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Environmental Studies Faculty
Elizabeth Atkinson - Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty; Coordinator of Interdepartmental Studies Murdock 115 1-503-883-2308 eatkins@linfield.edu Education: B.S., Creighton University, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Academic Interests: Professor Atkinson has been a Linfield faculty member in the department of chemistry since 1997. Prior to becoming Associate Dean of Faculty in 2005, she was vice chair of Linfield?s facutly executive council for two years and previously served on the enrollment, retention, and student life committee and faculty development committee. Among her duties as associate dean, she coordinates faculty development initiatives and works with the Dean of Faculty and academic department heads on providing for the Linfield Curriculum and January-Term on-campus programs. She has published and presented research in the areas of aqueous waste remediation, synthesis of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines , and electrochemistry of amphiphilic polyoxotungstenates. Nancy E. Broshot - Associate Professor of BiologyCook 116 m 883-2753; p 413-7034 nbrosho@linfield.edu Education: Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and Resources: Biology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
M.S. in Biology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
B.S. in Biology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon Academic Interests: Urban forest ecology, avian ecology, invasive species, estrogen mimicking chemicals, and plant systematics. Publications Broshot, Nancy E. In review. “Changes in forest structure in an urban forest (Forest Park in Portland, Oregon) between 1993 and 2003”. In review at the journal Urban Ecosystems.
Keyes, Jack and Nancy Broshot. 2007. "Responding to ID in a freshman college class". National Center for Science Education Reports 27 (3-4): 38-41.
Broshot, Nancy E. 2007. “The influence of urbanization upon forest stand dynamics in Northwestern Oregon”. Urban Ecosystems 10(3): 285-298.
Broshot, Nancy E. 1999. Doctoral Thesis: The Effects of Urbanization and Human Disturbance Upon Plant Community Structure and Bird Species Richness, Diversity, and Abundance in a Natural Forested Area (Forest Park) in Portland, Oregon. Portland State University.
Broshot, Nancy. 1993. A Study of Plant Community Structure and Bird Species Diversity and Abundance in Forest Park. Portland Parks and Recreation. Portland, Oregon.
Broshot, Nancy, Lynn Larsen, and Robert Tinnin. 1986. Effects of Arceuthobium americanum on twig growth of Pinus contorta. USDA. Forest Service Research Notes PNW-RN-453. November 1986.
Broshot, Nancy E. and Robert O. Tinnin. 1986. The effect of dwarf mistletoe on starch concentrations in the twigs and needles of lodgepole pine. Can. J. For. Res. 16: 658-660.
Broshot, Nancy E. 1982. Master's Thesis: The Effect of Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium americanum) upon a portion of the Carbon Budget of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta). Portland State University.
Chris Gaiser - ProfessorMurdock 231 503-883-2537 cgaiser@linfield.edu https://catfiles.linfield.edu/People/Faculty/cgaiser/Public/public_html/index.htm Education: Ph.D., Genetics, Oregon State University
B.S., Biology, University of Washington
Academic Interests: Plant developmental genetics; biotechnology Publications Gaiser, J.C., Robinson-Beers, K., and Gasser, C.S. (1995) The
Arabidopsis SUPERMAN gene regulates asymmetric growth of the
outer integument of ovules. Plan Cell 7: 333-345
Gaiser, J.C. and Lomax, T.L. (1993) The altered gravitropic response of
the lazy-2 mutant of tomato is phytochrome-regulated. Plant.
Physiol. 102:339-344.
Robert Owen Gardner - Assistant Professor of Sociology Walker 217 503-883-2677 rgardne@linfield.edu Education: B.A. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 1997; Ph.D. University of Colorado- Boulder 2004. Academic Interests: I arrived at Linfield College in the Fall of 2004 after earning my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado-Boulder. My doctoral research examined the growth of bluegrass music and culture in the Rocky Mountain West. I am currently working on an edited collection of essays exploring the phenomenon of Recurrent Temporary Communities. I also working on a project exploring grassroots volunteer response after Hurricane Katrina. My teaching interests include culture, community, environment, religion, and music. In my spare time, I enjoy bluegrass guitar, snowboarding, hiking, landscaping, live music, and running. Publications Articles in Refereed Journals
Gardner, Robert Owen. "Tradition and Authenticity in Popular Music." Symbolic Interaction, 28:1, 2005.
Gardner, Robert Owen. "The Portable Community: Mobility and Modernization in Bluegrass Festival Life." Symbolic Interaction, 27:2, 2004.
Sanda Kaufman, Robert Gardner, and Guy Burgess. "Just the Facts, Please: Framing and
Technical Information." Environmental Practice Vol. 5:3, 2003.
Eliott, Michael, Sanda Kaufman, Robert Gardner, and Guy Burgess. "Teaching Conflict Assessment and Frame Analysis Through Interactive Web-Based Simulations." International Journal of Conflict Management. Vol. 13:4, 2003.
