Dr Shona Russell
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Shona is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management. She is Co-Director of the Centre for the Social and Environmental Accounting Research and Associate Director of the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy and Public Good. She currently serves on the boards of Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal and Social and Environmental Accountability Journal.
Teaching
- MN4238 Sustainable Development and Management
- MN5001 Contemporary Global Issues in Management
Research areas
An engaged scholar committed to generating theoretically-informed and impactful research for academic, policy and practice communities in the areas of
- Governance, accountability and accounting technologies for the environment;
- Collaborative and interdisciplinary knowledge production in the domain of environmental science and policy; and
- Organising sustainability transitions
PhD supervision
- Rose Kleeger
- Sashika Withanage
Selected publications
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Open access
Coaching at the edge of the climate crisis: ethical tensions in supporting sustainability professionals
Ellsworth-Krebs, K. & Russell, S., 6 Mar 2026, In: International Coaching Psychology Review . 21, 1, p. 24-36Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Draft Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland Consultation - Response ID ANON-HSP7-WWMH-5
Helmcke, C., Hooker, S., Roney-Dougal, C., Skrzypek, E., Reid, L., Wishart, L. J., Russell, S., High, M., Lawson, I., Cole, L. E. S., Hope, J., Sfrappini, E., Christie, E., Paul, F., Mallows, C., Auxtova, K., Twist, B. & Gregnanin, G., 2026Research output: Other contribution
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Draft Climate Change Plan Consultation - Response ID ANON-DNTH-7RRE-E
Helmcke, C., Hooker, S., Roney-Dougal, C., Skrzypek, E., Reid, L., Wishart, L. J., Russell, S., High, M., Lawson, I., Cole, L. E. S., Hope, J., Sfrappini, E., Christie, E., Paul, F., Auxtova , K., Gregnanin, G., Twist, B. & Mallows, C., 2026Research output: Other contribution
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Open access
Inclusive and sustainable futures for Scotland: Project report
Helmcke, C., Christie, E., Twist, B., Mallows, C., Roney-Dougal, C., Sfrappini, E., Skrzypek, E., Paul, F., Gregnanin, G., Joubert, G., Lawson, I., Hope, J., Auxtova, K., Reid, L., Wishart, L. J., Cole, L. E. S., High, M., Conlan, P. J., Hooker, S. & Russell, S., 27 Mar 2026, Online: University of St Andrews. 11 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Bringing Nature Into Decision-Making: (How) Can Accounting Help to Address the Biodiversity Crisis?
Sobkowiak, M., Russell, S. L. & Larrinaga, C., 19 Apr 2025, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. Latest ArticlesResearch output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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SDIA tool process optimisation and implementation
Russell, S., 2025Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Open access
Eco-anxiety, burnout and loneliness: why sustainability work takes a personal toll
Lynch, H., Ellsworth-Krebs, K. & Russell, S., 27 Nov 2024, edie.Research output: Other contribution
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Encountering accounting in society
Vollmer, H., Bigoni, M., Brackley, J., Closs-Davies, S., Cuckston, T., Denedo, M., Ejiogu, A., Frandsen, A. C., Ghio, A., Hoskin, K., McBride, K., Russell, S., Shah, A. K., Tuck, P. & van Helden, J., 3 May 2024, Handbook of accounting in society. Vollmer, H. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. 446-458 13 p. (Research handbooks on accounting).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Foundations for socio-ecological accounting scholarship
Bebbington, J., Michelon, G. & Russell, S. L., 3 May 2024, Handbook of accounting in society. Vollmer, H. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 183-193 11 p. (Research handbooks on accounting).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
New research: important skills for sustainability professionals in 2025
Ellsworth-Krebs, K., Lynch, H. & Russell, S., 16 Dec 2024, Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals.Research output: Other contribution