Lisa Greenwood

Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety

College of Engineering Technology

llgcem@rit.edu

585-475-2026

Office Location

ENT-3164

Lisa Greenwood

Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety

College of Engineering Technology

Education

BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MS, University of New Haven; Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Bio

Dr. Lisa Greenwood is an associate professor in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), with over 25 years of experience in environmental and occupational health and safety management. Her teaching and research interests include EHS management systems integration and implementation, environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and related private governance mechanisms.

Prior to joining the faculty at RIT, Dr. Greenwood worked as an environmental engineer, EHS audit program manager, and international EHS standards specialist in the aerospace sector, and has assisted over 50 industrial, administrative, and academic sites with implementation of ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001, R2, and E-stewards standards. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Management from RIT, M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of New Haven, and Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resource Policy from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in association with Syracuse University.

Dr. Greenwood is the Chair of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO Technical Committee 207's subcommittee on environmental management systems. Greenwood has been an active member of TAG 207 since 1999, and participated on the U.S. TAG on Social Responsibility from 2008-2010. She has served as a U.S. expert on environmental management systems at the international level since 2005, and was the lead expert for the U.S. representing ANSI in the 2015/2016 revisions of ISO 14001 and 14004.

llgcem@rit.edu

585-475-2026

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Areas of Expertise

Corporate environmental management systems

Environmental sustainability

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Published Conference Proceedings

Lin, Vicki, Lisa Greenwood, and Jennifer Schneider. "Advancing Climate Resilience: Exploring Private Sector Efforts in the Great Lakes Region's Receiving Communities." Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference, International Sustainable Development Research Society : Sustainable Development and Courage: Culture, Art and Human Rights. June 2022. Stockholm, Sweden. Ed. Dobers, P., Gawell, M., Gärde, J., & Silfverskiöld, S. Stockholm, Sweden: n.p., 2022. Web.

Greenwood, Lisa, et al. "Capacity Building for Organizational Resilience: Integrating Standards on Risk, Disruption and Business Continuity in the Curriculum." Proceedings of the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences. Ed. M. Shelley, V. Akerson, and I. Sahin. Austin, TX: n.p., 2022. Web.

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Journal Paper

Abraham, Yewande, et al. "Sustainable Building without Certification: An Exploration of Implications and Trends." Journal of Sustainability Research 4. 2 (2022): n.p. Web.

Greenwood, Lisa, Joseph Rosenbeck, and Jason Scott. "The Role of the Environmental Manager in Advancing Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility in the Organization." Journal of Environmental Sustainability 2. 1 (2012): 59-73. Web.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Greenwood, Lisa. "Capacity Building for Organizational Resilience: Integrating Standards on Risk, Disruption and Business Continuity in the Curriculum." Quality 4.0 Summit: An Evolving Approach to Quality. American Society for Quality (ASQ). San Antonio, TX. 13 Oct. 2022. Conference Presentation.

Greenwood, Lisa. "Enhancing Environmental Management Strategies and Competency in SMEs: Exploring Collaborative Systems Approaches to Support Sustainable Development." 27th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference. Mid-Sweden University (virtual). Sundsvall, Sweden. 14 Jul. 2021. Conference Presentation.

Greenwood, Lisa. "ISO 14001 User Survey 2021 Preliminary Report." 25 years of ISO 14001 and what the future holds. ISO Technical Committee 207. Geneva, Switzerland. 1 Nov. 2021. Conference Presentation.

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Invited Article/Publication

Stanitz, Paul and Lisa Greenwood. "EHS Leadership in the Era of COVID-19: Implications for Organizational Resilience." EM Magazine. (2022). Web.

Greenwood, Lisa, et al. "How to use ISO 14090 to support adaptation to climate change in an ISO 14001 environmental management system." International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2021). Web.

Greenwood, Lisa. "ISO 14001 Continual Improvement Survey 2013 - Final Report and Analysis." International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2014). Web.

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Sammons, Annabel and Lisa Greenwood. "Enhancing Sustainability Culture in the Workplace: A Framework for Improving Ems Effectiveness and Performance." Proceedings of the Engineering Sustainability 2019 - A Climate for Change. Ed. NA. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.

Currently Teaching

ESHS-720

Environmental, Health and Safety Management

3 Credits

This is the initial course in the curriculum core of RIT's MS degree program in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management. It defines and profiles EHS management within the organization; explores EHS management history, motivations, and strategies; introduces current and developing systems for managing an organization's EHS aspects; and investigates the elements and implications of developing an organizational EHS vision and policy statement. The course's unique delivery style combines elements of distance-learning and an onsite executive-leader format.

ESHS-755

Corporate Social Responsibility

3 Credits

This course will introduce social responsibility concepts and approaches presented in key documents like the ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Standard, and will explore strategies for assisting an organization to identify and implement socially responsible initiatives appropriate to the nature and scope of its activities, products, and services.

ESHS-797

Graduate Project

3 Credits

This course provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their capabilities developed through their course of study to design, develop, and/or evaluate an EHS management related project culminating in a written report or manuscript and presentation.

ESHS-798

Continuation of Graduate Project

0 Credits

Continuation of Graduate Project

In the News

March 5, 2024

New Finger Lakes Brewery Owners Wear Two Hats Every Day

Forbes features Lisa Greenwood, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety, and her husband, Ken (Executive MBA), as they talk about their business.
December 1, 2020

RIT receives NIST grant to develop standards modules for Environmental Management and Safety curricula

RIT recently received a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop course modules that will provide students with guidelines and best practices in standards information toward helping organizations manage crisis situations.

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