The central mission of Carleton’s Environmental Studies Program is to educate the next generation of environmental scholars and professionals in the core scientific, humanistic, and social science perspectives that inform environmental issues around the world.

Program Faculty & Staff

Director

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Aaron Swoboda ’01 Bio
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Economics

Program Faculty

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Roger Faust ’19 Bio
Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Studies
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Michael Kowalewski Bio
Lloyd McBride Professor of English and Environmental Studies
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George Vrtis Bio
Professor of Environmental Studies and History

Other Faculty Involved in Environmental Studies

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John Berini Bio
Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology and Evolution
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Nancy Braker ’81 Bio
Instructor in Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
Puzak Family Director of the Cowling Arboretum
Senior Lecturer in Biology
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Anna Estes Bio
Director of the Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania Program and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
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Trish Ferrett Bio
Professor of Chemistry
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Deborah Gross Bio
Charles “Jim” and Marjorie Kade Professor of the Sciences
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Daniel Hernández Bio
Professor of Biology
Off Campus: Winter 2025, Spring 2025
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David Hougen-Eitzman Bio
Senior Lecturer of Biology, Emeritus
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Mark Kanazawa Bio
Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics
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David Lefkowitz ’85 Bio
Professor of Art
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Dan Maxbauer Bio
Assistant Professor of Geology
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Tun Myint Bio
Professor of Political Science
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Constanza Ocampo-Raeder Bio
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Director of Latin American Studies
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Arjendu Pattanayak Bio
Professor of Physics
Off Campus: Winter 2025, Spring 2025

Emeriti Faculty

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Tsegaye Nega Bio
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Emeritus
Off Campus: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
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Kimberly Smith Bio
Professor of Environmental Studies, Emerita

Staff

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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
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Sarah Fortner Bio
Director of Sustainability
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Wei-Hsin Fu Bio
GIS Specialist, Environmental Studies
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Rob Hanson
Manager of Campus Energy