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
- Uthumphorn Kankeb
- Richard Marenbach
- Benjamin Ong
- Fritha West
Selected publications
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Facilitating biodiversity conservation through partnerships to achieve transformative outcomes
White, R., Schmook, B., Calmé, S., Giordano, A., Hausser, Y., Kimmel, L., Lecuyer, L. M., Lucherini, M., Méndez-Medina, C. & Peña-Mondragón, J. L., 1 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Conservation Biology. Early View, e14057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conservation conflict hotspots: mapping impacts, risk perception and tolerance for sustainable conservation management
Lecuyer, L., Calmé, S., Schmook, B. & White, R. M., 11 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science. 3, 909908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Technology development for the early detection of plant pests: a framework for assessing Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) in environmental science
White, R., Marzano, M., Fesenko, E., Inman, A., Jones, G., Agstner, B. & Mumford, R., 20 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. First Online, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Communities on a threshold: climate action and wellbeing potentialities in Scotland
Meyerricks, S. & White, R., 30 Jun 2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 13, 21 p., 7357.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seeking green grass: strong sustainability for golf and turfgrass
Fitzpatrick, R. D. J., White, R. & Matthews, I. M., 24 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Early View, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting the role of universities in leading individual and societal transformation through education for sustainable development
Price, E. A. C., White, R. M., Mori, K., Longhurst, J., Baughan, P., Hayles, C. S., Gough, G. & Preist, C., 11 Nov 2021, In: Discover Sustainability. 2, 16 p., 49.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Eco-epidemiological uncertainties of emerging plant diseases: the challenge of predicting Xylella fastidiosa dynamics in novel environments
Occhibove, F., Chapman, D. S., Mastin, A. J., Parnell, S. S. R., Agstner, B., Mato-Amboage, R., Jones, G., Dunn, M., Pollard, C. R. J., Robinson, J. S., Marzano, M., Davies, A. L., White, R. M., Fearne, A. & White, S. M., 29 Oct 2020, In: Phytopathology. 110, 11, p. 1740-1750 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Ethical dilemmas when using citizen science for early detection of invasive tree pests and diseases
Pocock, M. J. O., Marzano, M., Bullas-Appleton, E., Dyke, A., de Groot, M., Shuttleworth, C. M. & White, R., 21 Oct 2020, In: Management of Biological Invasions. 11, 4, p. 720-732 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 › peer-review
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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 › peer-review