Faculty

Elizabeth Brunner
Areas of Expertise:
Social Media, Environmental Protest, Energy, Science Communication, Images
Social Media, Environmental Protest, Energy, Science Communication, Images

Courtney Flint
Areas of Expertise:
Natural Resource Sociology, Community Sociology & Engagement
Natural Resource Sociology, Community Sociology & Engagement

Jessica Schad
Areas of Expertise:
Rural Communities, Natural Resource Sociology
Rural Communities, Natural Resource Sociology

Kristin Vinyeta
Areas of Expertise:
Climate Change, Fire Politics, Land Management, Tribal Sovereignty, Environmental Justice
Climate Change, Fire Politics, Land Management, Tribal Sovereignty, Environmental Justice

Jennifer Givens
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Sociology, Climate Change, Global and Transnational
Environmental Sociology, Climate Change, Global and Transnational

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

Michael Lyons
Areas of Expertise:
U.S. Climate Change Policy
U.S. Climate Change Policy

Mehmet Soyer
Areas of Expertise:
Energy Development, Land Use Controversy, Environmental Inequality
Energy Development, Land Use Controversy, Environmental Inequality

Matthew Whitaker
Areas of Expertise:
Animal Studies; Environmental Criticism
Animal Studies; Environmental Criticism

Sarah Klain
Areas of Expertise:
Renewable Energy, Restoration, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Values
Renewable Energy, Restoration, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Values

Gustavo Ovando-Montejo
Areas of Expertise:
GIS, Remote Sensing, Landscape Ecology
GIS, Remote Sensing, Landscape Ecology

Anna Miller
Areas of Expertise:
Outdoor Recreation, Climate Adaptation, Social-Ecological Systems
Outdoor Recreation, Climate Adaptation, Social-Ecological Systems

Lawrence Culver
Areas of Expertise:
Climate, Cities, Recreation, Tourism, History
Climate, Cities, Recreation, Tourism, History

Jacob Freeman
Areas of Expertise:
Collective Action, Population ecology, Antifragility
Collective Action, Population ecology, Antifragility

Jennifer Peeples
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Communication, Visual Communication, Toxins, Energy, Rhetoric
Environmental Communication, Visual Communication, Toxins, Energy, Rhetoric

Michaelann Nelson
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Rhetoric, Southwest Literature, Colorado River Literature
Environmental Rhetoric, Southwest Literature, Colorado River Literature

Lisa Gabbert
Areas of Expertise:
Folklore, Cultural Approaches, Landscape, Sense of Place, Narratives, Place Names
Folklore, Cultural Approaches, Landscape, Sense of Place, Narratives, Place Names

Charles Waugh
Areas of Expertise:
Ecocriticism, Environmental Justice, Nature Writing
Ecocriticism, Environmental Justice, Nature Writing

Seth Archer
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental History
Environmental History

Chris Conte
Areas of Expertise:
History, Landscape, Africa, U.S. West
History, Landscape, Africa, U.S. West

Mollie Murphy
Areas of Expertise:
Toxins, Gender, Science Communication
Toxins, Gender, Science Communication

Nichelle Frank
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental History
Environmental History
Students