Roslynn McCann

Professor, Sustainable Communities Extension Specialist, Utah State University 

Thursday, March 21 at 2:45 p.m. | Plenary Session - Nature and the Built Environment: A Conversation Across Design

Friday, March 22 at 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Designing for Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share: A Taste of Utah's Inagural Permaculture Design Certificate

Dr. Roslynn Brain McCann is a Sustainable Communities Extension Specialist in the Department of Environment and Society, College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. She uses conservation theory, communication techniques, and social marketing tools to foster environmental behaviors in the areas of land (conservation, reducing, reusing and recycling), air (quality and climate change), food (consuming locally with a focus on CSA’s and farmer’s markets), water (quality, quantity, water resilient landscaping), and energy (efficiency and renewable energy).

Roslynn also teaches ENVS 4700: Communicating Sustainability, helps lead the National Extension Climate Initiative, is the coordinator for Utah Farm-Chef-Fork, the USU Permaculture Initiative, and Sustainable You! kids’ camps, and she co-leads the Utah High School Clean Air Marketing Contest.