Kirsten Vinyeta
Sociology
Assistant Professor
Biography
Kirsten Vinyeta is an environmental sociologist specializing in qualitative research methods. She received her PhD in Environmental Sciences, Studies and Policy at the University of Oregon and her BS in Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research examines the social and political dimensions of land and fire management, federal-tribal relations, climate vulnerability and resilience, and multispecies dimensions of human social systems. Projects she is actively engaged in right now include:
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A collaboration with the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources examining opportunities and constraints for tribally led NEPA procedures
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A project in service of the Utah Division of Water Resources and the City of North Logan examining landscape and water conservation values among residents eligible for Utah's Landscape Conversion Incentive Program
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A mixed-methods analysis of environmental and social values among U.S. birders
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An interview-based research project to understand the experiences of immigrant populations on the front lines of Great Salt Lake dust exposure