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Most recent work: Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy, Villanova University
Chaone Mallory is Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Villanova University. Her teaching and research specializations include
environmental ethics, environmental philosophy, ecofeminism, environmental justice, and green political theory. Dr. Mallory is engaged in the development of a field of practical enquiry that can be described as ecofeminist political philosophy. Such a field investigates ways that feminist, postmodern, phenomenological, queer, and critical race theories can contribute to the ecofeminist project of achieving improved models and methods of political and legal representation for the more-than-human world.
A second major area of research includes the ways that analyses and
critiques of gender, race, class, sexuality, and speciesism emerge
through the direct theoretical praxis of women's activist collectives in
forested communities in the Pacific Northwest.
Most recent work: Assistant Professor, Ursinus College
My teaching and research interests focus on the implications that first world political ecology, land-use planning and policy, and land-use change have for conservation practice on private lands. Currently, I have three major projects underway. First, I am completing a regional analysis of emerging conservation practices on private lands in coastal South Carolina with Dr. Angela Halfacre, entitled "Constructing conservation: A political ecological exploration of the SC Lowcountry," that is currently being worked into a book manuscript. Second, I am working with Professor Cari Goetcheus of Clemson University on a project that examines the rural African American communities of the greater Mt. Pleasant, SC area that are home to the sweetgrass basket-making artistic tradition. This project has important implications for our understandings of urbanization, including diverse landcover and land-use changes, and its implications for non-timber forest practices on private lands. Finally, I continue work on conservation development in East-side Cascades of Oregon and the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California. This work explores the role that development plays in meeting local conservation goals.
Most recent work: Director of Strategic Initiatives & Research Scientist, Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Dr. Leiserowitz's research examines the role of underlying psychological, socio-cultural, and geographic factors in risk perception, decision-making and behavior. Recent projects include a series of survey and experimental studies at the state, national, and global scales on public risk perceptions and responses to global climate change; an examination of global values, attitudes and behaviors regarding sustainable development; and the theoretical development and empirical demonstration of distinct "interpretive communities of risk" among the American public.
Most recent work: Director of Computing Services, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon
My current work has nothing to do with Environmental Studies. I have worked in academic computing since graduating from college. I enrolled in the ENVS master's degree program to get ready for my first big career change, which I expect to happen in the next few years.
I plan to use my engineering and technology background to address sustainability by changing the systems in which we live and work. We can use engineering problem-solving and technology to, in some cases, change the environmental effects of our lifestyles while benefiting economically as well. I will work in areas where there are economic, social, and environmental benefits to moving toward a sustainable way of living and working.
Most recent work: Outreach and Communications Director, Goal One Coalition
Goal One Coalition is the only statewide organization in Oregon dedicated exclusively to helping local people become involved in development and land use planning decisions within their communities and regions. It is a non-profit public interest organization that champions the role of citizens in creating communities that are livable and economies that are sustainable, within a healthy and diverse natural environment. The organization's name comes from the first of Oregon's 19 statewide planning goals -- citizen involvement -- and it provides advocacy training, legal support and technical knowledge so that people can become effective advocates for community livability and environmnetal protection. I am responsible for grant writing, outreach, and developing communications strategies for the organization.
In addition to my non-profit work, I am also an Instructor for the Department of Philosophy at Oregon State University, and I teach courses on environmental ethics and 19th-century philosophy.
Most recent work: Special Programs Coordinator, Long Tom Watershed Council
The Long Tom Watershed Council serves to improve water quality and watershed condition in the Long Tom River basin through education, coordination, consultation, and cooperation among all interests, using the collective wisdom and voluntary action of our community members.
Most recent work: Neighborhood Program Manager, Climate Leadership Initiative
The Climate Leadership Initiative is an education, technical assistance and research program aimed at increasing public awareness of the risks and opportunities posed by climate change and at enhancing climate protection policy and programs. Along with other projects, I am coordinating a neighborhood outreach and education program focused on developing a model for reducing individuals' greenhouse gas emissions.
Most recent work: PhD student, The Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University
I study the linkages between science policy, science, and environmental decision making. My research is on ecology research policy and how the field of ecology has changed in recent decades due to technological innovations and a growing scientific and political focus on global-scale climatology. I am working toward a doctoral degree in the School of Life Sciences.
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