Faculty
Jessica Schad
CANRI Director
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Amenity Migration, Rural Community Natural Resource Dependency
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Amenity Migration, Rural Community Natural Resource Dependency
Courtney Flint
CANRI Associate Director
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Natural Resource Sociology, Community Sociology & Engagement
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Natural Resource Sociology, Community Sociology & Engagement
Elizabeth Brunner
CANRI Fellow
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Social Media, Environmental Protest, Energy, Science Communication, Images
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Social Media, Environmental Protest, Energy, Science Communication, Images
Rebecca Anderson
Areas of Expertise:
Public History
Public History
Seth Archer
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental History
Environmental History
Amber Caron
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Storytelling, Literature and the Environment
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Storytelling, Literature and the Environment
Susan Cogan
Areas of Expertise:
Gardens and Landscape in the Early Modern British Isles
Gardens and Landscape in the Early Modern British Isles
Chris Conte
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
History, Landscape, Africa, U.S. West
Areas of Expertise:
History, Landscape, Africa, U.S. West
Lawrence Culver
Areas of Expertise:
Climate, Cities, Recreation, Tourism, History
Climate, Cities, Recreation, Tourism, History
Nichelle Frank
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental History
Environmental History
Jacob Freeman
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Collective Action, Population ecology, Antifragility
Areas of Expertise:
Collective Action, Population ecology, Antifragility
Lisa Gabbert
Areas of Expertise:
Folklore, Cultural Approaches, Landscape, Sense of Place
Folklore, Cultural Approaches, Landscape, Sense of Place
Jennifer Givens
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Sociology, Climate Change, Global and Transnational
Environmental Sociology, Climate Change, Global and Transnational
Peter Howe
Areas of Expertise:
Human-environment Geography, Climate Change Opinion, Environmental Risks, GIS
Human-environment Geography, Climate Change Opinion, Environmental Risks, GIS
Amanda Katz
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental History, Infrastructure Studies, Recreation, Tourism
Environmental History, Infrastructure Studies, Recreation, Tourism
Sarah Klain
Areas of Expertise:
Renewable Energy, Restoration, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Values
Renewable Energy, Restoration, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Values
Michael Lyons
Areas of Expertise:
U.S. Climate Change Policy
U.S. Climate Change Policy
Roslynn McCann
Areas of Expertise:
Climate Change Communication, Permaculture, Clean Air Marketing, Local Food Systems
Climate Change Communication, Permaculture, Clean Air Marketing, Local Food Systems
Anna Miller
Areas of Expertise:
Outdoor Recreation, Climate Adaptation, Social-Ecological Systems
Outdoor Recreation, Climate Adaptation, Social-Ecological Systems
Mollie Murphy
Areas of Expertise:
Toxins, Gender, Science Communication
Toxins, Gender, Science Communication
Michaelann Nelson
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Rhetoric, Southwest Literature, Colorado River Literature
Environmental Rhetoric, Southwest Literature, Colorado River Literature
Sydney O'Shay
Areas of Expertise:
Crisis and Risk Communication, Water Quality, Air Pollution, Risk Perception, Information Seeking
Crisis and Risk Communication, Water Quality, Air Pollution, Risk Perception, Information Seeking
Gustavo Ovando-Montejo
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
GIS, Remote Sensing, Landscape Ecology
Areas of Expertise:
GIS, Remote Sensing, Landscape Ecology
Jennifer Peeples
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Communication, Visual Communication, Toxins, Energy, Rhetoric
Environmental Communication, Visual Communication, Toxins, Energy, Rhetoric
Shannon Peterson
Areas of Expertise:
Global Sustainability, Environmental Politics
