My research interests include normative ethics, applied ethics (particularly environmental ethics), moral psychology, and writing education. I am especially interested in the roles practices play in character development, the theory-action gap, and topics within both land use and food ethics.
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normative ethics, applied ethics, environmental ethics, moral psychology
Teaching
courses taught
ENVS 1001 - Introduction to Developing Environmental Solutions
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Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
Builds on ENVS 1000 to give students greater understanding of how to approach environmental issues and work toward solutions. Integrates all focal areas of ENVS - sciences, policy, values - with greatest emphasis on learning science, data analysis and critical thinking fundamentals. Uses case studies of local issues to provide context for skill building and synthesis.
ENVS 1150 - First-Year Writing in Energy, Environment and Sustainability
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
Provides development of effective writing skills, knowledge and habits for success in the campus culture using topics related to the environmental sciences, energy, sustainability and academic/career interests. Focuses on the processes in rhetoric, emphasizing skills in creative, analytical and critical thinking, as well as research and presentation using digital and "old fashioned" methods and materials.
ENVS 3020 - Advanced Writing in Environmental Studies
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Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
Offers training in critical thinking and analytical writing skills appropriate to upper-division classes. Writing assignments integrate the subject matter of different topical areas. Fulfills writing requirement for Environmental Studies major. Recommended prerequisite: ENVS 1000.
ENVS 3140 - Environmental Ethics
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021
Examines major traditions in moral philosophy to see what light they shed on value issues in environmental policy and the value presuppositions of the economic, ecological, and juridical approaches to the environment. Same as PHIL 3140.
ENVS 3525 - Intermediate Environmental Problem Analysis: Topical Cornerstones
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Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021
Engages students in in-depth study of a topic such as climate change, energy, natural resources or sustainability. Through lectures, discussions, readings and activities, students will become conversant with how science, policy and values are integrated in environmental problem solving, and develop their own sense of how to critically engage with proposed solutions. Fulfills cornerstone requirement for Environmental Studies Major. Recommended prerequisite: ENVS 1000. Recommended corequisite: ENVS 3020. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.
ENVS 4800 - Capstone: Critical Thinking in Environmental Studies
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Examines a specific environmental topic in depth, synthesizing information from complex and controversial issues. Different course sections present different topics. Fulfills capstone requirement for Environmental Studies major. Recommended prerequisites: ENVS 1000 and ENVS 3020.
PHIL 3140 - Environmental Ethics
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021
Examines major traditions in moral philosophy to see what light they shed on value issues in environmental policy and the value presuppositions of the economic, ecological, and juridical approaches to the environment. Recommended prerequisite: PHIL 1100 or PHIL 1200 or PHIL 2200 or PHIL 3100 or PHIL 3200. Same as ENVS 3140.
