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Personal profile
About
Nick currently shares his time between deep outdoor play and high-tech online multimedia projects. This paradoxical interest has helped form his understanding and embodiment of the human-digital-nature conundrum we currently face in our westernized social fabric. Nick works as an assistant professor of environmental education at Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University. He completed his Doctorate at the University of Victoria in 2014 and was a Social Sciences and Humanities Council Doctoral Fellow. The main focus of his research revolved around the learning that occurs within outdoor childhood places (www.transformativeplaces.com), and their lasting effects on our lives. With his background in natural resources, tree-canopy research, Masters in environmental education and communications, and significant work in conservation, Indigenous education, and technical web-based learning systems, his PhD represented an interactive online video journey designed to combine his skills, expertise, and interests. Nick sat as the Chair of the board for the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada from 2012-2015, an organization that seeks to connect organizations, families, and youth with nature-based experiences. He currently lives with his wife and son in Bellingham, Washington.
Contact Information
Department of Environmental Studies
Western Washington University
AH201 • (360) 650-2203
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Department of Curriculum Studies, Ph.D., University of Victoria
2010 → 2014
Department of Environmental Education and Department of Communication, M.A., Royal Roads University
2005 → 2007
Natural Resources Conservation Program in the Faculty of Forestry, B.S., University of British Columbia
1997 → 2002
Research Interests
- Environmental education
- Environmental and educational psychology
- Human-Environment connections
- Learning within environmental refugees and displaced populations
- Complexity theory and education
- Systems thinking and resiliency
- Indigenous worldviews
- Mindfulness and ecology
- Sense of place
Disciplines
- Environmental Studies
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Can students engage in meaningful reconcili-action from within a settler-colonial university system?
Keyes, T., McLane, L. & Stanger, N. R. G., Apr 2025, In: Higher Education. 89, 4, p. 1081-1102 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Earth's Love Letters: Locating loving pedagogies
Crinall, S. M. & Stanger, N. R. G., May 1 2025, In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 41, 2, p. 226-248 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Nick-Squared Test for Indigenous Education’s “Goodness of Fit” with Environmental Education in Canada
Stanger, N. R. G. & Claxton, X. N., Jul 3 2018, In: American Review of Canadian Studies. 48, 3, p. 314-326 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Panarchy, Transformation, and Place: Exploring Social Change and Resiliency Through an Ecological Lens
Stanger, N. & Beauchamp, J. V., Jan 1 2015, In: Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications. 31, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review
Gray, C., Gibbons, R., Larouche, R., Hansen Sandseter, E. B., Bienenstock, A., Brussoni, M., Chabot, G., Herrington, S., Janssen, I., Pickett, W., Power, M., Stanger, N., Sampson, M. & Tremblay, M. S., Jun 8 2015, In: Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications. 12, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2015 Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies Dissertation Award
Stanger, N. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)