Faculty Directory
Melissa F. Baird
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Heritage, and Environmental Policy
Research Interests
- Critical heritage studies
- Heritage landscapes
- Indigenous and expert knowledge
- Extractive industries
- Ethnographic methods
- Politics of archaeology
Ryan J. Cook
Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences
Research Associate, Adler Planetarium
Social Science Researcher, Citizen Science Alliance/Zooniverse
Areas of Expertise
- Anthropology of (para)science
- New religious movements
- Environmental disasters
- Knowledge, authority, and expertise
"Good things come in small packages—you can get a GREAT liberal arts education from us. Our graduates get jobs and enroll in fine graduate programs at universities like Yale, Michigan, and Johns Hopkins."
—Mary Durfee
—Mary Durfee
Mary H. Durfee
Associate Professor of Government, Social Sciences
Department Advisor for Majors University Competitive Scholarships Advisor
Visiting Professor, University of Malta
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes of North America
- International Law
- Malta
- Scholarship of Pedagogy
Hugh S. Gorman
Professor of Environmental History and Policy, Social Sciences
Fields
- Environmental History and Policy
- History of Technology
- History of Science
- Economic History
Research Interests
- The historical interaction between technological change, uses of the environment, and systems of governance.
- The political ecology of energy.
Rebecca S. Graff
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Areas of Expertise
- Historical archaeology
- Urban archaeology (19th- and 20th century)
- Archaeology of time and temporality
- Archaeology of tourism
- Modern and contemporary material culture
- World’s Fairs and Expositions
Kathleen E. Halvorsen
Professor of Natural Resource Policy
Joint Appointment in Social Sciences and School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Woody bioenergy
- Climate change
- Natural resource policy
- Water resource policy
- Bioenergy policy
Kari B. Henquinet
Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences
Director, Peace Corps Master's International Programs
Areas of Expertise
- International/transnational development
- Faith-based development
- Gender
- Human rights
- Global service learning
- African studies (Niger)
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
—Rachel Carson
—Rachel Carson
Nancy Langston
Professor of Environmental History, Social Sciences
Member of the Great Lakes Research Center
nelangst@gmail.com
209 Academic Office Bldg, GLRC 220
209 Academic Office Bldg, GLRC 220
Specialties
- Environmental history
- Watershed change
- Ecological history
- Fisheries history
- Mining history
Carol A. MacLennan
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental anthropology
- Anthropology of industry (mining, sugar)
- Hawai`i and the Pacific
- Anthropology of public policy
Areas of Expertise
- Industrial archaeology
- Industrial heritage
- Historical archaeology
"Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life."
—Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder
—Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder
Audrey L. Mayer
Associate Professor of Ecology and Environmental Policy
Coordinator, Peace Corps Masters International Program in Forestry
Areas of Expertise
- Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
- Sustainability science
- Landscape ecology
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- International Trade
- Information Theory
"Be the change that you want to see in the world."
—Mahatma Ghandi
—Mahatma Ghandi
Emma S. Norman
Assistant Professor of Geography, Social Sciences
Environmental and Energy Policy Program
Areas of Expertise
- Transboundary Water Governance
- Water Security
- Political and Cultural Geography
- Environmental Governance
- Nature-Society
Fredric L. Quivik
Associate Professor of History
Editor, IA: Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Areas of Expertise
- History of Technology
- Environmental History
- Architectural History
- Industrial Archeology
Jonathan E. Robins
Assistant Professor of History
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- History of Globalization
- Economic History
- History of Imperialism and Colonialism
- International Business Organization
- Commodity Studies
- History of Food
Mark D. Rouleau
Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
Research Interests
- Social simulation
- Agent-based modeling
- Land-use modeling
- Social science methods
- International relations
- European politics
- International policy development
"Whereas innovation, in the backwards reading of creativity, lies outside of time, improvisation, in a forward reading, is inherently temporal."
—Elizabeth Hallam and Tim Ingold (2007) Creativity and Cultural Improvisation. Berg, New York.
—Elizabeth Hallam and Tim Ingold (2007) Creativity and Cultural Improvisation. Berg, New York.
Research Interests
- Historical and Industrial Archaeologies, History of Technology
- Ecobiography, Religion and Identity
- Archaeological Science and Culture Theory
- Ceramic Petrology, Neutron Activation Analysis
- Electronic and Distance Education and Anthropology
- Archaeology and Cross-Curriculum, Experiential Education
Chelsea Schelly
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Renewable energy technologies
- Alternative technology adoption
- Sustainable communities
- Self-provisioning
- Environmental education
"Economics is too important to leave to economists."
Barry D. Solomon
Professor of Geography and Environmental Policy
Director, Graduate Program in Environmental and Energy Policy
Area of Expertise
- Energy Policy
- Ecological Economics
- Emissions Trading
"All this information, this material, must be taken up and reconsidered in the light of man himself, and one must try if possible, to rediscover, beyond all the details, life itself... Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that...we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life."
—Fernand Braudel, On History, 1980.
—Fernand Braudel, On History, 1980.
Sam R. Sweitz
Associate Professor of Anthropology & Archaeology
Coordinator, Global Issues Steering Committee, General Education Program
Research Interests
- Historical and Industrial Archaeology
- Social, Economic, and Political Dimensions of Haciendas, Plantations, and Industrial Communities in the American West, Latin America, and the Caribbean
- Issues Related to Colonialism, World-Systems Analysis, post-Colonailism, and Globalization
- Relevance of Archaeology and Heritage to Identity Formation and Contemporary Social Systems
"I find it astonishing that any man can regard fine machinery without admiration."
—John William Stone (in Stones Fall, by Iain Pears)
—John William Stone (in Stones Fall, by Iain Pears)
Steven A. Walton
Assistant Professor of History
Areas of Expertise
- history of technology
- history of science
- artillery, fortification, ordnance
- history of engineering
- military history
- Early Modern European history
"...when I have been in Canada, I have never heard a Canadian refer to an American as a "foreigner." He is just an "American." And, in the same way, in the United States, Canadians are not "foreigners," they are "Canadians.""
—Franklin Roosevelt
—Franklin Roosevelt
Adam M. Wellstead
Assistant Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Social Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Policy Capacity
- New Governance Arrangements
- Survey Research
- Policy Process Frameworks
Areas of Interest
- Canadian Energy and Environmental Issues
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Oil Sands Development
- Forest Policy
- Canadian history
Richelle L. Winkler
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography, Social Sciences
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Rural Sociology
- Population and Environment
- Environmental Sociology
- Community Engaged Scholarship
- Internal Migration
- GIS and spatial analysis
