Michael (Mishka) Lysack
Positions
Professor Emeritus
Faculty of Social Work, Calgary Campus
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
B.A. Religious Studies, Carleton University, 1977
Doctor of Philosophy Social Work & Welfare, McGill University, 2004
M.A. Religious Studies, McGill University, 1978
Master of Divinity Religious Studies, University of Western Ontario, 1983
Biography
Dr. Mishka Lysack’s interest in climate and environmental protection, public policy, and political leadership has been a common theme throughout his career as a professor. Presently, he focuses his teaching, research, and community outreach in the areas of climate change and environmental protection, renewable energy, and sustainable economies and communities. He specifically focuses on the intersection of climate and environmental protection with social and economic development.
Dr. Lysack began his university teaching career in Ottawa at the Department of Social Work at Carleton University as well as on a graduate level in the Faculty of Education at Ottawa University and in the Conflict Studies Program and the Faculty of Human Studies at St. Paul University.
In 2006, Dr. Lysack began teaching full-time at the University of Calgary, where he is currently an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Medicine. Since 2008, he has also taught courses at a graduate level in the Faculty of Environmental Design.
Research
Areas of Research
In his research, Dr. Lysack is currently focusing on the best practices in Germany regarding their renewable energy transition (energiewende) and climate protection (klimaschutz), and how those best practices could be translated into the Canadian context of the federal, provincial, and municipal/community levels. He is also focused on research on the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, facilitating social and economic change to address these impacts, and effective public policy and change processes to facilitate this transition.
Dr. Lysack works in partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to bring leading researchers and sector leaders in renewable energy and climate protection to Canada, to build the capacity of sector leaders to provide effective public leadership. Through a series of SSHRC grants, Dr. Lysack has developed public education and knowledge mobilization methodologies making cutting-edge research available to enable a renewable energy transition (energiewende) and climate protection (klimaschutz).
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| SOWK 363 SEC 01 S01 | Human Dev and Environments | 2020 |
| SOWK 363 SEC 03 S03 | Human Dev and Environments | 2021 |
Awards
- 2018 Peak Scholar, University of Calgary. 2018
- Faculty Leadership in Sustainability Education and Research , University of Calgary. 2018
- Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2013
- Dialogue with Preston Manning, 2012
- Included as "Western Canadian Thought Leader" in "Place to Call Home" book project by Canada West Foundation, 2012
- Nomination for Teaching Excellence Award March 2012, 2012
- Teaching Excellence Award, 2011
- selected by Canada West Foundation as one of 40 "Extraordinary Canadians" for environmental leadership, 2010
Publications
- Effective Environmental Action in Canada: The German Energiewende as a Model of Public Agency. Michael (Mishka) David Lysack. Wildfred Laurier University Press . pp. 305-326. (2019)
- Ethical and Economic Dimensions of Climate and Environmental Protection, Economic Equality, and Social Justice. Michael (Mishka) David Lysack. Canadian Scholars Press. (2019)
- Best Practices in Effective Climate Policy Implementation, Governance and Accountability: The UK Committee on Climate Change . Michael (Mishka) David Lysack. Springer. Unknown. (2019)
- Fostering Effective Public Policy for Climate Change and a Renewable Energy Economy: Policy Influencing and Capacity Building as Community Practice. Michael (Mishka) David Lysack. University of Ottawa Press. (2019)
- Economic & Political Foundations of Effective Transition to Renewable Energy . Michael (Mishka) David Lysack. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 3-37. (2019)
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