Dr Rehema White
Senior Lecturer
Research areas
I graduated in Agriculture (an interdisciplinary, applied degree) from the University of Aberdeen then combined travel and study. A year as an exchange student in Mexico (tropical food production) was followed by a MSc in Animal Science at the University of Manitoba in Canada (enjoying the wilderness of NW Ontario). In Australia I completed a PhD combining endocrinology, agriculture and reproductive ecology. I then returned to Africa, completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Rhodes University in South Africa. I wanted to stay in the country at that time of political transition, and took up a position at the University of Transkei in 1996. There my research became more interdisciplinary and included participatory approaches to explore integrated development and conservation options. As Acting Dean of Research from 2002-2004 I was responsible for developing themes for the University?s rural development research strategy.
In 2004 I returned to UK to the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory, Scotland. I joined the University of St Andrews in 2006 to help establish the Sustainable Development Programme. I now work on knowledge and sustainable development (including learning for sustainability, research modes); governance of natural resources (including multi-level collaboration, global North-South links, roles of community); and sustainability in practice (recently golf and tree health). I am exploring integrative analysis and novel links across these different fields, drawing on my experiences across the natural and social sciences. Much of my recent work involves gathering together academics, practitioners and policy makers in innovative ways to co-design collaborative solutions to specific sustainability challenges.
PhD supervision
- Tamsin Rigold
- Robbie Fitzpatrick
- Uthumphorn Kankeb
Selected publications
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A competency framework to assess and activate education for sustainable development: addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4.7 Challenge
Giangrande, N., White, R. M., East, M., Jackson, R., Clarke, T., Saloff Coste, M. & Penha-Lopes, G., 17 May 2019, In : Sustainability. 11, 10, 16 p., 2832.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Are we defending the indefensible? Reflecting on policy and practice around ?the border? in plant biosecurity for tree health
White, R. M., Marzano, M., Leahy, S. & Jones, G., 21 Aug 2019, In : Forests. 10, 9, 20 p., 716.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Factors affecting feelings of justice in biodiversity conflicts: towards fairer jaguar management in Calakmul, Mexico
Lecuyer, L., Calmé, S., Blanchet, F. G., Schmook, B. & White, R. M., Sep 2019, In : Biological Conservation. 237, p. 133-144Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Building on common ground to address biodiversity conflicts and foster collaboration in environmental management
Lecuyer, L., White, R. M., Schmook, B. & Calmé, S., 15 Aug 2018, In : Journal of Environmental Management. 220, p. 217-226 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Enhancing socio-technological innovation for tree health through stakeholder participation in biosecurity science
Marzano, M., White, R. M. & Jones, G., 2018, The Human Dimensions in Forest and Tree Health: Global Perspectives. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 299-329 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter
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Prioritising stakeholder engagement for forest health, across spatial, temporal and governance scales, in an era of austerity
White, R. M., Young, J., Marzano, M. & Leahy, S., 15 May 2018, In : Forest Ecology and Management. 417, p. 313-322 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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The construction of feelings of justice in environmental management: an empirical study of multiple biodiversity conflicts in Calakmul, Mexico
Lecuyer, L., White, R. M., Schmook, B., Lemay, V. & Calmé, S., 1 May 2018, In : Journal of Environmental Management. 213, p. 363-373 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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A Learning Platform for early detection of tree pests and pathogens: excellent theory, challenging in practice?
Marzano, M., White, R. M. & Jones, G., 31 Aug 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference ? Paper
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Are we defending the indefensible? Reflecting on policy and practice around 'the border' in plant biosecurity
White, R., Marzano, M., Leahy, S. & Jones, G., 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference ? Abstract
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Co-designing for sustainability: strategising community carbon emission reduction through socio-ecological innovation
White, R. M. & van Koten, H., 22 Apr 2016, In : Design Journal. 19, 1, p. 25-46 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article