Faculty and Staff – Environmental Studies

Department Contacts

Director: Aaron Swoboda, (507) 222-5784
Administrative Assistant: Lisa Falconer, (507) 222-5248
2022-23 Student Departmental Advisors: Avi Bailon and Simran Kadam

Program Faculty | Other Faculty Involved in Environmental Studies | Emeriti Faculty | Staff |

Program Faculty

Colleen Carpenter Bio

Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies

Office: Willis Hall 414

Phone: 507 222 4578

Email: ccarpenter2@carleton.edu

Michael Kowalewski Bio

Game Worker
Lloyd McBride Professor of English and Environmental Studies

Off Campus: Spring 2023

Office: Laird Hall 204

Phone: 507 222 4323

Email: mkowalew@carleton.edu

Tsegaye Nega Bio

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Office: Olin Hall 301E

Phone: 507 222 5713

Email: tnega@carleton.edu

Kimberly Smith Bio

Professor of Environmental Studies, Emerita

Phone: 507 222 5248

Email: ksmith@carleton.edu

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

George Vrtis Bio

Professor of Environmental Studies and History

Off Campus: Spring 2023, Fall 2023

Office: Leighton Hall 208

Phone: 507 222 5410

Email: gvrtis@carleton.edu

Other Faculty Involved in Environmental Studies

John Berini Bio

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: Goodsell Observatory 105

Phone: 507 222 4361

Email: jberini@carleton.edu

Nancy Braker ’81 Bio

Puzak Family Director of the Cowling Arboretum
Senior Lecturer in Biology

Office: Arb 122

Phone: 507 222 4543

Email: nbraker@carleton.edu

Cameron Davidson Bio

Charles L. Denison Professor of Geology

Off Campus: Winter 2024, Spring 2024

Office: Anderson Hall 337

Phone: 507 222 4880

Email: cdavidso@carleton.edu

Melissa Eblen-Zayas Bio

Professor of Physics

Office: Olin Hall 229

Phone: 507 222 5367

Email: meblenza@carleton.edu

Anna Estes Bio

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

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

Off Campus: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024

Office: Anderson Hall 240

Phone: 507 222 5629

Email: dgross@carleton.edu

Read an interview with Deborah.

Bereket Haileab Bio

Chair of Geology
Professor of Geology

Office: Anderson Hall 335

Phone: 507 222 5746

Email: bhaileab@carleton.edu

Daniel Hernández Bio

Chair of Biology
Professor of Biology

Office: Olin Hall 201B

Phone: 507 222 5643

Email: hernandez@carleton.edu

Will Hollingsworth Bio

Professor of Chemistry

Office: Anderson Hall 235

Phone: 507 222 4412

Email: wholling@carleton.edu

David Hougen-Eitzman Bio

Senior Lecturer in Biology

Off Campus: Fall 2023

Office: Olin Hall 201C

Phone: 507 222 4378

Email: deitzman@carleton.edu

Mark Kanazawa Bio

Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics

Off Campus: Fall 2023

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

Michael McNally ’85 Bio

John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies

Office: Leighton Hall 312

Phone: 507 222 5953

Email: mmcnally@carleton.edu

Tun Myint Bio

Chair of Political Science
Professor of Political Science

Office: Hasenstab Hall 309

Phone: 507 222 4887

Email: tmyint@carleton.edu

Beverly Nagel ’75 Bio

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

Office: Laird Hall 143

Phone: 507 222 4303

Email: bnagel@carleton.edu

Constanza Ocampo-Raeder Bio

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Off Campus: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

Office: Leighton Hall 234

Phone: 507 222 4115

Email: constanza@carleton.edu

Read an interview with Constanza.

Arjendu Pattanayak Bio

Professor of Physics

Office: Olin Hall 237

Phone: 507 222 4886

Email: arjendu@carleton.edu

Read an interview with Arjendu.

Linda Rossi Bio

Professor of Art, Emerita

Phone: 507 222 4341

Email: lrossi@carleton.edu

Emeriti Faculty

Daniel Bruggeman

Dayton Hudson Distinguished Visiting Teacher/Artist
Senior Lecturer in Art, Emeritus

Office: Weitz Center for Creativity 244A

Phone: 507 222 4572

Email: dbruggem@carleton.edu

Jerome Levi Bio

Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus

Phone: 507 222 4110

Email: jlevi@carleton.edu

Mary Savina ’72 Bio

Charles L. Denison Professor of Geology, Emerita

Office: Goodsell Observatory 02

Phone: 507 222 4404

Email: msavina@carleton.edu

Norman Vig ’61

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

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

Email: jweisber@carleton.edu

Staff

Lisa Falconer Bio

Administrative Assistant in American Studies & Administrative Assistant in Environmental Studies & Administrative Assistant in Linguistics
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

Wei-Hsin Fu Bio

GIS Specialist, Environmental Studies

Office: Olin Hall 204

Phone: 507 222 5733

Email: wfu@carleton.edu

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