Matthew Kolan
Senior Lecturer
Director of MPS in Leadership for Sustainability
Director of PhD in Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability
705 Spear Street
George D. Aiken Forestry Sciences Lab, Room 133
South Burlington, VT 05403
United States
- Ph.D. Environment & Natural Resources, University of Vermont 2010
- M.S. Botany (Field Naturalist Program), University of Vermont 2005
- B.S. Neuroscience, College of William & Mary 1999
BIO
Matt is the director of the University of Vermont’s Master’s Program in Leadership for Sustainability (MLS) and the PhD Program in Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability (TLCS). He teaches courses on ecological leadership; power and privilege; systems change; and field ecology. His research with the Crossroads Leadership Lab explores endangered and emergent leadership practices that align with the wisdom of nature; engage complexity, mystery, and multiple ways of knowing; challenge forces of domination and oppression; and center love, well-being, and learning.
Matt was the winner of the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016 and the Outstanding Ally Award for working across difference in 2013. Matt also partners with and provides advising, coaching, and educational consulting to many organizations that are committed to equity and creating conditions for all life to thrive.
Area(s) of expertise
Instructional programs: Leadership for Sustainability MPS, Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability PhD
Research: Ecological leadership and learning; power, privilege, and equity; social transformation and systems change; field ecology and animal tracking
Bio
Matt is the director of the University of Vermont’s Master’s Program in Leadership for Sustainability (MLS) and the PhD Program in Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability (TLCS). He teaches courses on ecological leadership; power and privilege; systems change; and field ecology. His research with the Crossroads Leadership Lab explores endangered and emergent leadership practices that align with the wisdom of nature; engage complexity, mystery, and multiple ways of knowing; challenge forces of domination and oppression; and center love, well-being, and learning.
Matt was the winner of the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016 and the Outstanding Ally Award for working across difference in 2013. Matt also partners with and provides advising, coaching, and educational consulting to many organizations that are committed to equity and creating conditions for all life to thrive.
Areas of Expertise
Instructional programs: Leadership for Sustainability MPS, Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability PhD
Research: Ecological leadership and learning; power, privilege, and equity; social transformation and systems change; field ecology and animal tracking