Alex Lautensach

Alex Lautensach is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), where he has been contributing to teacher education since 2007 on the Northwest campus in Terrace, BC. He is also the associate director of the Human Security Institute and serves as associate editor of the Journal of Human Security.

• PhD, University of Otago, New Zealand
• MScT, McMaster University, Canada
• MSc, University of Guelph, Canada
• BEd, University of Toronto, Canada
• Dipl. Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Lautensach’s research centers on education for sustainability, human security, environmental ethics, and curriculum design. His work emphasizes the transformative role of education in achieving a secure and sustainable future, advocating for ecocentric ethics and deep adaptation. He has taught across disciplines including life sciences, education, and philosophy at institutions in Canada, New Zealand, India, Malaysia, Bulgaria, and Austria.

His recent publications and editorial work focus on the intersections of education, ethics, and global challenges of the Anthropocene. He co-edited the groundbreaking open-access textbook Human Security in World Affairs (2nd ed., 2020), which has become a key resource in multidisciplinary studies. His articles explore themes such as biosphere security, cultural safety, collective learning, and the ethical imperatives of sustainability, reflecting a consistent trajectory toward systemic educational reform.

• Associate Director, Human Security Institute
• Associate Editor, Journal of Human Security
• Co-editor, Human Security in World Affairs (2013, 2020)
• Author of Environmental Ethics for the Future (2010) and Survival How? (2020)

Lautensach supervises graduate students in education, natural sciences, social sciences, and philosophy at the Bachelor, Honours, Masters, and Doctoral levels. His advising focuses on transformative curriculum development and sustainability-oriented research. He is actively engaged in promoting cultural safety, online pedagogy, and interdisciplinary collaboration. His leadership in open-access publishing and advocacy for affordable educational resources underscores his commitment to equitable knowledge dissemination.

He is associated with research networks such as the Great Transition Forum and has contributed to discussions on global governance, vegetarianism as an ethical imperative, and the limitations of anthropocentric ethics in environmental policy.