Lisa Siegel

Lisa Siegel serves as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Southern Cross University, bringing over 30 years of international environmental education experience across public and independent schools in three countries. She is a leadership team member of the Sustainability, Environmental, and Arts Education (SEAE) Research Centre and teaches environmental education, interdisciplinary approaches, and educational philosophies.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Environmental Education, Southern Cross University
• MA in Social Ecology, University of Western Sydney
• MA in Curriculum & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University
• BA in Liberal Studies, San Francisco State University

Her research centers on material feminist and eco-feminist theoretical frameworks, employing collective biography methodology to investigate women environmentalists' lived experiences and environmental agency. Current interests encompass intra-connective education, sustainability teacher training, and educator wellbeing, with strong emphasis on posthumanist perspectives that challenge anthropocentric educational paradigms.

Analysis of her 2018-2025 publications reveals consistent exploration of agential realism in digital learning environments, posthumanist approaches to place-based education, and feminist reinterpretations of environmental behavior. Her work increasingly integrates child-led research methodologies and examines technological disruptions in ecological learning contexts.

Her recognition includes:

• SCU Faculty of Education Educator of the Year (2023)
• Australian Environmental Educator of the Year (2022)
• NSW Tertiary and Community Environmental Educator of the Year (2021)
• SCU HDR Excellence Awards for research supervision (2017-2019)
• Outstanding Teaching Excellence Award - Inspiring Educator (SCU, 2023)

Lisa demonstrates exceptional higher degree research supervision through multiple HDR Excellence Awards. Her grant activities are evidenced through leadership in the SEAE Research Centre and sustained direction of the Centre for Ecological Learning, though specific funding details aren't provided in available materials.

She currently leads the Centre for Ecological Learning (CEL) and serves as national president of the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE), while contributing to SCU's SEAE Research Centre which fosters interdisciplinary collaborations across sustainability, environmental arts, and pedagogical innovation.