Global Sustainability, Environmental Politics
Claudia Radel
Areas of Expertise:
Natural resources and Gender, Land Access and Control, Smallholder Farming Communities and Migration
Stacia Ryder
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Critical and Intersectional Environmental Sociology, Energy and Climate Justice
Areas of Expertise:
Critical and Intersectional Environmental Sociology, Energy and Climate Justice
Mehmet Soyer
Areas of Expertise:
Energy Development, Land Use Controversy, Environmental Inequality
Energy Development, Land Use Controversy, Environmental Inequality
Kirsten Vinyeta
Areas of Expertise:
Climate Change, Fire Politics, Land Management, Tribal Sovereignty, Environmental Justice, Multispecies justice
Climate Change, Fire Politics, Land Management, Tribal Sovereignty, Environmental Justice, Multispecies justice
Charles Waugh
Areas of Expertise:
Ecocriticism, Environmental Justice, Nature Writing
Ecocriticism, Environmental Justice, Nature Writing
Ashley Wells
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Rhetoric, Nature Writing, Ecofeminism, and Animal Studies
Environmental Rhetoric, Nature Writing, Ecofeminism, and Animal Studies
Mark Brunson
Areas of Expertise:
Conservation Psychology, Social-ecological Systems, Human Responses to Environmental Change
Graduate Students
Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed
Areas of Expertise:
Climate Change Perceptions, Coping and Adaptation, Environmetal Dimensions of Fertility and Migration
Climate Change Perceptions, Coping and Adaptation, Environmetal Dimensions of Fertility and Migration
Edem Avemegah
Areas of Expertise:
Agricultural Conservation, Survey Methods
Agricultural Conservation, Survey Methods
Zubair Barkat
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Multispecies Justice, Culture of Climate Change, Range Management
Areas of Expertise:
Multispecies Justice, Culture of Climate Change, Range Management
Elizabeth Bennett
Areas of Expertise:
Natural Resources, Rural Communities, Land Ownership, Agriculture
Natural Resources, Rural Communities, Land Ownership, Agriculture
Sadie Braddock
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Sociology, Great Salt Lake, Rights of Nature, Multispecies Justice
Environmental Sociology, Great Salt Lake, Rights of Nature, Multispecies Justice
Emma Epperson
Areas of Expertise:
Community Wellbeing, Climate Change, Resilience
Community Wellbeing, Climate Change, Resilience
Bailey Guinn
Areas of Expertise:
Landscape Architecture, Gardening, Environmental Justice
Landscape Architecture, Gardening, Environmental Justice
Bailey Holdaway
*CANRI Steering Committee
Areas of Expertise:
Water Governance, Natural Resource Sociology
Areas of Expertise:
Water Governance, Natural Resource Sociology
Kristin Koci
Areas of Expertise:
Natural Resource Sociology, Community Sociology, Rural Communities, Rural Mental Health
Natural Resource Sociology, Community Sociology, Rural Communities, Rural Mental Health
Will Munger
Areas of Expertise:
Climate Adaptation, Regenerative Agriculture, Decolonial Collaboration
Climate Adaptation, Regenerative Agriculture, Decolonial Collaboration
Jordan Rowley
Areas of Expertise:
Multispecies Justice, Environmental Justice, Natural Disaster Research
Multispecies Justice, Environmental Justice, Natural Disaster Research
Nowrin Fatema
Areas of Expertise:
Wildfire, Climate Change, Migration, Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Disaster
Wildfire, Climate Change, Migration, Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Disaster
Alex Theophilus
Areas of Expertise:
Food Systems, Amenity Migration, Community Wellbeing, Environmental Justice
Food Systems, Amenity Migration, Community Wellbeing, Environmental Justice
Sarah Woodbury
Areas of Expertise:
Multispecies Justice, Relational Values, Cultural Ecology, Environmental Writing & Communications
Multispecies Justice, Relational Values, Cultural Ecology, Environmental Writing & Communications
Bailey Hughlett
Areas of Expertise:
Crisis and Risk Communication, Air Pollution, and Risk Perception
Crisis and Risk Communication, Air Pollution, and Risk Perception
Wesley Mathis
Areas of Expertise:
Rhetoric of Science and Technology, Technical Communication, Enviornmental Policy Deliberation