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Lauren Keeler

Biography
Lauren Withycombe Keeler is an assistant professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University. She has a doctorate and master's in sustainability science. Her master's research focused on defining the knowledge and skills necessary for undergraduate and graduate sustainability education. She has consulted with universities in the U.S., Europe and Mexico, helping them develop sustainability degree programs. Her doctoral studies focused on the use of foresight methods to explore complex governance challenges in sustainability, including climate governance, water governance, the governance of emerging technologies, and urban planning for sustainability.
In her research, Keeler studies how different people with different professional responsibilities understand and make sense of the future and how futures are created through professional practice. She creates and utilizes foresight methods to anticipate the future impacts of emerging technologies, policies and other interventions on organizations, communities and cities. Her work focuses on building capacity among individuals and groups to think about the future in ways that yield more inclusive and sustainable futures and develop strategies to make those futures a reality. As a part of this work, she creates games that help players create and contend with alternative futures and address urgent sustainability problems. She has worked in the U.S. and Germany on issues of sustainability and responsible innovation and the role of universities and international university partnerships in facilitating local sustainability transitions.
Education
- Ph.D. Sustainability Science, Arizona State University
- M.A. Sustainability Science, Arizona State University
Courses
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
HSD 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 101 | SFIS: The ASU Experience |
FIS 307 | Navigating Futures |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 101 | SFIS: The ASU Experience |
FIS 307 | Navigating Futures |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 307 | Navigating Futures |
FIS 394 | Special Topics |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 101 | SFIS: The ASU Experience |
SOS 558 | GSS Sust Research Project |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 307 | Navigating Futures |
FIS 394 | Special Topics |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SCN 400 | Sustainabl for Sci Teacher |
SOS 590 | Reading and Conference |
SOS 594 | Conference and Workshop |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 394 | Special Topics |
SCN 401 | SustainabilitySci,Tech&Society |
HSD 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 394 | Special Topics |
SCN 400 | Sustainabl for Sci Teacher |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |