Sarah J. McLaren is a New Zealand environmental scientist and professor at Massey University.
She returned to England and graduated from the University of Surrey with a PhD (1999)[1] and joined their Centre for Environmental Strategy as a researcher.
[2] In December 2005, McLaren moved to New Zealand where she worked for several years at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research.
[2] She joined the Institute of Agriculture and Environment at Massey University[3] and as of 2021 is Director of the New Zealand Life Cycle Management Centre.
[1] She was promoted to full professor at Massey University effective from 1 January 2017.