Profiles in "Environmental Social Science" Expertise Area

  • Morehart is an environmental anthropologist, an ethnobotanist/paleoethnobotanist, an archaeologist, and a Latin Americanist.
  • BurnSilver is interested in how economic and climatic changes are affecting resource-based livelihoods of hunters and pastoralists, their social relationships and their well-being.
  • Senko's work links science with innovation and governance to address dynamic coastal conservation challenges of the 21st century. He leads field and lab-based research projects in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
  • Dutta studies creative ways to address development, health and social disparity issues.
  • Scott's research interests center on understanding when sustainable outcomes and happiness coincide. We are interested in win-win scenarios along with tradeoffs to support a sustainable and happy future for land, human, and more-than human communities.
  • Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins, studies the human dimensions of marine technologies to create sustainable ocean uses and the role of science dance in science communication. She has won numerous awards for her work.
  • Shea serves as the Director of Staff Operations for the Downtown community in Barrett, The Honors College. He has dedicated his career to motivating students through sustainability education, holistic wellness exploration, and social justice initiatives.
  • Tyler's research focuses on sustainability and human well-being, environmental philosophy, environmental decision-making, the nature of interdisciplinary science, and climate change.