Since its inception in 1997, the doctoral program in Environmental Sciences, Studies, and Policy has enrolled thirteen students. The first seven students to complete the program, with focal departments of Geography and Philosophy, are listed below. To learn about the interests of our current doctoral students, visit the list of current Ph.D. students. More information about our alumni is also available through our alumni database.
Janet Fiskio (Summer 2009),Nature, Knowledge, Justice: The Epistemology of Literary Form in Hurston, Ortiz, and Nabhan
Focal Department: English
Committee Chair: Louise Westling, English
Committee Members:
Alan Dickman, Biology/ENVS
Paul Peppis, English
Scott Pratt, Philosophy
William Rossi, English
Sarah Jaquette Ray (Summer 2009), The Ecological Other: Indians, Invalids, and Immigrants in U.S. Environmental Thought and Literature
Focal Department: English
Committee Chair: Shari Huhndorf, English
Committee Members:
Susan W. Hardwick, Geography
Juanita Sundberg, Geography, University of British Columbia
Louise Westling, English/ENVS
David Vázquez, English
Michael Hughes (Fall 2008) Channel Change of the Upper Umatilla River During and Between Flood Periods: Variability and Ecological Implications
Focal Department: Geography
Committee Chair: Patricia McDowell, Geography
Committee Members:
W. Andrew Marcus, Geography
Patrick Bartlein, Geography
Joshua Roering, Geological Sciences/ENVS
Chaone Mallory (Fall 2006) 'Subject to the Laws of Nature': Ecofeminism, Representation, and the Nature of Political Subjectivity
Focal Department: Philosophy
Committee Chair: John Lysaker, Philosophy
Committee Members:
Julie Novkov, Political Science
Scott Pratt, Philosophy
Bonnie Mann, Philosophy
Suzanne Clark, English
Stacy Rosenberg (Summer 2005) Watershed Restoration in Western Oregon: Landowners, Watershed Groups, and Community Dynamics
Focal Department: Geography
Committee Chair: Peter Walker, Geography
Committee Members:
Patricia McDowell, Geography
Alexander Murphy, Geography
Richard Margerum, Planning, Public Policy & Management
Charles Hudson, Sociology
Patrick Hurley (Spring 2004) Whose Vision? The Political Ecology of Land-Use Policy in Nevada County, California
Focal Department: Geography
Committee Co-Chairs: Susan Hardwick, Geography; Peter Walker, Geography
Committee Members:
Richard York, Sociology
Lise Nelson, Geography
David Hulse, Landscape Architecture
Tony Leiserowitz (Fall 2003) Global Warming in the American Mind: The Roles of Affect, Imagery, and Worldviews in Risk Perception, Policy Preferences, and Behavior
Focal Department: Geography
Committee Chair: Shaul Cohen, Geography
Committee Members:
Alexander Murphy, Geography
Peter Walker, Geography
Paul Slovic, Psychology
Mark Johnson, Philosophy