Sarah J. McLaren is a New Zealand environmental scientist and professor at

Massey University Massey University ( mi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa) is a university based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with significant campuses in Albany and Wellington. Massey University has approximately 30,883 students, 13,796 of whom are extramural or ...

Academic career

McLaren studied for her BSc (1986) at the University of Leeds and then moved to Canada to the University of Toronto for her MSc (1993). She returned to England and graduated from the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...

with a PhD (1999) and joined their Centre for Environmental Strategy as a researcher. In December 2005, McLaren moved to New Zealand where she worked for several years at

Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute whose focus of research is the environment, biodiversity, and sustainability. History Manaaki Whenua was originally part of the Department of Scientific and Industr ...

. She joined the Institute of Agriculture and Environment at Massey University and as of 2021 is Director of the New Zealand Life Cycle Management Centre. She was promoted to full professor at Massey University effective from 1 January 2017.

Selected publications

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References

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