معرفی
Mahsa Mapar serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Environmental Engineering within the Faculty of Science and Technology at NOVA University Lisbon. She is a research collaborator at CENSE (Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research) and contributes to the Campus Sustainability Working Group at Universidade Aberta, focusing on institutional sustainability frameworks in distance learning contexts.
Her educational background includes:
- Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering
- Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering
- PhD in Environmental Management
Mapar's research centers on Sustainability Assessment and Management methodologies applied to public sector institutions and Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) systems. She possesses extensive experience in sustainability education, having lectured at graduate levels in Iranian universities and developed curricula for international initiatives including EUSTEPs (Enhancing Universities’ sustainability Teaching and Practices through Ecological Footprint) and POSEUR (Design and implementation of SEA follow-up program, Portugal).
Her recent publications (2022-2024) reveal concentrated expertise in sustainability implementation within higher education, with dual emphases on online/distance learning environments and art/design integration through the ARDES project. Key thematic threads include ecological footprint assessment methodologies, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) operationalization, and green campus innovation, demonstrating methodological rigor in assessment tools and creative pedagogical approaches.
No scientific awards were documented in available sources.
Mapar has contributed to international sustainability projects including EUSTEPs (funded to develop ecological footprint teaching modules) and POSEUR (focused on strategic environmental assessment follow-up in Portugal), where she designed educational frameworks and assessment protocols. Her lecturing experience in Iranian graduate programs demonstrates direct knowledge transfer capabilities, though formal student advising relationships are not specified in source materials.
She actively participates in CENSE research activities and Universidade Aberta's Campus Sustainability Working Group, collaborating on interdisciplinary initiatives that bridge environmental research with educational practice, particularly through the ARDES project which develops art-based sustainability curricula and digital engagement tools.
