Gordon Hickey completed a Bachelor of Forest Science degree (Honours) at the University of Melbourne, a Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Public Administration (Executive) at the Australian and New Zealand School of Government, Monash University. He is presently an Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University specializing in sustainable natural resource management, policy and governance. He is the Head of the Sustainable Futures Research Laboratory and Director of the McGill-United Nations Environment Programme Collaborating Centre on Environmental Assessment. Prior to joining McGill, he was the Manager of Forest Policy and Projects in the Department of Sustainability and Environment, State Government of Victoria, Australia. He is presently an Associate Editor of the journal Food Security.

Dr. Hickey’s research is at the forefront of understanding how government can better support the sustainable governance of complex natural resource management systems at a range of scales. His international and applied research seeks to offer innovative and sensitive public policy guidance on a wide range of sustainable development challenges facing society. Current Research: Throughout the world, natural resources and their management have become increasingly recognized as critical considerations in public policy, particularly in relation to sustainable development. As a result, many organizations are actively pursuing reform in their policies and practices to encompass a broader range of values and management strategies that are consistent with the principles of sustainable development. There are, however, important conceptual, practical and institutional challenges associated with developing innovative and sustainable natural resource management policies and practices within interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder frameworks. Recognizing these challenges, our international research works to advance the sustainable natural resource management and policy objectives of society through better understanding the complex interactions between social and ecological systems. More specifically, our research is organized around three separate, but interconnected, streams: 1) Monitoring and assessing the impact of natural resource development; 2) Fostering resilience in natural resource-dependent communities; 3) Knowledge integration and innovation for sustainable development.