Malini Suchak
Dean, School of Environmental Sustainability
Malini Suchak, PhD, serves as the Dean of the School of Environmental Sustainability (SES). Suchak most recently served as a professor and chair of the Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation department at Canisius University in Buffalo, NY. In her role as chair, she oversaw 250 students across two interdisciplinary undergraduate programs, including the largest major at the university, and one hybrid graduate program. Throughout all of Dr. Suchak’s work, she’s taken a holistic approach to caring for the environment and recognizing the connections between sustainability and social justice.
Suchak held several other leadership roles at Canisius including co-chairing their Middle States Commission for Higher Education self-study accreditation process and overseeing the Native Plants Project. Additionally, she drafted Canisius’ first three-year action plan for Laudato Sí. Suchak has also served as a community organizer around food justice and on the Leadership Council of the Good Food Buffalo Coalition. Suchak completed her BS in Biology at Canisius College (now University) and her MA and PhD in Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta.
Dean, School of Environmental Sustainability
Malini Suchak, PhD, serves as the Dean of the School of Environmental Sustainability (SES). Suchak most recently served as a professor and chair of the Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation department at Canisius University in Buffalo, NY. In her role as chair, she oversaw 250 students across two interdisciplinary undergraduate programs, including the largest major at the university, and one hybrid graduate program. Throughout all of Dr. Suchak’s work, she’s taken a holistic approach to caring for the environment and recognizing the connections between sustainability and social justice.
Suchak held several other leadership roles at Canisius including co-chairing their Middle States Commission for Higher Education self-study accreditation process and overseeing the Native Plants Project. Additionally, she drafted Canisius’ first three-year action plan for Laudato Sí. Suchak has also served as a community organizer around food justice and on the Leadership Council of the Good Food Buffalo Coalition. Suchak completed her BS in Biology at Canisius College (now University) and her MA and PhD in Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta.