Lauren Kuby
Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Arizona State University
PO Box 872404
Tempe, AZ 85287-2404
Titles
- Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
- Program Manager, Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Biography
In her work managing ASU’s Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family, and in her 25 years at ASU, Lauren has championed sustainable solutions and healthy communities, bringing together the ASU community, cities, local businesses, nonprofits, and neighborhood organizations to address housing insecurity and its connections with the social determinants of health.
In her tenure at ASU as a Sustainability Scientist and now a Global Futures Scientist, Lauren has helped create many grants and initiatives related to sustainable water management, energy, ecosystem health, and urban ecology.
Lauren was elected to the Tempe City Council on a sustainability platform in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. She is a 34-year resident of Tempe and longtime community leader who advocates for worker protections, equity, and climate-change action.
Lauren is a recognized national champion for cities as incubators of innovation. Veteran journalist Juan Gonzales featured her in his book, Reclaiming Gotham, citing her as evidence of the growing movement of cities taking progressive action and challenging legislative interference in local democracies.
As a Tempe councilmember, she has led Tempe's efforts for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice, including equal pay, earned sick days, affordable housing, climate action planning, urban forestry, animal welfare, government transparency, and campaign-finance reform. She spearheaded a dark money disclosure amendment to the City’s charter, garnering 91.44% support from the voters. For her efforts exposing the corruptive influence of money in politics, Lauren was featured in the inaugural episode of MSNBC’s docuseries, American Swamp.
Lauren earned a bachelor’s degree in Early American History from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in Public History and a Certificate in Scholarly Editing from ASU. She resides in central Tempe with her husband, Mike, a professor at ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Mike and Lauren have raised two daughters, Nora and Olivia, in Tempe.
Education
- MA, Public History, Arizona State University, 1992
- AB, History, University of Chicago, 1980
Expertise
Journal Articles
2007
McDonald, R. I., C. Yuan-Farrell, C. Fievet, M. S. Moeller, P. M. Kareiva, D. R. Foster, T. Gragson, A. P. Kinzig, L. H. Kuby and C. L. Redman. 2007. Estimating the effect of protected lands on the development and conservation of their surroundings. Conservation Biology 21(6):1526-1536. DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00799.x. (link )
2004
Redman, C. L., J. M. Grove and L. H. Kuby. 2004. Integrating social science into the Long-Term Ecological (LTER) network: Social dimensions of ecological change and ecological dimensions of social change. Ecosystems 7(2):161-171. (link )
Posters
2006
Redman, C. L., C. K. Perrings, L. Murphy, B. L. Shears and L. H. Kuby. 2006. School of Sustainability: A new approach to education. Poster presented at the September 20-23 LTER All Scientist Meeting, YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO.
2005
Gober, P., C. L. Redman, B. L. Shears, L. H. Kuby, J. A. Zehnder and S. Grossman-Clarke. 2005. The International Institute for Sustainability and The Decision Center for a Desert City: Research with a purpose. Poster presented at the February 3, 2005 Annual Meeting of the National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, DC.
2004
Redman, C. L., A. P. Kinzig, D. R. Foster, M. P. Gutmann, P. M. Kareiva and L. H. Kuby. 2004. Agrarian landscapes in transition: A cross-scale approach. Poster presented at the 23 February 2004 Sixth Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. (link )
Presentations
2003
Redman, C. L., A. P. Kinzig and L. H. Kuby. 2003. Agricultural landscapes in transition: A cross-scale approach. Presented at February 19, 2003, CAP LTER Fifth Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Newspaper Articles
2003
Kuby, L. H. 2003. What does the future hold for CAP 2 research?. Center for Environmental Studies Newsletter 6(1):1.
2001
Kuby, L. H. 2001. Environmental Risk Group: Paving the way for interdisciplinary cooperation. Center for Environmental Studies Newsletter 4(1):1.
Kuby, L. H. 2001. Spotlights: CAP LTER research "nuggets". 4(1):2.
Kuby, L. H. 2001. Spotlights: CAP LTER's 3rd annual symposium. Center for Environmental Studies Newsletter 4(1):2.
2000
Kuby, L. H. 2000. CAP LTER 200-point survey begins in spring!. Center for Environmental Studies Newsletter 3(1):1.
Kuby, L. H. 2000. Spotlights: Tim Craig's research on bruchid beetle populations with Valley schools. Center for Environmental Studies Newsletter 3(1):2.
Reports
2007
Grimm, N. B., C. Gries, L. H. Kuby, M. L. Nation, K. Stinchfield, L. K. Williams and C. D. Zisner. 2007. CAP LTER Phase 2 2007 Annual Report. Global Institute of Sustainability. Annual Progress Report to National Science Foundation (link )
2006
Grimm, N. B., C. Gries, L. H. Kuby, M. L. Nation, K. Stinchfield, L. K. Williams and C. D. Zisner. 2006. CAP LTER Phase 2 2006 Annual Report. Global Institute of Sustainability. Annual Progress Report to National Science Foundation (link )
2005
Grimm, N. B., B. L. Shears, C. Gries, L. H. Kuby, K. Stinchfield, L. K. Williams and C. D. Zisner. 2005. CAP LTER Phase 2 2005 Annual Report. International Institute of Sustainability. Annual Progress Report to National Science Foundation (link )
2004
Shears, B. L., D. Hope, N. B. Grimm, L. H. Kuby, C. D. Zisner and L. K. Williams. 2004. CAP LTER 2003-2004 Annual Progress Report. Center for Environmental Studies. Annual Progress Report to the National Science Foundation (link )
Shears, B. L., D. Hope, N. B. Grimm, L. H. Kuby, C. D. Zisner, L. K. Williams and M. L. Nation. 2004. CAP LTER Final Report 1997-2004. Center for Environmental Studies. Final Report to National Science Foundation (link )
2003
Shears, B. L., N. B. Grimm, L. H. Kuby, C. D. Zisner and L. K. Williams. 2003. CAP LTER 2002-2003 Annual Progress Report. Center for Environmental Studies. Annual Progress Report to the National Science Foundation (link )
2002
Shears, B. L., N. B. Grimm, L. H. Kuby, C. D. Zisner and L. K. Williams. 2002. CAP LTER 2001-2002 Annual Progress Report. Center for Environmental Studies. Annual Progress Report (link )
2000
Shears, B. L., N. B. Grimm, L. H. Kuby, C. D. Zisner, K. Stinchfield and N. S. Jones. 2000. Year 3 Progress Report: Land-use change and ecological processes in an urban ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert. Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University. (link )