Faculty
Environment & Sustainability Department

Interests

• Armed Conflict and Conflict Management
• Internal Displacement
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Organizational Theory
• Social Network Analysis

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2012
• M.A., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2008
• M.A., Religion, University of Chicago Divinity School, 2005
• B.A., Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000

Expertise 

• Environmental anthropology 
• Applied anthropology 
• Cultural ecology 
• Community-based conservation 
• Environmental impacts 
• Southeast Asia 
• Public involvement 
• Social impact assessment 
• Curriculum design 
• Program evaluation 
• Environmental justice 
• Environmentalism  

Education 

• Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Georgia, 2003 
• M.A., Applied Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, 1989 
• B.A., Fort Lewis College, 1980 

Expertise

• Environmental geography

Education

• PhD in Geography, University of Kansas
• MA in Earth Sciences, University of Northern Colorado
• BS in Park Resource Management

Expertise

• Conservation & stewardship coordination
• Sustainable community development
• Grassroots organizing

Education

• Master of Arts, Sustainable Communities, Northern Arizona University
• Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Geography, Northern Arizona University

Expertise

• Human animal studies
• Feminist/queer studies
• Social theory
• Agriculture and Regenerative Food Systems

Education

• Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2005
• B.A., Fort Lewis College, 1995

Expertise

• Water Quality Analysis and Treatment
• On-Site Water and Sanitation for Low-Income Country Applications
• Contextual Factor Influence on Technology Uptake
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions

Education

• Ph.D., Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2013
• M.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2009
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Idaho State University, 2003

Expertise

• Environmental Sociology
• Human Ecology
• Global Food Systems
• Political Economy

Education

• Ph.D., Sociology, University of Oregon, 2008
• M.S., Environmental Studies, University of Oregon, 2003
• B.S., Natural Resource Management, Conservation Ecology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1999

Expertise

• Analytical Chemistry (Mass Spectrometry, Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, and Chromatography)
• Astrochemistry
• Chemical Education
• Science Communication & Community Engagement

Education

• Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2015
• B.S., University of Montana, 2010
   

Expertise 

• Ecology and dynamics of river systems
• Riparian/floodplain forest habitat
• Riparian vegetation response to changing hydrology, geomorphology and disturbance regimes
• Links between vegetation and disturbance history
• Aquatic ecology
• Scientific teaching and cooperative learning methodology in the classroom

Education 

• Ph.D., Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996 
• Master of Science, Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990 
• Bachelor of Arts, Biology, The Colorado College, 1985 

Areas of Expertise

• Conservation Ecology
• Wildlife Governance
• Human Dimensions of Wildlife
• Conservation Economics

Education

• PhD: Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, 2021
• MS: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, North Carolina State University, 2016
• BA: Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2012

Areas of expertise

• Borders and languages
• Narrative medicine
• Village aid to Latin America

Education

• Ph.D., Sociology, The University of New Mexico, 1996
• M.A., Latin American Studies, The University of New Mexico, 1990
• B.A., Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987

Expertise:

• Climatic vs. intrinsic controls on sedimentation in icehouse conditions
• Sequence stratigraphy for aquifer and reservoir characterization and prediction
• Tectonics and sedimentation in the southwestern U.S.

Education:

• Ph.D., Geology, University of Wisconsin, 1995
• Master of Science, Geology, University of Wisconsin, 1990
• Bachelor of Arts, Geology, Colorado College, 1983

Expertise:

• Public History
• History of the American West
• Environmental History
• Native American History
• Museums & Historic Preservation
• American Wilderness
• History of American National Parks

Education:

• Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1986
• M.A.T., The Colorado College, 1976
• B.A., The Colorado College, 1975

Expertise

• American literature
• Ecocritical theory
• Literary and media theory
• Literature of the environment
• Media studies
• Mid-19th to early 20th century American cultural history
• Popular culture
• Shakespeare

Education

• Ph.D., American Civilization, University of Texas at Austin, 1982
• M.A., English, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1976
• B.A., English, Abilene Christian University, 1974

Expertise

• Environmental conservation in food systems
• Alternative agricultural practices
• Food systems pedagogy
• Innovative methods for agricultural nutrient management
• Integrated crop/livestock agriculture

Education

• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2011
• M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2009
• B.A., Pitzer College, 2003