Royal Saskatchewan Museum: Life Sciences: Dr. Glenn C. Sutter

Glenn C. Sutter, Ph.D.

Research Scientist - Curator of Human Ecology
Research and Collections
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
2340 Albert St.
Regina, SK
S4P 2V7
Tel: (306) 787-2859
Fax: (306) 787-2645
Email: Glenn.Sutter@gov.sk.ca

Adjunct Appointments:
Biology Department, University of Regina
Educational Foundations, University of Saskatchewan

Glenn Sutter

Research Interests
As someone who has always loved to study nature and people, I am intrigued by strategies that individuals and communities use to withstand and recover from stress. For much of my research career, I pursued this interest as a lab and field biologist interested in physiology and wildlife conservation. More recently, I have been pursuing it as a human ecologist interested in education for sustainable development (ESD).

My current research program has two broad themes: the role of systems thinking in ESD, and the potential impact of ESD on cultural evolution. These are important lines of enquiry, given that many of our current economic and land-use practices are unsustainable; instead of enhancing human welfare, they are producing environmental damage, socio-economic disparity, and net declines in different types of capital. It is also clear that some socio-cultural norms are problematic, including consumerism, economic metrics like the GDP, and physical and psychological gaps that isolate people from each other and from nature.