Environmental Studies Faculty
Environmental Studies Advisors
For further information, or to declare your major or minor, please contact an Environmental Studies Faculty Advisor!
Melissa Checker, Dept. of Urban Studies (Faculty Advisor, on leave Fall 2013 through Spring 2014)
Tarry Hum, Dept. of Urban Studies (Acting Advisor Fall 2013 through Spring 2014)
Gregory O’Mullan, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, (Faculty Advisor)
The following are some of the faculty whom students will encounter in the Environmental Studies Program. Their experience ranges from the study of effect of increased carbon dioxide on plant growth to the community impacts of environmental pollution:
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Jeffrey Bird (Environmental Science Advisor) Soil biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology
George Hendrey Earth system science, climate change ecology
Allan Ludman (Dept. Chair), Field geology, petrology
Gregory O’Mullan (Environmental Studies Co-Advisor), Aquatic ecology, environmental microbiology, water quality
Stephen Pekar, Earth geohistory and climate change
Gillian Stewart, Marine biogeochemistry
Urban Studies Department
Melissa Checker (Environmental Studies Co-Advisor), Environmental justice, sustainable cities
Martin Hanlon, Transportation policy
Tarry Hum (Environmental Studies Co-Advisor), Urban community planning
William Muraskin, Health and disease impacts
Leonard Rodberg (Dept. Chair), Health care, climate change
John Seley, Urban planning and geography
Other Departments
Clive Belfield (Economics), Economics of the Environment
Fred Buell (English), Environmental Literature
Judith Kimerling (Political Science), Environmental impact of development
Sari Kisilevsky (Philosophy), Ethics and environment
James Moore (Anthropology), Ecology and Culture
Carl Riskin (Economics), Economics and development
