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Charlotte Clark

Associate Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy
Environmental Sciences and Policy
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708
9 Circuit Drive, 3106 Grainger Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Clark's primary interest is the intersection of collective learning and collective action. She studies how environmental education can contribute to management of common pool resources, and how informal learning processes engage with behavior change for individuals and communities around environmental issues. She applies these concepts in work around campus sustainability, and leads the Education Subcommittee of Duke's Campus Sustainability Committee. She uses and teaches qualitative research methods, including use of qualitative research software.

Prior to completing her PhD, she worked for 5 years as the Director of the Center for Environmental Education in the Nicholas School, and for 12 years doing air pollution regulatory work under contract for the US EPA.

Areas of interest: environmental education, free-choice learning, sustainability education, qualitative research methods, collective action, community behavior, responsible environmental behavior, informal learning, food/environment intersection

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy · 2023 - Present Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment
Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2015 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News


Published May 23, 2023
It All Connects to Climate

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Recent Publications


What is community-level environmental literacy, and how can we measure it? A report of a convening to conceptualize and operationalize CLEL

Journal Article Environmental Education Research · January 1, 2022 Environmental education research often emphasizes the importance of community context, but conceptualization and measurement of environmental literacy has mostly occurred at the individual level, often focusing on individual behaviors. The environmental pr ... Full text Open Access Cite

Using a Delphi study to clarify the landscape and core outcomes in environmental education

Journal Article Environmental Education Research · March 3, 2020 When leaders in a field agree upon core outcomes for the field, connection, reinforcement, and a shared vision of change are synergistically strengthened. Even when the field is dynamic, theoretically wide-ranging, and dispersed, consensus around core outc ... Full text Cite

Synergy of the (Campus) commons: Integrating campus-based team projects in an introductory sustainability course

Journal Article Sustainability Switzerland · February 1, 2020 Faculty and staff at Duke have collaborated to teach a one-semester, introductory, undergraduate course on sustainability ten times over 12 years, including both theoretical and applied project-based content. This article describes the overall process and ... Full text Open Access Cite
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Recent Grants


Supporting Environmental Education Value-Added Learning (eeVAL) through network building and activation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2022 - 2024

Building a Culture of and Capacity for EE Evaluation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pisces Foundation · 2019 - 2022

Paternal Transgenerational Epigenetic Legacy from Use of Cannabis

ResearchCo-Project Leader · Awarded by John Templeton Foundation · 2017 - 2022

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2007 Ph.D.