Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff contact information for the Environmental Studies Department.

Faculty

Monica Ayala-Martinez

Monica Ayala-Martinez

Associate Professor

Faculty

Fellows Hall - 301K

ayala@denison.edu

Quentin Hedges Duroy

Quentin Hedges Duroy

Professor

Director of International Studies

Faculty

Higley Hall - 207

duroyq@denison.edu

Annabel Edwards

Annabel Edwards

Associate Professor

Faculty

Ebaugh Laboratories - 102

edwardsa@denison.edu

Amanda M. Gunn

Amanda M. Gunn

Associate Professor

Faculty

Higley Hall - 308

gunna@denison.edu

Tom Henshaw

Tom Henshaw

Visiting Assistant Professor

Faculty

Barney-Davis Hall - 106

henshawt@denison.edu

Rebecca N. Homan

Rebecca N. Homan

John and Christine Warner Professor

Faculty

Talbot Hall of Biological Science - 217 / Lab 226

homanr@denison.edu

Abram Kaplan

Abram Kaplan

Anne Powell Riley Professor

Program Director

Faculty

Barney-Davis Hall - 108

kaplan@denison.edu

Jordan Katz

Jordan Katz

Associate Professor

Chair of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Faculty

Ebaugh Laboratories - 204

katzj@denison.edu

Rebecca Futo Kennedy

Rebecca Futo Kennedy

Associate Professor

Chair of Classical Studies

Faculty

Fellows Hall - 414

kennedyr@denison.edu

Erik Klemetti

Erik Klemetti

Associate Professor

Chair of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geosciences

Faculty

Olin Science Hall - 309

klemettie@denison.edu

Jonathan Maskit

Jonathan Maskit

Associate Professor

Faculty

Knapp Hall - 205K

maskit@denison.edu

Lucy McAllister

Lucy McAllister

Assistant Professor

Faculty

mcallisterl@denison.edu

Andy McCall

Andy McCall

Associate Professor

Faculty

Talbot Hall of Biological Science - 317 / Lab 521

mccalla@denison.edu

Shiri Noy

Shiri Noy

Associate Professor

Director, Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Faculty

Knapp Hall - 103D

noys@denison.edu

Frank (Trey) Proctor

Frank (Trey) Proctor

Professor

Faculty

Fellows Hall - 404

proctorf@denison.edu

Joe Reczek

Joe Reczek

Professor

Faculty

Ebaugh Laboratories - 207

reczekj@denison.edu

Karl Sandin

Karl Sandin

Associate Professor

Faculty

Bryant Arts Center - 502

sandin@denison.edu

Ahmed Soliman

Ahmed Soliman

Visiting Assistant Professor

Faculty

Barney-Davis Hall

solimana@denison.edu

Keith Allyn Spencer

Keith Allyn Spencer

Associate Professor

Faculty

Bryant Arts Center - 411

spencerk@denison.edu

Doug Spieles

Doug Spieles

Professor

Faculty

Barney-Davis Hall - 107

spielesd@denison.edu

Catherine Stuer

Catherine Stuer

Associate Professor

Chair of Art History and Visual Culture

Faculty

Bryant Arts Center - 510

stuerc@denison.edu

Sarah R. Supp

Sarah R. Supp

Associate Professor

Faculty

Burton D. Morgan Center - 409

supps@denison.edu

Wes Walter

Wes Walter

Professor

Henry Chisholm Chair in the Natural Sciences

Faculty

Olin Science Hall - 111

walter@denison.edu

James Weaver

James Weaver

Associate Professor

Chair of English

Lorena Woodrow Burke Endowed Chair of English

Faculty

Barney-Davis Hall - 202

weaverj@denison.edu

Andrea L. Ziegert

Andrea L. Ziegert

Professor

Faculty

Higley Hall - 206

ziegert@denison.edu

Staff

Brenda Franks

Brenda Franks

Academic Administrative Assistant

Staff

Knapp Hall - 107

franksb@denison.edu

Emeriti Faculty

John E. Cort

John E. Cort

Professor Emeritus

Emeriti Faculty

cort@denison.edu

Harry Heft

Harry Heft

Professor Emeritus

Emeriti Faculty

heft@denison.edu

Tom Schultz

Tom Schultz

Professor Emeritus

Emeriti Faculty

schultz@denison.edu

Steve Vogel

Steve Vogel

Professor Emeritus

Emeriti Faculty

vogel@denison.edu

Spotlights

10,000 Acres.

Documentary explores human relationship to the land

It took 10 years for journalism professor Doug Swift to document and assemble the chronicle of this small, but revealing, corner of Appalachia.

Henshaw family and students playing board game

Home sweet home?

When international Denison students couldn't go home during the coronavirus pandemic, the college partnered with local families.

Abram Kaplan’s environmental studies class

Real-world problem-solving for real-world clients

An abandoned industrial building is an unlikely classroom for students as they evaluate possibilities for future development with local stakeholders

People painting big letters

How We Live

Solar Panel Research Guides Community

An Environmental Studies Junior Practicum helps educate a local neighborhood about solar energy.

Jeannie Goldstein ’88 and Emily Marguerite ’15

Where We Go

Paying it Forward Through Denison Connecting

Jeannie Goldstein ’88 got her start in business through Denison alumni - and now she's paying it forward to a recent Denison graduate.

Rima Jurjus '15

Where We Go

Mapping the Past and the Future

Rima Jurjus '15 builds upon her interest in environmental studies, and discovers new ways to incorporate this interest into her schooling.

Charlotte King

How We Learn

Charlotte King Attends International Climate Change Conference

Charlotte King discovers lifelong connections through her off-campus study.

Alessandra Cancalosi

How We Learn

Alessandra Cancalosi studies abroad at U. of Otago in New Zealand

New Zealand is absolutely incredible, it'll blow your mind.

Sarah Mill

Where We Go

Sarah Mill ’07 benefits from DU Environ. Studies opportunities

The Environmental Studies department helped prepare Sarah Mill for her role as Director of Education at the Dawes Arboretum.

Ahmed M. Soliman

How We Learn

Dr. Soliman focuses on Domestic Energy Efficiency

Soliman first became interested in air pollution in his home country of Egypt.

Chi Nguyen

How We Live

Challenges and Rewards for International Students

International student Chi Nguyen '17 negotiates a complicated and fulfilling path.

Luke Romick ’16 posing on stage with three presenters of his Wooden Cup Award

How We Learn

The Best of the Best

Luke Romick '16 captured the highest service award in all college sports - The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup.

Tod Frolking

How We Learn

Frolking Leaves Legacy Behind

Retiring Dr. Tod Frolking was instrumental in the creation of the ENVS program.

Ryan Culligan '14, with sister Clare '17

Where We Go

From Omaha to Madagascar

Ryan Culligan, class of '14, will soon be journeying to Madagascar to continue his conservation work.

Alana Murray '16

How We Learn

Off Campus Food and Activism

Alana Murray's interest in food systems blossomed while in Copenhagen, Denmark

What's Happening

Awards & Honors

Tait Ferguson ’23: President’s Medalist

"I... consider several of my former professors to be close mentors who I would go to for academic, professional, and personal advice.”

Alumni

Ecological Society Fellow: Cornell's Meredith Holgerson '09

Cornell Professor Meredith Holgerson '09 has been selected as a 2023 Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.

Field Trips

Student lab heads to Bio Reserve to weed-out invasive species

Invasive Species lab as part of Professor Spieles' Restoration Ecology class.

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