Dr. Robin Cox has over 25 years of experience working in the intersecting fields of disaster and emergency management and climate action. As director of the Resilience by Design Lab (RbD) at Royal Roads University, Robin works with an interdisciplinary and multi- sectorial team of faculty, students, youth, and external partners (government, business, academic) to conduct regional, national and international climate adaptation research and capacity-building projects. Climate action workforce development is central to the mission of the Rbd and of Robin’s current professional practice as a researcher, instructor, and curriculum designer.
Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Robin is the Program Head of the Master of Arts in Climate Action Leadership at Royal Roads University (RRU) and a Professor in the Disaster and Emergency Management Master of Arts program. Her work advances leadership and upskilling in climate and disaster resilience through initiatives such as the M.A. in Climate Action Leadership, an innovative open-learning Graduate program, the design of the first ever comprehensive Climate Action Competency Framework, and a range of nationally funded research projects that seek to contribute to scholarship while also empowering youth, professionals and communities as leaders in taking action on climate and disaster resilience. Robin holds a doctorate in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia.