HWS Environmental Studies Program Faculty

THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM FACULTY

Diverse faculty members represent a variety of perspectives across the campus and work to help students appreciate and understand the complexity of environmental issues.

Christopher Annear Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology (2011) B.A., Cultural Anthropology, Hampshire College, 1996 M.A., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University, 2004 Ph.D., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University, 2010 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: x3447 Office: 212 Stern Hall
Nan Arens Associate Professor of Geoscience (2001) B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1987 M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1988 M.A., Harvard University, 1991 Ph.D., Harvard University 1993 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3930 Office: 111 Lansing Hall
Jeffrey Blankenship Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies (2011) Ph.D., Cultural Geography, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2011 Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1999 Master of Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1999 Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky Lexington, 1994 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 4573
Walter Bowyer Professor of Chemistry (1988) Postdoctoral, University of Delaware Postdoctoral, University of Bordeaux Ph.D, Vermont M.S., Virginia B.A., Johnson State E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3608 Office: 108 Rosenberg Science Building
Scott Brophy Professor of Philosophy (1981) Ph.D., University of Rochester M.A., University of Rochester B.A., Hobart College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3377 Office: 303 Demarest
Meghan Brown Assistant Professor of Biology (2006) Ph.D., University of Minnesota M.S., University of Minnesota B.S., University of Michigan E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3464 Office: 118 Eaton Hall
Judith-Maria Buechler Emerita Professor of Anthropology (1974) Ph.D., McGill M.A., Columbia B.A., Barnard E-mail link \| Personal Bio
Larry Campbell Research Professor of Physics (1968) Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology M.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3593 Office: B27 Eaton Hall
Sigrid Carle Professor of Biology (1994) Ph.D., Florida State B.S., William Smith E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3589 Office: 205 Rosenberg Science Building
Lisa B. Cleckner Director of Finger Lakes Institute (2011) MBA, Simon School, University of Rochester PhD, University of Michigan MPH, University of Michigan BA, Colgate University E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 4381 Office: Finger Lakes Institute
Tara Curtin Associate Professor of Geoscience (2001) Ph.D., Arizona at Tucson M.S., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.A., Colgate E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3928 Office: 110 Lansing Hall
Susan Cushman Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories (2007) E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3599 Office: 226 Eaton Hall
Christine de Denus Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty (1999) Postdoctoral, Pennsylvania State University Ph.D., University of Manitoba B.S., University of Winnipeg E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3612 Office: 205 Lansing Hall
Mark Deutschlander Associate Professor of Biology (2002) Ph.D., Indiana B.S., SUNY Geneseo E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3921 Office: 213 Eaton Hall
Thomas Drennen Professor of Economics/Senior Economist, Sandia National Labs (1995) Ph.D., Cornell M.A., Minnesota B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3419 Office: 314 Stern Hall
Christopher E. Gunn Professor of Economics (1978) Ph.D., Cornell M.B.A., Cornell Lic., Louvain B.S., Cornell E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3416 Office: 319 Stern Hall
John Halfman Chair Professor of Geoscience (1994) Ph.D., Duke University M.S., University of Minnesota B.S., University of Miami E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3918 Office: 112 Lansing Hall
Joel Helfrich Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2011) Ph.D., University of Minnesota M.Phil., University of Glasgow B.A., University of Rochester Personal Bio
Clifton Hood Professor of History (1992) Ph.D., Columbia M.A., Columbia B.A., Washington summa cum laude E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3576 Office: 100 Henry House
Mark Jones Associate Professor of Art (1985) M.F.A., Brooklyn College B.A., Hobart College E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3490 Office: 105 Carriage House
Paul E. Kehle Associate Professor of Education/Associate Dean of Faculty (2005) Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Indiana University, 1999 B.S., Philosophy, Beloit College, 1983 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3037 Office: Coxe Hall
Kristy Kenyon Associate Professor of Biology (2003) Ph.D., The George Washington University B.A., Colgate University E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3598 Office: 207 Rosenberg Science Building
Rodmon King Instructor of Philosophy (2005) A.B.D., University of Rochester M.A. University of Rochester (2003) B.A. Roberts Wesleyan College (1999) E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3169 Office: 307 Demarest
Beth Kinne Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2008) B.A., Biology, University of Virginia M.S., Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of British Columbia J.D. and LL.M (Asian and Comparative Law), University of Washington E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3913
Steven Lee Professor of Philosophy (1981) Ph.D., York, Toronto M.A., Delaware B.A., Delaware E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3379 Office: 305 Demarest
Robin Lewis Luce Environmental Studies Postdoctoral Fellow (2011) PhD, University of Arizona MA, Miami University BS, Miami University BA, Miami University E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 4624 Office: Stern 319
Darrin Magee Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2007) Ph.D. University of Washington, 2006 M.A., University of Washington, 1998 B.S., Louisiana State University, 1994 B.A., Louisiana State University, 1994 E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3364 Office: 307 Stern Hall
Brenda Maiale Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2006) Ph.D., Cornell University, 2008 M.A., Cornell University, 2002 A.B., Vassar College, 1998 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3443 Office: 218 Stern Hall
James MaKinster Associate Professor of Education (2002) Ph.D. Indiana University (IN) M.S., Louisiana B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3141 Office: 100A Merritt
Kirin Makker Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies (2008) B.A., English Language and Literature, minor in history, University of Texas Austin, 1994 M.A., English Language and Literature, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997 M.Arch., University of Maryland College Park, 2002 PhD, Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3474 Office: 302 Houghton House
Richard Mason Associate Professor of Sociology (1980) Ph.D., Toronto M.A., SUNY Buffalo B.A., Missouri at Kansas City E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3440 Office: 219 Stern Hall
Stanley Mathews Associate Professor of Art (2000) Ph.D., Columbia University M.Arch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A., Beloit College E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3476 Office: 201 Houghton House
D. Brooks McKinney Professor of Geoscience (1984) Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University B.Sc. Beloit College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3819 Office: 108 Lansing Hall
Susanne E. McNally Dean of William Smith (1972) Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton M.A., Claremont B.A., Douglass E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3585 Office: 201 Henry House
Kevin Mitchell Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1980) Ph.D., Brown A.B., Bowdoin E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3619 Office: 305 Lansing Hall
Elizabeth Newell Professor of Biology (1988) Ph.D., Stanford B.S., Bates E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3590 Office: 107 Rosenberg Science Building
Ilene M. Nicholas Associate Professor of Anthropology (1982) Ph.D., Pennsylvania B.A., Arizona E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3442 Office: 210 Stern Hall
Eric Patterson Associate Professor of English and American Studies (1976) Ph.D. Yale M.Phil. Yale M.A. Yale A.B. Amherst summa cum laude E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3356 Office: 104 Demarest
Erin Pelkey Associate Professor of Chemistry (2001) Postdoctoral, Stanford University Ph.D., Dartmouth College B.A., Carleton College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3708 Office: 109 Rosenberg Science Building
Craig Rimmerman Professor of Public Policy and Political Science (1986) Ph.D., Ohio State M.A., Ohio State B.A., Miami E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3435 Office: 206C Gulick
James Ryan Professor of Biology (1987) Ph.D., Massachusetts at Amherst M.S., Michigan B.A., SUNY, Oswego E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3601 Office: 210 Eaton Hall
JoAnn Sullivan Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2011) E-mail link \| Personal Bio
Donald Woodrow Professor of Geology Emeritus (1965) B.S., Pennsylvania State M.S., University of Rochester Ph.D., University of Rochester E-mail link \| Personal Bio

Christopher Annear Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology (2011) B.A., Cultural Anthropology, Hampshire College, 1996 M.A., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University, 2004 Ph.D., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University, 2010 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: x3447 Office: 212 Stern Hall
Nan Arens Associate Professor of Geoscience (2001) B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1987 M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1988 M.A., Harvard University, 1991 Ph.D., Harvard University 1993 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3930 Office: 111 Lansing Hall
Jeffrey Blankenship Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies (2011) Ph.D., Cultural Geography, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2011 Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1999 Master of Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1999 Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky Lexington, 1994 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 4573
Walter Bowyer Professor of Chemistry (1988) Postdoctoral, University of Delaware Postdoctoral, University of Bordeaux Ph.D, Vermont M.S., Virginia B.A., Johnson State E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3608 Office: 108 Rosenberg Science Building
Scott Brophy Professor of Philosophy (1981) Ph.D., University of Rochester M.A., University of Rochester B.A., Hobart College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3377 Office: 303 Demarest
Meghan Brown Assistant Professor of Biology (2006) Ph.D., University of Minnesota M.S., University of Minnesota B.S., University of Michigan E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3464 Office: 118 Eaton Hall
Judith-Maria Buechler Emerita Professor of Anthropology (1974) Ph.D., McGill M.A., Columbia B.A., Barnard E-mail link \| Personal Bio
Larry Campbell Research Professor of Physics (1968) Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology M.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3593 Office: B27 Eaton Hall
Sigrid Carle Professor of Biology (1994) Ph.D., Florida State B.S., William Smith E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3589 Office: 205 Rosenberg Science Building
Lisa B. Cleckner Director of Finger Lakes Institute (2011) MBA, Simon School, University of Rochester PhD, University of Michigan MPH, University of Michigan BA, Colgate University E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 4381 Office: Finger Lakes Institute
Tara Curtin Associate Professor of Geoscience (2001) Ph.D., Arizona at Tucson M.S., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.A., Colgate E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3928 Office: 110 Lansing Hall
Susan Cushman Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories (2007) E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3599 Office: 226 Eaton Hall
Christine de Denus Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty (1999) Postdoctoral, Pennsylvania State University Ph.D., University of Manitoba B.S., University of Winnipeg E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3612 Office: 205 Lansing Hall
Mark Deutschlander Associate Professor of Biology (2002) Ph.D., Indiana B.S., SUNY Geneseo E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3921 Office: 213 Eaton Hall
Thomas Drennen Professor of Economics/Senior Economist, Sandia National Labs (1995) Ph.D., Cornell M.A., Minnesota B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3419 Office: 314 Stern Hall
Christopher E. Gunn Professor of Economics (1978) Ph.D., Cornell M.B.A., Cornell Lic., Louvain B.S., Cornell E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3416 Office: 319 Stern Hall
John Halfman Chair Professor of Geoscience (1994) Ph.D., Duke University M.S., University of Minnesota B.S., University of Miami E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3918 Office: 112 Lansing Hall
Joel Helfrich Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2011) Ph.D., University of Minnesota M.Phil., University of Glasgow B.A., University of Rochester Personal Bio
Clifton Hood Professor of History (1992) Ph.D., Columbia M.A., Columbia B.A., Washington summa cum laude E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3576 Office: 100 Henry House
Mark Jones Associate Professor of Art (1985) M.F.A., Brooklyn College B.A., Hobart College E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3490 Office: 105 Carriage House
Paul E. Kehle Associate Professor of Education/Associate Dean of Faculty (2005) Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Indiana University, 1999 B.S., Philosophy, Beloit College, 1983 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3037 Office: Coxe Hall
Kristy Kenyon Associate Professor of Biology (2003) Ph.D., The George Washington University B.A., Colgate University E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3598 Office: 207 Rosenberg Science Building
Rodmon King Instructor of Philosophy (2005) A.B.D., University of Rochester M.A. University of Rochester (2003) B.A. Roberts Wesleyan College (1999) E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3169 Office: 307 Demarest
