Sustainable Campus Strategist, Sustainability

Krista Bailey has worked with Penn State Sustainability since 2022, bringing with them experience developing curriculum, teaching sustainability courses, and leading campus and community sustainability initiatives. One of their projects is developing and leading a training program for students serving as Sustainable Lab Ambassadors in Penn State’s research labs. 

Throughout their career, they have put their skills in sustainability research, writing, training, project development, implementation, and evaluation into practice. As a faculty member in the Indiana University Sustainability Studies program, they developed and taught courses for both undergraduate and graduate students online, face-to-face, and in hybrid formats. All courses in the program utilized engaged scholarship and active learning at various levels and with a range of campus and community partners. As the first sustainability coordinator with the city of South Bend, Indiana, they developed the city’s first sustainability plan with input from a diverse group of community leaders and piloted a zero waste city-scale event for the city’s 150^th anniversary. 

A lifelong learner, Bailey is working on an Ed.D. in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University Bloomington. Their interest in the nexus of health, wellness, and sustainability has focused their research on creating a holistic learning environment for all that will enable learners to put theory into practice.  

Outside of work and school, Bailey teaches fitness classes, practices organic gardening, is an active bicyclist, and enjoys spending time with their two children and exploring and doing projects with their spouse.