Environmental Studies Department
Chair
Development Studies | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | American Studies | Sustainable Community Development | First-Year AdvisorWhitney MauerAssociate Professor of Environmental StudiesChair, Environmental Studies
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University, Development Sociology
M.S., Cornell University, Development Sociology
M.En.S., Miami University, Environmental Science
B.S., University of Puget Sound, Natural Sciences: Geology
Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-4662
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Office: 451 Pulteney Street
Core Faculty
Environmental Studies | Environmental Science | Aquatic Science | Data Analytics | Business Management and EntrepreneurshipKristen BrubakerProfessor of Environmental Studies
Education
PhD, Forest Resources, Penn State University, 2011
MS, Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 2006
BS, Secondary Education, Penn State University, 2003Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3445
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Office: 451 Pulteney Street
Biology | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Environmental Studies | BiochemistrySigrid CarleProfessor of Biology
Education
Ph.D., Florida State
B.S., William SmithContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3589
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Office: Rosenberg
Environmental Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Public Policy Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Sustainable Community DevelopmentBeth KinneAssociate Professor of Environmental Studies
Education
- 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 WashingtonContact
Telephone: 3913
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Office: 451 Pulteney St.
Asian Studies | Environmental Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Sustainable Community DevelopmentDarrin MageeProfessor of Environmental Studies
Education
Ph.D., Geography, University of Washington, 2006
M.A., China Studies, University of Washington, 1998
B.S., Mathematics, Louisiana State University, 1994
B.A., French (minor Italian), Louisiana State University, 1994Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3364
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Office: 451 Pulteney Street
Environmental Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Media and SocietyRobinson MurphyAssistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Education
PhD, English, University of Notre Dame
MA, English, Boston College
BA, English and Philosophy, Boston CollegeContact
Office: 451 Pulteney
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Professor of Practice
Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | Finger Lakes Institute | Sustainable Community Development | Aquatic ScienceLisa ClecknerDirector of Finger Lakes Institute
Education
MBA, Simon School, University of Rochester
PhD, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
MPH, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
BA, Biology, Colgate UniversityContact
Telephone: (315) 781-4381
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Office: Finger Lakes Institute
Affiliated Faculty
Africana Studies | Anthropology and Sociology | Asian Studies | Critical Museum Studies | Environmental Studies | International Relations | Anthropology | First-Year AdvisorChristopher AnnearAssociate Professor of AnthropologyChair, Anthropology
Education
Ph.D., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University
M.A., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University
B.A., Cultural Anthropology, Hampshire CollegeContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3447
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Office: Stern Hall
Biology | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | Aquatic ScienceMeghan E BrownProfessor of BiologyChair, Aquatic Science
Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
M.S., University of Minnesota
B.S., University of MichiganContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3464
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Office: Eaton Hall
Biology | Environmental Science | Environmental StudiesBradley CosentinoProfessor of BiologyChair, Environmental Science
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois
B.A., Augustana College (IL)Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-4602
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Office: Eaton Hall
Chemistry | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Environmental Studies | BiochemistryChristine M de DenusAssociate Professor of ChemistryChair, ChemistryCo-Chair, Biochemistry
Education
Postdoctoral, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Manitoba
B.S., University of WinnipegContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3612
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Office: Lansing Hall
Economics | Environmental Studies | Sustainable Community Development | Entrepreneurial Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Music Administration and EntrepreneurshipThomas DrennenThe Stine Family Endowed Chair in Management and EntrepreneurshipProfessor of Management and EntrepreneurshipCo-Chair, Management and EntrepreneurshipChair, Music Administration and Entrepreneurship
Education
Ph.D. in Resource Economics, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University, 1993
M.A. in Public Policy, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1988
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984
Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3419
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Office: Stern Hall
Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Public Health | Environmental StudiesJessica Hayes-ConroyAssociate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeChair, Public Health
Education
Ph.D. Penn State University, 2009 (Geography and Women's Studies)
M.A. University of Vermont, 2005 (Geography)
B.A. Bryn Mawr College, 2003 (The Growth and Structure of Cities)Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3373
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Office: Demarest
Geoscience | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | Data AnalyticsNan Crystal ArensProfessor of Geoscience
Education
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1987
M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1988
M.A., Harvard University, 1991
Ph.D., Harvard University 1993Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3930
