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Elsa Lee is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University. Her work bridges environmental sustainability, education, and social justice through research, teaching, and community engagement.
Her academic qualifications include:
- BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences from University of Education (1998)
- PGCE Biology from University College London (1999)
- MA Environmental Education (Distinction) from University of Bath (2008)
- PhD Environmental Education from University of Bath (2013)
Dr. Lee's research centers on Environmental Sustainability Education, with emphasis on place-based learning, environmental justice, and arts integration. She investigates how arts-in-nature experiences foster child wellbeing in deprived areas and examines connections between water education and global citizenship. Her work consistently highlights social justice dimensions in sustainability education across diverse educational contexts.
Recent publications reveal strong interdisciplinary trends combining environmental psychology, wellbeing studies, and climate change education. Key patterns include the therapeutic role of arts in nature for vulnerable children, eco-capabilities frameworks for sustainability, and narrative approaches to international sustainability education. Her research frequently employs qualitative methods in global contexts from Mongolia to the UK.
Scientific recognition includes:
- ESRC New Investigators Grant (2019)
- AHRC Eco-capabilities Project Named Research Fellow (2019)
Dr. Lee actively supervises postgraduate research and has secured significant funding including UKRI projects on water education and global citizenship, AHRC eco-capabilities research, and EERA network development grants. She serves as Executive Editor for the National Association of Environmental Education Journal and coordinates the EERA Environmental Sustainability Education Research Network.
She maintains active leadership roles as trustee and Deputy Executive Director of the National Association of Environmental Education (NAEE), contributing to national sustainability education policy and practice.
