Cohort 9
Sue Vang
EDUCATION • M.S. in Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development UW-Madison • B.S. in Environmental Policy Analysis & Planning University of California-Davis
ENROLLED • Cohort 9
LOCATION • Elk Grove, Calif.
Sue Vang is an environmental scientist for the State of California, working on circular economy policies and managing an outreach campaign to increase recycling. Through early and frequent outings across California, from fishing off the coast to camping in state and national parks, she developed a deep appreciation for the natural world and always knew she wanted to work in sustainability. Sue earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Policy Analysis & Planning from the University of California, Davis, where she conducted environmental outreach and education as a student employee. She received her Master of Science degree in Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a master’s student, she studied community based social marketing and used that behavioral change framework in her thesis to develop pollution reduction strategies. Sue believes that climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, and has dedicated her career to finding solutions, working over the years in policy and implementation, research and analysis, and education. She also believes that individuals can be motivated to take action against climate change through strategic, well-designed systems that lower barriers, enhance benefits, and make the environmentally-preferred choice the easiest and most obvious one. As a doctoral student, she is excited to work at the intersection of education and sustainability. She anticipates that lasting, exponential change happens not only when educators teach environmental lessons to new cohorts year after year, but also when students bring that knowledge and sustainable behavior into their homes.
UW-Stevens Point
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