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Environmental Sciences, Studies and Policy (ESSP) Graduated Student Placement 

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2024-25 (coming soon) 

2023-24

Lina Aoyama (Butas)
Focal Department: Biology
Chair: Lauren Hallett
Position: Oak-woodland specialist for UCANR

Zac Provant
Focal Department: Major Concentration
Chair: Mark Carey
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Hazard and Climate Resilience Institute (HCRI) in the Department of Geosciences at Boise State University. 

Sophia Ford
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Laura Pulido
Position: NPS Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Research Fellow 

2022-23

Jamila Baig
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Dan Gavin
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oregon 

Holly Moulton
Focal Department: Major Concentration
Chair: Mark Carey
Position: Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (TT), College of the Holy Cross 

Katrina Maggiulli
Focal Department: English
Chair: Stacy Alaimo
Position: Assistant Teaching Professor of Humanities, Northern Arizona University 

Kyle Keeler
Focal Department: English
Chair: Stephanie LeMenager and Kirby Brown
Position: Assistant Professor (TT),  Lafayette College 

Lisa Fink
Focal Department: English
Chair: Sarah Wald
Position: Assistant Professor (TT), Michigan State University 

 

2021-22

Hugo Seguin
Focal Department: Major Concentration
Chair: Nicolae Morar
Position: Executive Director of COPTICOM (Canadian non-profit) 

Schyler Reis
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Lucas Silva
Position: BLM Natural Resources Fire & Fuels Scientist 

Kristen Vinyeta
Focal Department: Sociology
Chair: Kari Norgaard
Position: Assistant Professor (TT), Utah State University 

Nathaniel ‘Nate’ Otjen
Focal Department: English
Chair: Stephanie LeMenager
Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Environmental Fellows Program at Princeton University’s High Meadows Environmental Institute
Currently: Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Studies (TT) at Ramapo College 

Jamie Wright
Focal Department: Biology
Chair: Lucas Silva
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at USFS CA 

Alejandro Brambila
Focal Department: Biology
Chair: Lauren Hallett
Position: Agroecologist at the Trustees Institute 

2020-21

Briana Meier
Focal Department: ESSP Major
Chair: Nicolae Morar and Ted Toadvine
Position: ACLS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Paul Reed
Focal Department: Biology
Chair: Scott Bridgham
Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Oregon in IEE 

2019-20

Dan Shtob
Focal Department: Sociology
Chair: Richard York
Position: Associate Professor of Sociology and Urban Sustainability, CUNY Brooklyn College 

2018-19

Paul Guernsey
Focal Department: Philosophy
Chair: Ted Toadvine
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Penn State 

2017-18

Jules Bacon
Focal Department: Sociology
Chair: Kari Norgaard
Position: Assistant Professor (TT), Grinnell College 

Jean Faye
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Dennis Galvan and Peter Walker
Position: Assistant Teaching Professor, Honors College, University of Oregon

Lucas Nebert
Focal Department: Biology
Chair: Brendan Bohannan
Position: Assistant Professor of Practice, Horticulture, Oregon State University

2016-17

Taylor McHolm
Focal Department: English
Chair: Stephanie LeMenager
Position: Director of Student Sustainability Center, University of Oregon 

Sierra Deutsch
Focal Department: Sociology  
Chair: Richard York
Position: Group Leader, Nature & Society, Department of Geography, University of Zurich 

Shane Hall
Focal Department: English
Chair: Stephanie LeMenager and David Vázquez
Position: Associate Professor (TT), Salisbury University, MD 

2015-16

Sonja Kolstoe
Focal Department: Economics
Chair: Trudy Cameron
Position: Assistant Professor of Economics w/ joint appointment in the Environmental Studies Department (TT), Salisbury University 

2013-14

Erica Elliott
Focal Department: English
Chair: Karen Ford
Position: Consultant/ Academic Advisor, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University 

2011-12

Ezra Markowitz
Focal Department: Psychology
Chair: Sarah Hodges and Azim Shariff
Position: Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation (TT), University of Massachusetts Amherst 

2010-11

Shangrila Wynn (Joshi)
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Shaul Cohen
Position: Member of the Faculty of the Graduate Program on the Environment, Evergreen State 

2008-09

Sarah Ray
Focal Department: English
Chair: Shari Huhndorf
Position: Professor of Environmental Studies; Chair for Environmental Studies (TT), Humboldt State 

Janet Fiskio
Focal Department: English
Chair: Molly Westling
Position: Professor of Environmental Studies and Comparative American Studies (TT), Oberlin College 

2007-08

Michael Hughes
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Patricia McDowell
Position: Associate Professor and Program Director of Environmental Sciences, Oregon Institute of Technology 

2005-06

Chaone Mallory
Focal Department: Philosophy  
Chair: John Lysaker
Position: Associate Professor of Philosophy (TT), Villanova University 

2004-05

Stacey Rosenberg
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Peter Walker
Position: Assistant Professor, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University

2003-04

Patrick Hurley
Focal Department: Geography  
Chair: Peter Walker and John Hardwick
Position: Professor of Environmental Studies (TT), Ursinus College 

2002-03

Tony Leiserowitz
Focal Department: Geography
Chair: Shaul Cohen
Position: JoshAni-TomKat Professor of Climate Communication; Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)