Frank Fischer, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (Rutgers–Newark); Ph.D., New York
Teaching and research interests include science, technology, and environmental policy.
Robert Kopp,
Assistant Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Associate
Director, Rutgers Energy Institute, School of Environmental and
Biological Sciences; S.B., Chicago; Ph.D., California Institute of
Technology
Teaching and research interests include past states of the
Earth system and modeling future global change; assessments of the
effects of policy on energy, economic, and climate systems.
Karen O'Neill,
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director, Department of Human
Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; B.A., San
Francisco; M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Teaching and
research interests include environmental policy; U.S. history; political
sociology; comparative and historical sociology; environmental justice;
and environmental sociology.
Edward Ramsamy, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, School of Arts and Sciences; B.A. Hons, UDW (South Africa); M.C.R.P., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching
and research interests include social theory and urban planning;
international development planning; race, culture, and identity; urban
political economy; and regional planning in Southern Africa.
Thomas Rudel,
Distinguished Professor, Department of Human Ecology, School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences; B.A., Princeton; M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Yale
Teaching and research interests include land-use change; tropical deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon; and suburban sprawl.
Rachael Shwom,
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Ecology, School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences; B.A., Syracuse; M.E.M., Duke;
Ph.D., Michigan State
Teaching and research interests include energy
efficiency policy; reducing greenhouse gas emissions; formation of
public opinions on climate change; and media's coverage of climate
change.
Olivia Wackowski, Assistant Professor, School of
Public Health, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences; B.A., Rutgers;
M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Teaching and research interests include tobacco control; risk perception and health communication; and media studies.