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Office: Lansing Hall
Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Comparative Literature | Environmental Studies | First-Year AdvisorBetty M BayerWilliam R. Kenan Jr. Chair Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice
Education
- Ph.D., Carleton University
M.A., Carleton University
B.A., Carleton UniversityContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3460
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Office: Demarest
Art and Architecture | Environmental Studies | Sustainable Community DevelopmentJeffrey BlankenshipAssociate Professor of Art and Architecture
Education
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, 1994Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-4573
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Office: Houghton House
Chemistry | Environmental Studies | Aquatic Science | First-Year AdvisorWalter J BowyerProfessor of Chemistry
Education
Postdoctoral, University of Delaware; University of Bordeaux
Ph.D, Vermont
M.S., Virginia
B.A., Johnson StateContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3608
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Office: Rosenberg
Cognition, Logic, and Language | European Studies | Philosophy | Holocaust Studies | Environmental Studies | Law and SocietyScott BrophyProfessor of PhilosophyDean of Hobart College
Education
- Ph.D., University of Rochester
M.A., University of Rochester
B.A., Hobart CollegeContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3377
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Office: Delancey House
Geoscience | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | Aquatic ScienceTara M CurtinAssociate Professor of Geoscience
Education
Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A.B., Colgate University, Honors in Geology, cum laudeContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3928
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Office: Lansing Hall
Biology | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | Aquatic ScienceSusan F CushmanAssociate Professor of Practice
Education
B.S., William Smith College, 1998
M.S., The Johns Hopkins University, 2001
Ph.D, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, 2006Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3599
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Office: Eaton Hall
Biology | Critical Museum Studies | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | First-Year AdvisorMark E DeutschlanderProfessor of Biology
Education
1998 Ph.D., Indiana University
1992 B.S. summa cum laude, SUNY Geneseo
Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3921
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Office: Rosenberg
Cognition, Logic, and Language | Educational Studies | Environmental StudiesPaul E KehleProfessor of Educational Studies
Education
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Indiana University, 1999
B.S., Philosophy, Beloit College, 1983Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3037
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Office: Merritt Hall 204
Geoscience | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | First-Year AdvisorDavid C KendrickAssociate Professor of Geoscience
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University
B.S., Yale UniversityContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3929
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Office: Lansing Hall
Biology | Public Policy Studies | Environmental Studies | BiochemistryKristy L KenyonProfessor of Biology
Education
Ph.D., The George Washington University
B.A., Colgate UniversityContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3598
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Office: Rosenberg
Anthropology and Sociology | Latin American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Environmental Studies | AnthropologyBrenda MaialeAssociate Professor of Anthropology
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2008
M.A., Cornell University, 2002
A.B., Vassar College, 1998Contact
Telephone: (315) 781-3443
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Office: Stern Hall
Educational Studies | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Bidisciplinary Courses | Master of Arts in Higher Education LeadershipJamie G MaKinsterProfessor of Educational Studies, Senior Associate Provost
Education
Ph.D. Indiana University (IN)
M.S., Louisiana
B.S., Indiana University of PennsylvaniaContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3304
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Office: Coxe Hall
American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Media and Society | Environmental Studies | Urban StudiesKirin J MakkerProfessor of American Studies
Education
Ph.D., Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.Arch., University of Maryland College Park
M.A., English Language and Literature, University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.A., English Language and Literature, minor in history, University of Texas AustinContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3474
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Office: STERN 114
Chemistry | Environmental Studies | BiochemistryErin T PelkeyProfessor of Chemistry
Education
Postdoctoral, Stanford University
Ph.D., Dartmouth College
B.A., Carleton CollegeContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3708
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Office: Rosenberg
Physics | Environmental StudiesSteve D PennAssociate Professor of Physics
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3759
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Office: Eaton Hall
Biology | Environmental StudiesJames M RyanProfessor of Biology
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts at Amherst
M.S., Michigan
B.A., SUNY, OswegoContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3601
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Office: Eaton Hall
Asian Studies | History | Environmental Studies | International RelationsLisa YoshikawaProfessor of History
Education
- Ph.D., Yale
M.Phil., Yale
M.A., Yale
B.A., WellesleyContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3578
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Office: Henry House
Emeriti Faculty
Environmental StudiesJohn HalfmanProfessor Emeritus of Environmental Studies
Education
Ph.D., Duke University
M.S., University of Minnesota
B.S., University of MiamiContact
Telephone: (315) 781-3918
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Office: Lansing Hall