Dr. Debra Davidson

Dr. Debra Davidson is Professor of Environmental Sociology in the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology at the University of Alberta. Debra began her career at the University of Alberta as Assistant Professor in 1999. During that time, her teaching and research has been focused on energy politics, particularly institutional analysis of fossil fuels industries and resistance to transition; as well as social impacts and behavioural responses to environmental and climatic change. Between 2013 and 2023, she served as Director of Prairie Urban Farm, a community farm located at the University of Alberta. She was Lead Author in Working Group II on the 5 th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, and is currently a member of the United Nations Environment Program’s Expert Foresight Panel. Her research is featured in five books and several publications, in sociology and interdisciplinary academic journals.

Debra has been involved in the CAUA since its inception, and is excited to work together with other CAUA officers and members to enhance the profile and impact of responsible citizenship in the face of the climate emergency at the University of Alberta and beyond.