MenuMaria Helena Saari
PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education
Teachers, Teaching and Educational Communities
Faculty of Education and Psychology
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Faculty of Education and Psychology. I currentl work as Co-lead of WP2 Unlearning with Other Species in the MUST: Enabling Multispecies Transitions research project (funded by the Strategic Research Council, 2023-26). As a Co-lead of WP2, I’m working on just multispecies transitions in education across policy, pedagogy and practice.
I co-coordinate and teach the courses 'Introduction to Environmental Education', 'Multispecies Childhood Studies - Challenging Anthropocentrism in Education', and 'Master's Thesis Seminar on Multispecies Environmental Research & Sustainability Education'. Prior to my research career, I worked in the field of education in teaching and leadership roles.
My research interests broadly include:
- animals in education (policy & pedagogy)
- animal-inclusive pedagogies (e.g. humane education)
- teacher education
- environmental education & ecocritical pedagogies
- educational policy
- animal law
- critical animal studies
- multispecies sustainability & justice
- sanctuaries
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