Hadi Veisi

Experience and Interests

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UWSP), U.S. — College of Natural Resources (2024–present)
• Professor, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran — Departments of Environmental Law, Environmental Education, and Agroecology (2009–2019)

Research Interests

• Sustainability and ESG Reporting
• Environmental Governance and Policy
• Resilience and Climate Adaptation
• Energy and Environmental Justice
• Community-based Participatory Research

Involvement

Professional Memberships

• Editorial Reviewer, Human Ecology; Journal of Sustainability Sciences; Applied Environmental Education & Communication; Environment, Development and Sustainability
• Member: The Integrated Assessment Society; Journal of Development in Practice
• Member, International Environmental Modelling and Software Society
• Member, International Environmental Communication Association

Community

• Volunteer, Mid-State Literacy Council, Pennsylvania (2023-2024)
• Volunteer, Water Conservancy, State College, Pennsylvania (2023-2024)
• Volunteer, Citizen Climate Lobby, State College Chapter (2023-2024)

Selected Publications

• Veisi, H. (2025). Advancing Energy Transition and Climate Accountability in Wisconsin Firms: A Content Analysis of Corporate Sustainability Reporting. Sustainability, 17(19), 8935.
• Veisi, H., Darijani, F., Khoshbakht, K., Liaghati, H., & Nazari, M. R. (2025). From perception to policy: adaptation strategies for agricultural resilience in a changing climate. Discover Agriculture, 3(1), 158.
• Veisi, H., & Kirchhoff, C. J. (2025). Unpacking the success among water quality collaborative governance efforts in the United States. Environmental Science & Policy, 170, 104108.
• Veisi, H., Carolan, M. S., Esmaeilzadeh, H., & Toulabi, S. B. (2024). Learning ecology of IPM/FFS: the impacts of sustainability and health of agroecosystem. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04444-x
• Jackson-Smith, D., & Veisi, H. (2023). A typology to guide design and assessment of participatory farming research projects. Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 5(2), 159-174.
  Veisi, H., Deihimfard, R., Shahmohammadi, A., & Hydarzadeh, Y. (2022). Application of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in a multi-criteria selection of agricultural irrigation systems. Agricultural Water Management, 267(C).

For a full list of publications visit Google Scholar.

Fun Facts

A piece of advice for students?

Persistence is the key to unlocking your potential as a student. It’s the steady pursuit of knowledge and the refusal to give up, even in the face of challenges, that ultimately leads to success and personal growth.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

Learning doesn’t end when class does; it’s a shared process of curiosity, reflection, and transformation—for both students and teachers.