Ms. Cathryn Kay
Assoc Lecturer
Details
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College: School of GUSS
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Department: School of GUSS
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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cathryn.kriewaldt@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-6114-361X
About
Cathryn has been teaching in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies since 2002.
Cathryn is interested in (re)localisation, food sovereignty, complexity and collapse, particularly as expressed by groups such as Transition Towns and La Via Campesina (LVC), especially the Movimento Sem Terra (MST - Brazil). She has lived, worked and/or researched in Brazil, Mozambique and Bangladesh. She has previously coordinated Gender, Development and Globalisation (HUSO2092), Sustainable Futures (ENVI1153) and Global Political Economy (SOCU2112) and was previously one of the school's senior tutors, responsible for managing the large first year foundation courses.
Cathryn is located in the Sustainability and Urban Planning (SUP) team, managing the planning work placements and teaching into various courses.
Cathryn has worked for NGOs such as Friends of the Earth (FoE) and International Women's Development Agency (IWDA). She has served on the boards of Friends of the Earth (Melbourne) and Cultivating Community.
Cathryn is interested in (re)localisation, food sovereignty, complexity and collapse, particularly as expressed by groups such as Transition Towns and La Via Campesina (LVC), especially the Movimento Sem Terra (MST - Brazil). She has lived, worked and/or researched in Brazil, Mozambique and Bangladesh. She has previously coordinated Gender, Development and Globalisation (HUSO2092), Sustainable Futures (ENVI1153) and Global Political Economy (SOCU2112) and was previously one of the school's senior tutors, responsible for managing the large first year foundation courses.
Cathryn is located in the Sustainability and Urban Planning (SUP) team, managing the planning work placements and teaching into various courses.
Cathryn has worked for NGOs such as Friends of the Earth (FoE) and International Women's Development Agency (IWDA). She has served on the boards of Friends of the Earth (Melbourne) and Cultivating Community.
Research fields
- 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
- 3903 Education systems
- 4104 Environmental management
Teaching interests
- Course coordinator: Planning Work Placements (ARCH1275)
- Tutor: Sustainable Futures (ENVI1153)
- Tutor: Environmental Ideas, Thought and Action (ENVI1041)
- Tutor: Climate Change Responses (ENVI1212)
- Tutor: Sustainable Futures (ENVI1153)
- Tutor: Environmental Ideas, Thought and Action (ENVI1041)
- Tutor: Climate Change Responses (ENVI1212)
Research interests
Sociology, Environmental Science and Management, Human Geography, Ecological Applications
