Alison Bates
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies
Do you have an unwavering passion for working to make the planet a healthier place?
You’ll be in good company at Colby.
About
The Environmental Studies department offers a comprehensive education in environmental studies and prepares students to understand and respond to local, regional, and global environmental challenges from social science, natural science, and humanities perspectives. Our interdisciplinary curriculum encourages an understanding of the complexity and inter-relatedness of humans and nature. We strive to create a positive learning environment that nurtures independent thinking, creative problem solving, and effective communication skills. We do this through coursework, student and faculty research, civic engagement, internships, speakers, and study abroad experiences. Individuals from across campus complement the diverse expertise within the ES department, faculty and staff associated with the department believe that advancing environmental knowledge requires disciplinary, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary approaches. We are committed to leadership in solving complex environmental problems, and excellence in teaching, student advising, scholarship, service to the college, and to community outreach.
Faculty and Staff
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Justin Becknell
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies; Chair of Environmental Studies
Debbie Brown
Administrative Assistant II (African-American Studies, Environmental Studies, Sociology)
Gail Carlson
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Cait Cleaver
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Lindsey Cotter
Environmental Studies Coordinator
Diana Elhard
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Amanda Gallinat
Lecturer of Environmental Studies
Philip Nyhus
Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie Professor of Environmental Studies; Interdisciplinary Studies Division Chair
Alejandra Ortiz
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Abby Pearson
Environmental Studies Senior Lab Instructor
Events
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Newsletter
During the academic year the ES Department distributes a weekly electronic newsletter listing upcoming events, speakers, internship and job opportunities, along with items of interest to ES majors, faculty, staff, and interested community members.
To sign up for the newsletter simply put “Subscribe ES newsletter” in your subject and email Lindsey Cotter-Hayes.