Profiles in "Environmental Humanities" Expertise Area

  • Gillian Osborne is an assistant teaching professor and director of curriculum for the Educational Media Innovation Studio.
  • Melissa Nelson, professor of Indigenous sustainability, researches biocultural heritage and environmental justice, intercultural solidarity, and the renewal and celebration of community health and cultural arts.
  • Paris Masek holds a PhD in Indigenous American Literatures and Cultures from Arizona State University where he is also an Associate Faculty member in the English Department.
  • Theisen's research focus is the intersection of religions, environment, and nonprofit organizations. She received a $25,000 research award as the 2024-2025 P.E.O. Scholar and Jane B. Smith Endowed Scholar.
  • PhD, Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (ASU School for the Future of Innovation in Society; Indigenous Education Specialist, Labriola, National American Indian Data Center