Environmental Studies

Mark Bjelland Associate Professor, Geography Chair

Dr. Bjelland teaches a wide variety of geography courses and is an active member of the Environmental Studies program at Gustavus. His research interests center on the dynamics of cities and regions with a particular focus on urban planning and environmental quality. Current research projects include a study of eco-communities in Canada and the U.K.…   (continue reading)

Joel Carlin Assistant Professor

Please visit my homepage at http://homepages.gac.edu/~jcarlin/

Deane Curtin Professor, Philosophy Chair

I am fascinated with the multiple ways people connect with place. My scholarship and teaching focus on international ethics, particularly the ethics of community development, and environmental ethics. These interests are reflected in two recent books: Environmental Ethics for a Postcolonial World (2005), and Chinnagounder's Challenge (1999). Recent…   (continue reading)

James Dontje Director of Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation

Robert Douglas Professor

James Gilbert ’62 Visiting Instructor

Jeffrey Jeremiason Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Chair

I am on leave in Sweden during the 2008-2009 academic year working in the chemistry department at the University of Göteborg.  The best way to reach me is by e-mail (jjeremia). As an environmental chemist, I am interested in learning and describing how chemicals move through the biosphere based on properties of the chemical and the physical environment. …   (continue reading)

Pamela Kittelson Associate Professor

Please see personal homepage for additional information: http://homepages.gac.edu/~pkittels/

Richard Leitch Associate Professor

Dr. Richard Leitch earned his BA in East Asian Studies from Colby College in 1985, and went on to earn an MA in Asian Studies from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign after a two year career on Wall Street. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Illinois in 1995, where he was the recipient of the Harriet and Charles Luckman Award…   (continue reading)

Robert Moline Professor Emeritus

Jeffrey Owen ’92 Assistant Professor

Donald Scheese Professor

As an American Studies professor and scholar, I teach all periods of American literature. I'm especially interested in the relationship between people and place—how a given environment shapes and is shaped by individuals, groups, society—and how this relationship plays out in literature, painting, photography and other aspects of American culture. I've…   (continue reading)

James Welsh Associate Professor, Geology Chair