Book Chapters
Gardner, Robert and Guy Burgess. "Analysis of Colorado Growth Conflict Frames." Making Sense of Intractable Environmental Conflicts: Concepts and Cases. Roy J. Lewicki, Barbara Gray, Michael Elliott, eds. Island Press, 2002.
Gardner, Robert, Carol Conzelman, Karen Mockler, Kim Sanchez, and Guy Burgess. "Colorado Growth Related Environmental Conflicts." in Making Sense of Intractable Environmental Conflicts: Concepts and Cases. Roy J. Lewicki, Barbara Gray, Michael Elliott, eds. Island Press, 2002.
Randy R Grant - Professor/
Department Chair Malthus Hall 6D 1-503-883-2402 rgrant@linfield.edu RGrant.htm Education: PhD Economics University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1996
BA Economics Pacific Lutheran University 1987 Academic Interests: Economics of sports (college and professional)
History of economic thought
Economics of the Australian Aborigines
Macroeconomic theory and policy
Economic history Publications The Economics of Intercollegiate Sports (with John Leadley and Zenon Zygmont)
The Evolution of Economic Thought (with Stanley Brue) Jennifer Heath - Assistant Professor Graf 014B 503-883-2267 jheath@linfield.edu Education: Ph.D., Physics, University of Oregon
M.S., Physics, University of Oregon
B.A., Mathematics and Physics, Whitman College
Academic Interests: Electronic properties of materials (especially understanding and improving materials for solar cells) CVCurriculum Vitae Jackson B. Miller - Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Director of ForensicsFord T107 503-883-2625 jmiller@linfield.edu Education: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Communication, 1998
Ohio University, Master of Arts in Rhetorical Criticism, 1994
Ohio University, Bachelor of Science in Interpersonal Communication, 1994 Academic Interests: Protest and Reform Rhetoric
Performance Theory and Methodology
Rhetorical Criticism
Communication and Cultural Identity
Classical American Philosophy Publications “Coyote's Tale on the Old Oregon Trail: Challenging Cultural Memory through Narrative at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute." Text and Performance Quarterly 25 (2005): 220-238.
"Practicing the Ancient Art of Memoria in the Modern Classroom." Communication Teacher 19 (2005) 48-52.
"'Legal or Illegal? Documented or Undocumented?' The Struggle over Brookhaven?s Neighborhood Preservation Act." Communication Quarterly 51 (2003): 73-89.
"Conflict Workshops." in Teaching Ideas for the Basic Communication Course IV . eds. Lawrence W. Hugenberg and Barbara S. Hugenberg. Vol. 4. Dubuque: Kendall-Hunt, 2000.
"'Indians,' 'Braves,' and 'Redskins': A Performative Struggle for Control of an Image." Quarterly Journal of Speech 85 (1999): 188-202.
Joelle Murray - Associate Professor; Engineering Coordinator of Pre-Professional, Coopertative Programs Graf 014A 503-883-2427 jmurray@linfield.edu Education: Ph.D., Physics, Michigan State University
B.S., Physics & Mathematics, Beloit College
Academic Interests: Nuclear physics, computational physics, particle physics, energy and the environment Janet Peterson - Associate Professor; Director of Exercise Physiology Lab HHPA Complex 215 1-503-883-2255 japeters@linfield.edu Education: Doctorate, Loma Linda University - Preventive Care;
Masters - CSUN- Kinesiology (exercise physiology);
Bachelors- USC -Premed- Biology. Alexander Runciman - ProfessorMelrose 213B 503-883-2583 lruncim@linfield.edu Education: Ph.D., English and Creative Writing, Univ. of Utah;
M.F.A., Creative Writing (Poetry), Univ. of Montana;
B.A., English, Santa Clara Univ. Academic Interests: Lex Runciman teaches in both the creative writing and literature degree programs. A poet as well as a scholar, his interests include environmental concerns, literature of the West, creative writing, contemporary literature in the UK, and American literature in general.
Publications Three books of poems, including Out of Town (Cloudbank Books, 2004); four textbooks, including Open Questions (Bedford/St. Martins, 2005); two anthologies. His reviews and comments on books appear irregularly in his blog, The Far Corner Reader. Eric Schuck - Associate Professor Malthus Hall 6B 503-883-2385 eschuck@linfield.edu Education: B.A., Economics, Pacific Lutheran University, 1993; M.A., Economics, University of Montana, 1995; Ph.D., Agricultural and Resource Economics, Washington State University, 1999 Academic Interests: Natural resource, environmental, and agricultural economics with an emphasis on water use during droughts and controlling agricultural runoff. Publications Genevieve Briand, David Holland, and Eric Schuck. Economic Impacts on Farms of Flow Augmentations in the Snake River Basin. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Volume 44, No 2 (April 2008), pp. 360-366.
Clifford S. Russell, Christopher D. Clark, and Eric C. Schuck. Economic Instruments for Water Management in the Middle East and North Africa. International Journal of Water Resource Development. Volume 23, no. 4(December 2007), pages 659 - 677.
