Dr Johannes Luetz

Dr Johannes Luetz

Adjunct Associate Professor

Ph.D. (UNSW); MBA (Germany); BA (USA)

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Social Sciences

Adjunct Associate Professor Johannes M. Luetz (BA/USA, MBA/Germany, Ph.D./Australia) is a social scientist and specialist in research that examines ecological concerns from spiritual perspectives. Raised between Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Germany, and Australia, he has lived and worked across countries and continents, conducting interdisciplinary humanitarian research at the science-faith, interfaith, and science-policy interface. His research entails consultancies in Asia-Pacific ($183,600...

E-mail
j.luetz@unsw.edu.au

Selected prizes include:

Best Paper Award (2023): Luetz, J.M., Reimagining Sustainability Centres as Places for Ecocentric Biodiversity Conservation. Presented at the World Symposium of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Centres, Hamburg, Germany, 29–30 Jun. 2023.

HDR Supervision Excellence Award (2023): This Award celebrates AC’s most outstanding HDR principal supervisors, giving recognition for the excellence of their HDR supervision, their outstanding skills in mentoring candidates, and positive outcomes regarding original research produced ($500 prize money).

Best Paper Award (2018): Unger, J.M. & Luetz, J.M., Engaging Employees in Corporate Social Responsibility Projects—A Case Study from the Lufthansa Group Showcasing Experiences and Lessons Gathered in Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Columbia. Presented at World Symposium on Social Responsibility and Sustainability, University of Edinburgh, Scotland/UK, 27–29 June 2018.

Best Paper Award (2017): Luetz, J.M. & Hausia, P.H., “We’re not Refugees, We’ll Stay Here Until We Die!”—Climate Change Adaptation and Migration Experiences Gathered from the Tulun and Nissan Atolls of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Presented at World Symposium on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Coastal Communities, Apia, Samoa, 5–7 July 2017.

Town & Gown Speech (2013): Invited to deliver PhD research to UNSW Chancellor David Gonski AC, President and Vice-Chancellor Fred Hilmer AO and more than 300 guests comprising academics, business leaders, government representatives, the not-for-profit sector and the diplomatic corps at annual UNSW Town & Gown signature dinner (3 September 2013). One of four selected UNSW PhD researchers; Leighton Hall/John Niland Scientia, University of New South Wales.

ASPIRE Award (2012): Winner of the ASPIRE Award ($500) at the 2012 Three Minute Thesis academic public speaking competition UNSW Interfaculty Finals (25 September 2012). Represented Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). One of 22 UNSW finalists; Leighton Hall, The John Niland Scientia, University of New South Wales. Presentation Title: Climate Migration.

3MT First Prize (2012): Awarded first prize ($300) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) faculty heats for oratory PhD research presentation (28 August 2012) and selected to represent FASS at interfaculty finals (25 Sept. 2012). Title: Climate Migration. With 180 seconds and one static slide, 3MT forces PhD students to crystallise their research for an intelligent, non-specialist audience.

Best Master Thesis Prize (2006): MBA European-Asian Management Programme (awarded 20 Nov. 2006). Thesis Title: ‘Opportunities for Global Poverty Reduction in the 21st Century—The Role of Policy Makers, Corporations, NGOs, and Individuals.’ Berlin School of Economics, Germany.

  •         Sustainable development, Social inequality, SDGs
  •         Humanitarianism, Disaster risk reduction, Disaster preparedness
  •         Climate change adaptation
  •         Disaster displacement, Human migration
  •         Research that examines ecological concerns from spiritual perspectives