Environmental Studies

Our Faculty

    • NAME

      Joshua Long

    • TITLE

      Professor of Environmental Studies and Department Chair

    • Specialty

      Climate Justice, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice, Urban Studies, Sustainability Discourses.

    • NAME

      Romi Lynn Burks

    • TITLE

      Garey Chair and Professor of Biology; Department Chair

    • Specialty

      Aquatic ecology, molecular ecology, wetland science, apple snails, invertebrate biology and CHOCOLATE

    • NAME

      Laura Hobgood

    • TITLE

      Professor of Religion

    • Specialty

      Animals in the history of the Christian tradition; human-dog history; contemporary religious-ethical issues related to other-than-human animals; religion and ecology; environmental studies; Ecofeminism; human-animal studies; alternative religious experiences (i.e. cycling as religion)

    • NAME

      Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner

    • TITLE

      Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Sciences

    • Specialty

      Geographic Information Science, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Sustainability, Coastal Marine Ecosystems, Seagrass, Protected Areas, Parks, Savanna Ecosystems

    • NAME

      Melissa Johnson

    • TITLE

      Professor of Anthropology

    • Specialty

      Topical: Nature, the more than human and the human; Race, Racism, Critical Race Theory; Environment and Place; Conservation; Social Theory; Environmental History; Racial History; Tourism; Gender. Area: Belize; Caribbean; U.S.-Mexico Borderlands; Central Texas

    • NAME

      Eureka Joshi

    • TITLE

      Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

    • Specialty

      Soil biogeochemistry, nutrient cycling, forest ecology, biosolids and wastewater reuse in terrestrial ecosystems

    • NAME

      Emily Niemeyer

    • TITLE

      Professor of Chemistry

    • Specialty

      analytical chemistry; analysis of flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds; Lamiaceae herbs; mass spectrometry; flipped classrooms; inquiry-based and active learning