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Biography

Dr. Lev ³§³ú±ð²Ô³Ù°ì¾±°ùá±ô²â¾±Ìýis an Assistant Teaching Professor with the Social Responsibility and Sustainability Division in the Leeds School of Business, and the recipient of the 2025 Frascona Teaching Excellence Award: the highest teaching honor in Leeds.Ìý Dr. Szentkirá±ô²â¾±â€™s teaching consists in diverse courses on business ethics, global political economy, and environmental sustainability—which draw on his interdisciplinary Political Science training in normative political theory, environmental policy, and international relations. ÌýDr. ³§³ú±ð²Ô³Ù°ì¾±°ùá±ô²â¾± is also aÌýFaculty Associate with the Environmental Studies Department, he serves as the Faculty Director forÌýGlobal Initiatives in Leeds, he is the Founder and Executive Director of theÌý, and he serves on the Board of Directors for (an educational non-profit organization in Keene, NH that promotes sustainable agriculture). Ìý

Dr. ³§³ú±ð²Ô³Ù°ì¾±°ùá±ô²â¾±â€™s applied ethics research centers on public health risks, environmental sustainability, and corporate social responsibility.Ìý In striving to develop ethically justified yet pragmatic policy solutions, the broader aim of Dr. ³§³ú±ð²Ô³Ù°ì¾±°ùá±ô²â¾±â€™s research—including his first book, Ìý(New York: Routledge, 2019), and his most recent article, —is to explore practical ways in which vulnerable groups in our communities can be protected from injustices.Ìý In addition to his contributions to various edited volumes, Dr. ³§³ú±ð²Ô³Ù°ì¾±°ùá±ô²â¾±â€™s work hasÌýalso appeared in the Journal of Business Ethics (8.7 impact factor); Ethics, Policy, and Environment (1.4 impact factor); and International Political Science Review (impact factor: 2.7).Ìý Dr. ³§³ú±ð²Ô³Ù°ì¾±°ùá±ô²â¾±â€™s current book project is an edited volume with Oxford University Press, titledÌýFuture Uncertain: Overcoming Barriers to Effective Climate Policy, co-authored with Dr. Kris Karnauskas in CU’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.

Education

Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
M.A. in Philosophy, University of Connecticut
B.S. in Environmental Studies, Bowling Green State University
B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy, Bowling Green State University

Courses

BCOR 1015: World of Business
BCOR 2302: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
BUSM 3060: Environmental Sustainability in a Globalized World
CESR/ENLP 3060: Our Sustainable Future CU-in-DC Seminar
ENVS 4100: War and the Environment

Note to Prospective Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Dr. Szentkirályi regularly works with Ph.D. students and undergraduate honors thesis students—not only in the Leeds School of Business, but also in the Department of Environmental Studies, Department of Political Science, International Affairs Program, and other related disciplines across the social sciences and humanities.Ìý If you are considering applying to CU or are a current CU graduate or undergraduate student and would like to work with Dr. Szentkirályi, please send him an email including

1. your CV or résumé.
2. a brief description of your research interests and why his interdisciplinary specialization would be a good fit for you.
3. a brief description of any relevant experience or skills, including copies or links to publications (e.g., peer-reviewed manuscripts, agency reports, conference proceedings, poster PDFs, or popular media).