Santa Clara University

Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Faculty and Staff

 
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Christopher Bacon

Assistant Professor
Chris is both a political ecologist and an agroecologist. His research focuses on agriculture, food systems change, and ecology. How does agri-environmental governance link to sustainable livelihoods, seasonal hunger, diversified farming, environmental and food justice in the Americas?
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John S. Farnsworth

Lecturer
John specializes in environmental writing and literature. His current research focuses on literary natural histories of Baja California. He is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, and a Project Scholar with the California Legacy Project.
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Leslie Gray

Associate Professor
Leslie is a geographer whose work is focused on agriculture and environment in western Africa. She is also the Executive Director of the Environmental Studies Institute.
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Stephanie Hughes

Adjunct Lecturer
Stephanie is an engineering consultant, and specializes in fate and transport of air and water pollutants, particularly as they relate to water supply, industrial processes, and energy sources.

Joanna Johnson

Joanna Ahlum

Adjunct Lecturer
Joanna has a background in conservation-based agriculture and has worked in environmental education in the United States and abroad. She directs the Bronco Urban Gardens outreach program and the Forge Garden at Santa Clara University.

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Peter Kareiva

Dean's Executive Professor
Peter is the Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, the world's largest non-governmental organization devoted to conservation. His research is focused on ecosystem services, setting conservation priorities, and other big questions in conservation.
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Lisa Kealhofer

Professor
Lisa's research in environmental anthropology regularly takes her to Thailand and Turkey. Lisa holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology where she is currently Department Chair.

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Michelle Marvier

Professor, Department Chair
Michelle is a conservation scientist. Her research examines ecosystem recovery following major perturbation and the environmental pros and cons of genetically modified crops.

Virginia Matzek

Virginia Matzek

Assistant Professor
Virginia is an ecologist whose research concerns invasive species and the benefits to humans of restoring natural ecosystems.
Iris Stewart-Frey

Iris Stewart-Frey

Assistant Professor
Iris is a hydrogeologist with expertise in hydroclimatology and GIS. Her research explores how climate change will affect the water supply in California, the West, and beyond.