Eric Schuck, Gareth Green, Janet Clements and W. Marshall Frasier. The Importance of Institutional Structure in Controlling Agricultural Runoff. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Volume 42, No. 6 (December 2006), pp. 1483-1492.
Eric C. Schuck, W. Marshall Frasier, Robert S. Webb, Lindsey J. Ellingson and Wendy J. Umberger. Adoption of More Technically Efficient Irrigation Systems as a Drought Response. International Journal of Water Resource Development. Volume 21, no. 4 (2005), pp. 651-662.
Eric C. Schuck and Gareth P. Green. Conserving One Water Source at the Expense of Another: The Role of Surface Water Price in Adoption of Wells in a Conjunctive Use System. International Journal of Water Resource Development, Volume 19, no. 1 (2003), pp. 55-66.
Eric C. Schuck, William Nganje, and Debazou Yantio. The Role of Land Tenure and Extension Education in the Adoption of Slash and Burn Agriculture. Ecological Economics, Volume 43, no. 1 (2002), pp. 61-70.
Eric C. Schuck and Gareth P. Green. Supply-Based Water Pricing in a Conjunctive Use System: Implications for Resource and Energy Use. Resource and Energy Economics Volume 24, no. 3, (2002), pp 175-193.
Eric C. Schuck and Gareth P. Green. Field Attributes, Water Pricing, and Irrigation Technology Adoption. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Volume 56, no. 4 (2001), pp. 293- 298.
David Thomas Sumner - Associate Professor
English/Environmental Studies
Director of WritingMelrose 205A 1-503-883-2389 dsumner@linfield.edu Education: B.A University of Utah
M.A Brigham Young University
Ph.D University of Oregon Academic Interests: Environmental Rhetoric,
The Nature Tradition in American Literature,
Ecocriticism,
Recent Awards:
Fulbright. University of Bayreuth, Germany: 3/07-8/07
Recent Publications:
“Testimony, Refuge, and the Sense of Place—A Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams.” Reprinted in A Voice in the Wilderness: Dialogues with Terry Tempest Williams. Ed. Michael Austin. Utah State U P 2006.
“‘That Could Happen’: Nature Writing, The Nature Fakers, and a Rhetoric of Assent.” ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. Vol. 12.2, Summer 2005.
Recent Presentations:
“Location and Landscape in Literary Americanisms: A Brief Look at H. L. Davis and F. Scott Fitzgerald.” International Conference at the Bayreuth Institute of American Studies, Bayreuth Universität, Bayreuth Germany. January, 2008.
“‘That Could Happen’: Nature Writing, The Nature Fakers, and a Rhetoric of Assent.” University of Helsinki, January 2008.
“Wilderness, the Garden, and God: The Shifting Frames for American Nature.” The German-American Center, Stuttgart Germany. July 2007.
Publications Recent Awards:
Fulbright. University of Bayreuth, Germany: 3/07-8/07
Recent Publications:
“Testimony, Refuge, and the Sense of Place—A Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams.” Reprinted in A Voice in the Wilderness: Dialogues with Terry Tempest Williams. Ed. Michael Austin. Utah State U P 2006.
“‘That Could Happen’: Nature Writing, The Nature Fakers, and a Rhetoric of Assent.” ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. Vol. 12.2, Summer 2005.
Recent Presentations:
“Location and Landscape in Literary Americanisms: A Brief Look at H. L. Davis and F. Scott Fitzgerald.” International Conference at the Bayreuth Institute of American Studies, Bayreuth Universität, Bayreuth Germany. January, 2008.
“‘That Could Happen’: Nature Writing, The Nature Fakers, and a Rhetoric of Assent.” University of Helsinki, January 2008.
“Wilderness, the Garden, and God: The Shifting Frames for American Nature.” The German-American Center, Stuttgart Germany. July 2007.
Lissa Wadewitz - Assistant ProfessorPioneer 208B 1-503-883-2719 lwadewi@linfield.edu Education: Ph.D. UCLA (U.S. History)
M.A. UCLA (U.S. History)
B.A. Cum Laude Pomona College (Asian Studies)
Academic Interests: U.S. environmental history (and related topics), history of the U.S. West, Native American history, U.S. women's history Publications The Nature of Borders: Salmon and Boundaries in the Salish Sea (book manuscript in progress).
"The Scales of Salmon: Diplomacy and Conservation in the Western Canada-U.S. Borderlands," in Andrew Graybill and Benjamin Johnson, eds., Bridging National Borders in North America" (Duke University Press, forthcoming).
"Pirates of the Salish Sea: Labor, Mobility, and Environment in the Transnational West," Pacific Historical Review (Nov. 2006), 587-627.
"Fishing the Line: Political Boundaries and Border Fluidity in the U.S.-Canada Borderlands, 1880s-1930s," in Sterling Evans, ed., The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests: Essays on the Regional History of the 49th Parallel (University of Nebraska Press, 2006), 299-308. |
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