Department Chair
Research interests
- Humanitarian interventions
- Sustainable development
- Global health
Department Director of Graduate Studies
Judith Shapiro Director - Dual Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development SIS | Instructional Revenue Centers (IRCs)
Research interests
- Political and social dynamics of environmental degradation
- Prospects for sustainable development in China
Core Faculty
Claire Brunel Associate Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Intersection of environmental economics and international trade
- Links between environmental policies and international competitiveness
- Measurement of environmental policies
Ken Conca Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Global environmental governance
- Environmental peacebuilding in war-torn societies
- Environmental politics and policy in the United Nations system
- Water governance
Research interests
- Democracy, civic engagement, & activism
- Environmental stewardship
- Climate politics
Scott Freeman Assistant Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Bureaucracies of international aid projects
- Sustainable fishery programs and the relationship between NGOs and coffee cooperatives in the Dominican Republic
- Vetiver perfume industry and soil conservation/reforestation efforts in Haiti
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace Provost Associate Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Global environmental and agricultural policy and politics
- Community-based participatory action research with grassroots groups on Farm Bill reform
- Cuba-US agricultural relations
Victoria Kiechel Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Sustainable architectural design
- LEED certification
- Workforce training in energy efficiency
Simon Nicholson Associate Dean for Research SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Global environmental governance
- Global food politics
- Politics of emerging technologies, including climate engineering technologies
Malini Ranganathan Associate Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Political economy of development
- Urban inequality and environmental justice
- Water and land governance in Bangalore/Bengaluru in India
Research interests
- Natural Resource Tenure and Access
- Decentralization and Democratic Governments
- Household Vulnerability in the Face of Climate Change
- Distribution along Natural Resource Commodity Chain
David Simpson Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Economics of biodiversity & ecosystem services
- Biodiversity & ecosystem protection
- Environmental regulation
Research interests
- Global environmental politics
- Transnational environmental activism
- Environmental ethics
Affiliated Faculty
Charles Di Leva Distinguished Practitioner In-Residence SIS | General Academics & Research
Louis Goodman Professor and Dean Emeritus, SIS SIS | Environment, Development & Health
David Hunter Professor WCL | General Academics & Research
K. L. Knee Associate Professor and Department Chair, Environmental Science CAS | Environmental Science
UPeace Faculty
Led by Program Director Dr. Jan Breitling, whose research focuses on the political ecology of forest cover change and the impacts of climate change on conservation and rural livelihoods, the NRSD program features a diverse array of courses. Dr. Olivia Sylvester, Head of the Department of Environment & Development, brings expertise in food security and indigenous perspectives. NRSD students can explore courses in Climate Change Governance, Food Security and Indigenous Perspectives, Urban Sustainability, Water Security, and more, taught by an accomplished faculty including Dr. Olivia Sylvester, Dr. Bryan González Hernández, and others.