Department Contacts
- Director: Devavani Chatterjea, (507) 222-5593
- Administrative Assistant: Breanna Wheeler
- 2024-25 Student Departmental Advisors: Julianna Baldo, Mitch Porter, Grace Rogers
Director | Program Faculty | Other Faculty Involved in Environmental Studies | Emeriti Faculty | Staff |
Director
Program Faculty
Other Faculty Involved in Environmental Studies
Nancy Braker
’81
Bio
Instructor in Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
Puzak Family Director of the Cowling Arboretum
Senior Lecturer in Biology
Puzak Family Director of the Cowling Arboretum
Senior Lecturer in Biology
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
Deborah Gross
Bio
Charles “Jim” and Marjorie Kade Professor of the Sciences

Mark Kanazawa
Bio
Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics
Off Campus: Spring 2026
Office:
Willis Hall 308
Phone:
507 222 4106
Email:
mkanazaw@carleton.edu
Director of the Environmental Studies Program from 2008-2011.
Constanza Ocampo-Raeder
Bio
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Director of Latin American Studies
Director of Latin American Studies
Arjendu Pattanayak
Bio
Professor of Physics
Off Campus: Spring 2025
Emeriti Faculty

Daniel Bruggeman
Bio
Senior Lecturer in Art, Emeritus
Senior Lecturer in Studio Art, Emeritus
Senior Lecturer in Studio Art, Emeritus
Phone:
507 222 4572
Email:
dbruggem@carleton.edu

David Hougen-Eitzman
Bio
Senior Lecturer of Biology, Emeritus
Phone:
507 222 4378
Email:
deitzman@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, Emeritus
Off Campus: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026

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

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