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Faculty 

Brian F. Codding, Ph.D.
Director, ENVST
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Research interests: Behavioral ecology, human ecology, human-environment interactions, land use practices, ethnoecology, anthropogenic disturbance, hunter-gatherers 
brian.codding@anthro.utah.edu

Jennifer Watt, Ph.D.
Associate Director, ENVST
Associate Professor Lecturer, ENVST
Director of Sustainability Education, Sustainability Office
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geopgraphy


Research interests: Environmental Science and Paleoecology
jennifer.watt@envst.utah.edu

Brett Clark, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology
Professor Lecturer, ENVST
Research interests: The political economy of global environmental change and the philosophy, history, and sociology of science
brett.clark@soc.utah.edu

Adrienne Cachelin, Ph.D.
Professor Lecturer, ENVST
Director, SPARC Environmental Justice Lab

Research interests: Ecological Literacy and Eco-Justice Education
adrienne.cachelin@health.utah.edu

Jennifer Follstad Shah, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Lecturer, ENVST
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geopgraphy

Research Interests: Global Change on Ecosystems, River, and Riparian Restoration
jennifer.shah@envst.utah.edu

Tim Collins, Ph.D.
Professor, ENVST
Professor, Geography
Research Interests: Environmental justice and social vulnerability to hazards, risks, and disasters
tim.collins@geog.utah.edu
Sara Grineski, Ph.D.
Professor, ENVST
Professor, Sociology
Research Interests: Environmental justice, health, and air pollution
sara.grineski@soc.utah.edu

 Juliet Carlisle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, ENVST
Associate Professor, Political Science
Research Interests:  American Politics, energy &
environmental politics, public opinion, political socialization
juliet.carlisle@utah.edu 

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Matt Fry 

m.fry@geog.utah.edu

 

 

Jessica DiCarlo

Associate Instructors

 

Zach Lundeen

Zachary Lundeen, Ph.D.
Research Asst. Professor & Dir. of Rio Mesa Center
Associate Instructor, ENVST - Intro to Environment & Sustainability Science
Research Interests: Paleoclimatology, paleoecology, water resrouces, stable isotopes
z.lundeen@utah.edu

Amanda Headshot Amanda Theobald, MS
Associate Instructor, ENVST - Organic Gardening
slctopcrops@gmail.com

Staff

 

Kim Peterson
Administrative Assistant
kim.peterson@envst.utah.edu 

801-585-5403

 

Marisa Brunsvik
Administrative Program Coordinator
u0955761@umail.utah.edu

801-646-5989

Advisors

 

Ally Marringa, MA
Associate Director, Student Services
ally.marringa@csbs.utah.edu 
Amanda Rives Amanda Rives, MA
ENVST Lead Advisor
amanda.rives@csbs.utah.edu 

Affiliate Faculty

Affiliate faculty meet one of the following requirements:

- teach a core ENVST course

- teach an elective course in one of the ENVST emphases that has the SUS attribute 

- willingness to advise ENVST students in research, community engaged learning, and/or honors thesis.

- involvement in the SPARC EJ Lab 

 

Click Here to apply to be an ENVST Affiliate Faculty member. 

Andrea Brunelle, Ph.D
Professor, Geography
RED Lab Director
Interests: Paleoecology, Fire history, Climate Change

Tabitha Benney
Associate Professor, Political Science
tabitha.benney@poli-sci.utah.edu
Jeff Rose Jeff Rose
Assistant Professor, Parks, Recreation & Tourism
jeff.rose@utah.edu
Danielle Endres Danielle Endres
Professor, Commmunication
danielle.endres@utah.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: 4/10/23