
Kozak, Robert
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Forestry
Department of Office of The Dean
Forest Sciences Centre 2004
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
work phone: 604-822-2402
Research Areas:
Business ManagementCommunities and LivelihoodsConservationCorporate ResponsibilityWood ProductsMy research and teaching interests revolve around sustainable business management practices and issues and providing solutions to complex problems related to sustainable development, forestry, wood products and the emerging conservation economy.
Current research interests include:
- forest-dependent communities in transition
- international development and poverty alleviation
- forest governance
- community forests and decentralization
- value-added strategies
- forest certification and corporate social responsibility
- forest sector sustainability and competitiveness
- marketing, management and consumer behaviour
NOTE: I am currently not accepting new graduate students or postdoctoral fellows.
Projects
Enhancing Effectiveness of Community Forest Enterprises
SSHRC Insight Grants
CoAdapTree: Healthy Trees for Future Climates
Genome Canada (Co-Investigator)
Awards
Fellow, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining 2000
Killam Teaching Prize 2001
The Sheth Foundation Best Paper Award (Co-Winner) 2007
Association of BC Forest Professionals, BC Forest Professional Magazine Best Article of the Year Award 2007
IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award 2014
Killam Teaching Prize 2014
Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry honoris causa, University of Helsinki 2022