Faculty and Staff – Environmental Studies

Department Contacts

Director: Aaron Swoboda, (507) 222-5784
Administrative Assistant: Lisa Falconer, (507) 222-5248
2024-25 Student Departmental Advisors: Julianna Baldo, Mitch Porter, Grace Rogers

Director

Aaron Swoboda ’01 Bio

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Economics
Director of Environmental Studies

Office: Willis Hall 314

Phone: 507 222 5784

Email: aswoboda@carleton.edu

Program Faculty

Roger Faust ’19 Bio

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Studies

Office: Goodsell Observatory 101A

Phone: 507 222 4219

Email: faust@carleton.edu

Michael Kowalewski Bio

Lloyd McBride Professor of English and Environmental Studies

Office: Laird Hall 204

Phone: 507 222 4323

Email: mkowalew@carleton.edu

George Vrtis Bio

Professor of Environmental Studies and History

Office: Leighton Hall 208

Phone: 507 222 5410

Email: gvrtis@carleton.edu

Other Faculty Involved in Environmental Studies

John Berini Bio

Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology and Evolution

Office: Goodsell Observatory 204

Phone: 507 222 4361

Email: jberini@carleton.edu

Nancy Braker ’81 Bio

Instructor in Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
Puzak Family Director of the Cowling Arboretum
Senior Lecturer in Biology

Office: Arb Office 120

Phone: 507 222 4543

Email: nbraker@carleton.edu

Anna Estes Bio

Director of the Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania Program and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

Phone: 507 222 5248

Email: aestes@carleton.edu

Trish Ferrett Bio

Professor of Chemistry

Office: Anderson Hall 342

Phone: 507 222 4408

Email: tferrett@carleton.edu

Deborah Gross Bio

Charles “Jim” and Marjorie Kade Professor of the Sciences

Office: Anderson Hall 240

Phone: 507 222 5629

Email: dgross@carleton.edu

Read an interview with Deborah.

Daniel Hernández Bio

Professor of Biology

Office: Olin Hall 201B

Phone: 507 222 5643

Email: hernandez@carleton.edu

David Hougen-Eitzman Bio

Senior Lecturer in Biology

Off Campus: Fall 2024

Office: Olin Hall 201C

Phone: 507 222 4378

Email: deitzman@carleton.edu

Mark Kanazawa Bio

Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics

Office: Willis Hall 308

Phone: 507 222 4106

Email: mkanazaw@carleton.edu

Director of the Environmental Studies Program from 2008-2011.

David Lefkowitz ’85 Bio

Professor of Art

Office: 605 Three Oaks Drive Paint / Boliou Hall 153

Phone: 507 222 4343

Email: dlefkowi@carleton.edu

Dan Maxbauer Bio

Assistant Professor of Geology

Office: Anderson Hall 333

Phone: 507 222 5787

Email: dmaxbauer@carleton.edu

Tun Myint Bio

Professor of Political Science

Office: Hasenstab Hall 309

Phone: 507 222 4887

Email: tmyint@carleton.edu

Arjendu Pattanayak Bio

Professor of Physics

Off Campus: Spring 2025, Winter 2025

Office: Olin Hall 237

Phone: 507 222 4886

Email: arjendu@carleton.edu

Read an interview with Arjendu.

Emeriti Faculty

Daniel Bruggeman Bio

Senior Lecturer in Art, Emeritus
Senior Lecturer in Studio Art, Emeritus

Phone: 507 222 4572

Email: dbruggem@carleton.edu

Jerome Levi Bio

Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus

Phone: 507 222 4110

Email: jlevi@carleton.edu

Beverly Nagel ’75 Bio

Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Sociology, Science, Technology, and Society, Emerita

Phone: 507 222 4303

Email: bnagel@carleton.edu

Tsegaye Nega Bio

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Emeritus

Office: Olin Hall 301E

Phone: 507 222 5713

Email: tnega@carleton.edu

Linda Rossi Bio

Professor of Art, Emerita

Phone: 507 222 4341

Email: lrossi@carleton.edu

Mary Savina ’72 Bio

Charles L. Denison Professor of Geology, Emerita

Phone: 507 222 4404

Email: msavina@carleton.edu

Kimberly Smith Bio

Professor of Environmental Studies, Emerita

Phone: 507 222 5248

Email: ksmith@carleton.edu

Norman Vig ’61

Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Emeritus

Phone: 507 222 4117

Email: nvig@carleton.edu

Previous director of Environmental Studies.

Gary Wagenbach Bio

Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Biology, Science, Technology, and Society, Emeritus

Phone: 507 222 4884

Email: gwagenba@carleton.edu

Dr. Wagenbach is trained as an invertebrate zoologist and parasitologist, is examining the population biology of freshwater mussels in regional rivers. The general goal of his research is to better understand the conservation of rare and endangered species. He taught Biology of the Invertebrate Animals, Marine Biology, Aquatic Biology, environmental studies courses, and a seminar on parasitism. He served as Director of Environmental and Technology Studies.

Joel Weisberg Bio

Herman and Gertrude Mosier Stark Professor of Physics and Astronomy and the Natural Sciences, Emeritus

Phone: 507 222 4252

Email: jweisber@carleton.edu

Staff

Lisa Falconer Bio

Administrative Assistant in American Studies
Administrative Assistant in Environmental Studies
Administrative Assistant in Linguistics
Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Cowling Arboretum

Office: Willis Hall 402

Phone: 507 222 5248

Email: lfalconer@carleton.edu

Sarah Fortner Bio

Director of Sustainability

Office: Goodsell Observatory 106A

Phone: 507 222 4451

Email: sfortner@carleton.edu

Wei-Hsin Fu Bio

GIS Specialist, Environmental Studies

Office: Olin Hall 204

Phone: 507 222 5733

Email: wfu@carleton.edu

Rob Hanson

Manager of Campus Energy

Office: Facilities Building 311

Phone: 507 222 5298

Email: rhanson@carleton.edu

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