Kathleen Kevany

Associate Professor, Department of Business & Social Sciences, Dalhousie University

Well-being, Social change, Community development, Sustainable Diets and Food for Good, Consciousness, Mindfulness & Metacognition, Positive psychology

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Biography

Kathleen Kevany is an Associate professor in the Department of Business & Social Sciences at Dalhousie University. Her research is broadly focused across disciplines to investigate into factors that mediate civil society; transformative learning; critical reflective practice; leadership and social change. As an example, she has investigated models of transformative education and social change and inquired into leadership roles played by former President of Czechoslovakia Vaclav Havel and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Kevany's research has also included the editing of and contributing to an international collection on Water, Women, Waste, Wisdom, and Wealth. She is curious about the positive psychology of Transition Towns and the power of people to influence local practices and policies for sustainability.

Expertise

  • Well-being
  • Social change
  • Community development
  • Sustainable Diets and Food for Good
  • Consciousness, Mindfulness & Metacognition
  • Positive psychology