Lee is a devoted social innovator and environmental educator. His work explores how collaborative approaches to community engagement can improve the design, implementation, and assessment of cross-border environmental initiatives. Lee's recent projects include a community-based planning initiative with Boulder Food Rescue, co-leading community development projects in Spain, Israel, and Costa Rica with The Sustainability Laboratory, and a leadership and action network study with the Savory Global Institute. He has also developed the Teaching Excellence and Onboarding Program for online instructors, as well as the AI Literacy Ambassadors, bringing together faculty from across campus to support teaching and learning in the age of AI. Lee's long-term professional goals include building new programs in transformative environmental education and helping to bridge gaps in cross-cultural understanding towards a more unified and equitable global society.
