Shellie Zias-Roe Ph.D.

Shellie Zias-Roe is a visiting lecturer at the University of Redlands, an environmental scientist, and a certified professional urban and environmental planner with a deep passion for the environment and education. She applies her knowledge of natural processes to develop projects and programs that protect ecosystems while promoting human well-being.

Professor Zias-Roe holds a doctoral degree in sustainability education from Prescott College, where her interdisciplinary studies spanned biophilia, civic and human ecology, natural resource management, and collaborative governance. Since 2006, her work has focused on environmental and community planning in Southern California, with research exploring the earth-human connection and resilience in social-ecological systems through systems thinking and multi-perspectival approaches.

• Ph.D., sustainability education, Prescott College
• M.A.S., environmental management and natural resource management, University of Denver
• B.S., environmental policy and management and natural resource management, University of Redlands
• B.A., liberal studies, University of Redlands
• A.A., letters, arts, and sciences, Pennsylvania State University

• Visiting lecturer, University of Redlands, 2013–present
• Visiting assistant professor and adjunct faculty, University of Redlands, 2013–2019
• Associate planner, county of San Bernardino Land Use Services, 2006–2013

• Office of Career and Professional Development Faculty Champion Awardee, fall 2019
• Recognized for professional work integrating diversity in urban planning, California American Planning Association State Conference Diversity Summit
• American Planning Association Diversity Task Force, national appointment, 2019
• American Planning Association Diversity Chapter Chair, 2015–2020