Department of Environment and Sustainability Faculty and Staff
Juliet Meghan Berling
Adjunct Lecturer
Environmental Studies Program; Engineering Design Division (EDD); Geography
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Amber (Amy) Churchill
Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Science
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Plant ecology and plant-ecosystem feedbacks
- ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ-level interactions in plants and impacts on ecosystems
- Plant-pollinator interactions under global change
- Forage and mixed pasture ecosystem resilience
- Global changes as drivers of ecosystem function and services
Teaching Interests
- ENVI Environmental Studies Capstone (Fall)
- ENVI Field Methods in Ecosystem Ecology (Fall)
- ENVI Biodiversity as an Ecosystem Service (Spring)
- ENVI Global Change and Ecosystems (Spring)
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Brendan A. Galipeau
Lecturer
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Food and agriculture
- Water resources
- Indigeneity
- China
- Tibet
- US
Teaching Interests
- Food and agriculture
- Rivers and water
- Sustainability
- East and Southeast Asia
- Wine and viticulture
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Marcello Graziano
Associate Professor
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Energy transitions
- Purple/care economics
- Food-development nexus
- Blue economy
- Regional economic modeling
Teaching Interests
- Great Lakes
- Energy Transitions
- Research methods
- Sustainable tourism
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Divya Gupta
Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Multi-actor and multi-level governance
- Decentralization
- Resource rights
- Collaboration
- Institutional analysis
- Knowledge co-production
Teaching Interests
- International environmental policies
- Natural resource governance
- Environmental justice
- Conservation and development
- Research methods for environment and sustainability
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George Homsy
Director of Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Sustainability
- Sustainable communities and regions
- Heritage and neighborhood sustainability
- ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ planning across generations
- Land use and economic development planning
- Citizen participation in local government policymaking
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Dylan Horvath
Steward of Natural Areas
Environmental Studies Program
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Pamela Mischen
Chief Sustainability Officer; Professor
Office of Sustainability; Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Knowledge management and inter-organizational networks
- Local government capacity to create sustainable communities
- Sustainability metrics for communities
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David W. Mixter
Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
- Comparative Studies of Societal Collapse and Recovery
- Frontiers and Early Complexity
- Social Dynamics of Urban Landscapes
- Collective Memory
- GIS and Spatial Analysis
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Adam Vaught
Administrative Assistant 1
Environmental Studies Program
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Sara Velardi
Instructor; Undergraduate Director
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Human dimensions of agriculture and natural resources
- Agrifood policy
- Biotechnology in the food system
- ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ engagement in research
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Søren Warland
Lecturer
Environmental Studies Program
Research Interests
- Environmental policy
- Environmental nonprofits
- Cooperation among interest groups
Teaching Interests
- Sustainable transportation
- Environmental policy
- Environmental psychology
- National parks
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Affiliated Faculty
BrieAnna Langlie
Associate Professor
Anthropology; Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
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Carl P. Lipo
Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Programs
Anthropology; Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
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Cordelia Martin-Ikpe, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Africana Studies; Global Public Health
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Joe Panzik
Environmental Visualization, Research Assistant Professor
First-year Research Immersion Program; Department of Earth Sciences
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Shay Rabineau
Chair of Judaic Studies/ Associate Professor of Israel Studies
Judaic Studies
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Belinda C. RamÃrez
Assistant Professor; LACAS Faculty Affiliate
Global Public Health; Sociology; Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
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Joshua Reno
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives; Professor
Graduate School; Anthropology
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Jonathan Schmitkons
Biogeochemistry, Research Associate Professor
First-year Research Immersion Program; Department of Earth Sciences
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Alexander Sorenson
Assistant Professor of German
German and Russian Studies
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Deena B. Thomas, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences; Public Health
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Emeritus Faculty
Peter L. Knuepfer
Associate Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth Sciences