Beth Kinne Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2008) B.A., Biology, University of Virginia M.S., Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of British Columbia J.D. and LL.M (Asian and Comparative Law), University of Washington E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3913
Steven Lee Professor of Philosophy (1981) Ph.D., York, Toronto M.A., Delaware B.A., Delaware E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3379 Office: 305 Demarest
Robin Lewis Luce Environmental Studies Postdoctoral Fellow (2011) PhD, University of Arizona MA, Miami University BS, Miami University BA, Miami University E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 4624 Office: Stern 319
Darrin Magee Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2007) Ph.D. University of Washington, 2006 M.A., University of Washington, 1998 B.S., Louisiana State University, 1994 B.A., Louisiana State University, 1994 E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3364 Office: 307 Stern Hall
Brenda Maiale Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2006) Ph.D., Cornell University, 2008 M.A., Cornell University, 2002 A.B., Vassar College, 1998 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3443 Office: 218 Stern Hall
James MaKinster Associate Professor of Education (2002) Ph.D. Indiana University (IN) M.S., Louisiana B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3141 Office: 100A Merritt
Kirin Makker Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies (2008) B.A., English Language and Literature, minor in history, University of Texas Austin, 1994 M.A., English Language and Literature, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997 M.Arch., University of Maryland College Park, 2002 PhD, Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3474 Office: 302 Houghton House
Richard Mason Associate Professor of Sociology (1980) Ph.D., Toronto M.A., SUNY Buffalo B.A., Missouri at Kansas City E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3440 Office: 219 Stern Hall
Stanley Mathews Associate Professor of Art (2000) Ph.D., Columbia University M.Arch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A., Beloit College E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3476 Office: 201 Houghton House
D. Brooks McKinney Professor of Geoscience (1984) Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University B.Sc. Beloit College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3819 Office: 108 Lansing Hall
Susanne E. McNally Dean of William Smith (1972) Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton M.A., Claremont B.A., Douglass E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3585 Office: 201 Henry House
Kevin Mitchell Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1980) Ph.D., Brown A.B., Bowdoin E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3619 Office: 305 Lansing Hall
Elizabeth Newell Professor of Biology (1988) Ph.D., Stanford B.S., Bates E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3590 Office: 107 Rosenberg Science Building
Ilene M. Nicholas Associate Professor of Anthropology (1982) Ph.D., Pennsylvania B.A., Arizona E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3442 Office: 210 Stern Hall
Eric Patterson Associate Professor of English and American Studies (1976) Ph.D. Yale M.Phil. Yale M.A. Yale A.B. Amherst summa cum laude E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3356 Office: 104 Demarest
Erin Pelkey Associate Professor of Chemistry (2001) Postdoctoral, Stanford University Ph.D., Dartmouth College B.A., Carleton College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3708 Office: 109 Rosenberg Science Building
Craig Rimmerman Professor of Public Policy and Political Science (1986) Ph.D., Ohio State M.A., Ohio State B.A., Miami E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3435 Office: 206C Gulick
James Ryan Professor of Biology (1987) Ph.D., Massachusetts at Amherst M.S., Michigan B.A., SUNY, Oswego E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3601 Office: 210 Eaton Hall
JoAnn Sullivan Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2011) E-mail link \| Personal Bio
Donald Woodrow Professor of Geology Emeritus (1965) B.S., Pennsylvania State M.S., University of Rochester Ph.D., University of Rochester E-mail link \| Personal Bio

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM FACULTY

Christopher Annear

Nan Arens

Jeffrey Blankenship

Walter Bowyer

Scott Brophy

Meghan Brown

Judith-Maria Buechler

Larry Campbell

Sigrid Carle

Lisa B. Cleckner

Tara Curtin

Susan Cushman

Christine de Denus

Mark Deutschlander

Thomas Drennen

Christopher E. Gunn

John Halfman

Joel Helfrich

Clifton Hood

Mark Jones

Paul E. Kehle

Kristy Kenyon

Rodmon King

Beth Kinne

Steven Lee

Robin Lewis

Darrin Magee

Brenda Maiale

James MaKinster

Kirin Makker

Richard Mason

Stanley Mathews

D. Brooks McKinney

Susanne E. McNally

Kevin Mitchell

Elizabeth Newell

Ilene M. Nicholas

Eric Patterson

Erin Pelkey

Craig Rimmerman

James Ryan

JoAnn Sullivan

Donald Woodrow