Karen Bieluch is the Practice Based Learning Specialist in ENVS. She is collaborating with faculty and staff in ENVS and groups in the Dartmouth and Upper Valley communities to further integrate practice-based learning opportunities into ENVS academics. Karen supports community partnerships and research in the Africa Foreign Study Program, and she also helps students with internships, career development, and independent work and research. Karen earned her Interdisciplinary PhD in communication and sustainability science from the University of Maine in 2013. Her research examines community-university partnerships, environmental communication and behavior, and place and community identity.
Bieluch, K.H., Sclafani, A., Bolger, D.T., and Cox, M. (2021). Emergent learning outcomes from a complex learning landscape. Environmental Education Research. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2021.1947985.
Bieluch, K.H., Silka, L, & Lindenfeld, L.A. (2021, March). Stakeholder preferences for process and outcomes in community-university research partnerships: Implications for research collaborations. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 13(2), article 19. Available at: https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/jces/vol13/iss2/19.
Jansujwicz, J.S., Calhoun, A.J.K., Bieluch, K.H. et al. (2020) Localism "reimagined": Building a robust localist paradigm for overcoming emerging conservation challenges. Environmental Management. 1-18. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-020-01392-4
Bieluch, K.H., McGreavy, B., Silka, L., Strong, A., & Hart, D. (2019). Empowering Sustainability Leaders: Variations on a Learning-by-Doing Theme. In K.L. Kremers, A.S. Liepins & A.M. York, Developing Change Agents: Innovative Practices for Sustainability Leadership. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. Retrieved from https://open.lib.umn.edu/changeagents/chapter/empowering-sustainability-leaders/