator)
1/09/21 → 23/12/22
Project: Research
Jayakumar, A. (Principal Investigator), Gathorne-Hardy, A. (Co-investigator), Barnes, C. (Co-investigator), Masek, O. (Co-investigator), Staddon, S. (Co-investigator) & Dunbar, S. (Co-Investigator (External))
29/03/21 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
Calia, C. (Principal Investigator), Reid, C. (Co-Investigator (External)), Guerra, C. (Co-Investigator (External)), Oshodi, T. (Co-Investigator (External)), Amos, A. (Co-Investigator (External)) & Staddon, S. (Co-investigator)
1/09/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research