Faculty in Society and Environment

The Division of Society & Environment brings perspectives from the social sciences, humanities, and environmental sciences to our teaching, research, and extension in the field of natural resources and the environment. Faculty and students explore how natural resources and the environment influence and are influenced by social, cultural, and politico-economic institutions and processes.

Youjin Chung

Assistant Professor
political economy of development, historical and feminist political ecology, critical food and agrarian studies, African studies, Tanzania, feminist theory, science technology studies, critical ethnography, visual methodsRead more about Youjin Chung

Kathryn Teigen De Master

Associate Professor of Agriculture, Society, and Environment
Sociology of agriculture, rural livelihoods, farmland access and financialization, the agri-food tech sector, agroecological/diversified farming systems, terroirRead more about Kathryn Teigen De Master

Kristin Dobbin

Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension
Environmental justice, drinking water, public policy, natural resource managementRead more about Kristin Dobbin

Rachel Morello-Frosch

Professor
Race and class determinants of the distribution of health risks associated with air pollution among diverse communities in the United States.Read more about Rachel Morello-Frosch

Christy Getz

Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
Ethics, history, politics, rural developmentRead more about Christy Getz

Seth Holmes

Chancellor's Professor
Medical anthropology, transnational im/migration and refugeeism, critical food studies, racialization and racism, gender and queer theory, naturalization and normalization of social and health inequalities, Latin America, the United States, and Europe.Read more about Seth Holmes

Elizabeth Hoover

Associate Professor
prescribed fire, women leaders in wildfire, fire humanities, food sovereignty, environmental justice, food justice, heirloom seedsRead more about Elizabeth Hoover

Alastair Iles

Professor of Sustainability Transitions
About

I am originally from Melbourne, Australia. I began my career as an environmental lawyer in a large corporate law firm before I switched to the environmental policy and social science fields during graduate studies at Harvard University. After working with Sheila Jasanoff at Harvard, I...Read more about Alastair Iles

Michael Mascarenhas

Professor
Postcolonial theory and development studies, environmental justice and critical race theory, and science and technology studiesRead more about Michael Mascarenhas

Jonas Meckling

Professor
Climate policy, energy policy, political economyRead more about Jonas Meckling

Meg Mills-Novoa

Assistant Professor
climate change adaptation, energy transitions, political ecology of global change, water justice, participatory mixed methods, Latin America, American WestRead more about Meg Mills-Novoa

Peter Nelson

Assistant Professor
Indigenous archaeology, Indigenous environmental studies, settler colonialism, Community-Based Participatory Research, CaliforniaRead more about Peter Nelson

Kate O'Neill

Professor of Global Environmental Governance and the Global/Local Politics of Wastes and Recycling; Associate Dean for Instruction and Student Affairs for the Rausser College of Natural Resources
Global environmental politics and governance, global political economy, wastes, local politics of waste and recycling and waste management, waste trade and the circular economy, climate change politics, activism and social movementsRead more about Kate O'Neill

Dara O'Rourke

Associate Professor
Sustainability transitions, industrial decarbonization, environmental justice, industrial ecology, laborRead more about Dara O'Rourke

Jennifer Sowerwine

Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
Ecological diversity and sustainable livelihoods, Building equitable, economically viable and culturally relevant food systems in metropolitan areas that contribute to healthy communitiesRead more about Jennifer Sowerwine

Sunaura Taylor

Assistant Professor
Disability studies/crip theory; ableism; animal studies/ethics; multispecies justice; environmental humanities; ecofeminism; environmental justiceRead more about Sunaura Taylor