Alena Demirovic
Ph.D. Student in Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability
Gund Graduate Fellow
PRONOUNS she/her
- M.A., Boston University
- B.S., Champlain Communications College
Areas of expertise
Global Muslim ethnography and transnational Muslim communities; Islamic environmental ethics and Muslim environmentalism; religion; ecology and environmental humanities; ethnography and lived religion; Sufism and Islamic intellectual traditions; Bosnia and the Balkans, North America, and the Gulf; Islamic material and manuscript cultures; interfaith environmental engagement
BIO
Alena Demirovic is a scholar, educator, and researcher known for her interdisciplinary work in environmental ethics, religion, and global justice. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont and is also affiliated with the Gund Institute for the Environment; her research focuses on Islamic ecological ethics and the role that spiritual traditions can play in meeting environmental and social challenges. She was born in Bosnia, grew up in Canada, and now lives in Vermont; she earned her bachelor's degree from Champlain College and her master's degree from Boston University School of Theology. With considerable experience in cross-cultural education and interfaith dialogue, Alena offers a fresh perspective on sustainability, resilience, and ethical leadership.
Bio
Alena Demirovic is a scholar, educator, and researcher known for her interdisciplinary work in environmental ethics, religion, and global justice. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont and is also affiliated with the Gund Institute for the Environment; her research focuses on Islamic ecological ethics and the role that spiritual traditions can play in meeting environmental and social challenges. She was born in Bosnia, grew up in Canada, and now lives in Vermont; she earned her bachelor's degree from Champlain College and her master's degree from Boston University School of Theology. With considerable experience in cross-cultural education and interfaith dialogue, Alena offers a fresh perspective on sustainability, resilience, and ethical leadership.