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Environmental Studies Faculty

Co-chairs

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Robert Alexander Professor of Economics & Environmental Studies Areas of Expertise Ecological economics, wildlife economics, environmental policy	Campus Address Timberlake House 21 Phone Number (740) 427-5065 Email alexanderr@kenyon.edu	Economics Environmental Studies International Studies
Siobhan Fennessy Prof of Bio; Philip & Sheila Jordan Prof in Enviro Studies Areas of Expertise Wetland ecosystem ecology, plant community response to disturbance, climate change and wetland carbon cycles	Campus Address Higley Hall 205 Phone Number (740) 427-5455 Email fennessym@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies

Faculty

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Patrick Bottiger Associate Professor of History Areas of Expertise History of North American Indigenous Peoples; early America and the American Revolution, agricultural history and Corn	Campus Address Seitz House 02 Phone Number (740) 427-5597 Email bottigerp@kenyon.edu	History American Studies
Jay Corrigan Professor of Economics Areas of Expertise Experimental and behavioral economics, agricultural economics, environmental and resource economics.	Campus Address Ascension Hall 303 Phone Number (740) 427-5281 Email corriganj@kenyon.edu	Economics Environmental Studies Public Policy International Studies
Bruce Hardy Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Neanderthals, human ecology, biological anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 207 Phone Number (740) 427-5886 Email hardyb@kenyon.edu	Anthropology Neuroscience Environmental Studies African Diaspora Studies
Ruth Heindel Dorothy & Thomas Jegla Assist Prof of Environmental Studies Areas of Expertise Polar environmental change, global dust cycle, soil science	Campus Address Higley Hall 301 Phone Number (740) 427-5610 Email heindel1@kenyon.edu	Environmental Studies
Eric Holdener Assistant Professor of Physics and Scientific Computing Instructional Technologist for Visual & Spatial Technologies Areas of Expertise Geology and invertebrate paleontology.	Campus Address Timberlake 03 Phone Number (740) 427-4275817 Email holdenere@kenyon.edu	Physics Center for Innovative Pedagogy Environmental Studies
Andrew Kerkhoff Associate Provost and Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Scaling and macroecology, plant and insect herbivore communities	Campus Address Bailey House 201 Phone Number (740) 427-5310 Email kerkhoffa@kenyon.edu	Provost Mathematics & Statistics Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies Scientific Computing Biology
Iris Levin Associate Prof of Biology & Environmental Studies Areas of Expertise Behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, disease ecology.	Campus Address Higley Hall 305 Phone Number (740) 427-5640 Email levin1@kenyon.edu	Biology Environmental Studies
George McCarthy Professor of Sociology	Campus Address Treleaven House 202 Phone Number (740) 427-5849 Email mccarthy@kenyon.edu	Sociology Environmental Studies
Wade Powell Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Molecular biology, environmental toxicology.	Campus Address Fischman 202 Phone Number (740) 427-5396 Email powellw@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Joan Slonczewski Professor of Biology	Campus Address Higley Hall 302 Phone Number (740) 427-5397 Email slonczewski@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
David Suggs Professor Emeritus of Anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 109 Phone Number (740) 427-5851 Email suggs@kenyon.edu	Anthropology African Diaspora Studies Environmental Studies International Studies
Steve Van Holde Professor of Political Science and International Studies	Campus Address Acland 20 Phone Number (740) 427-5638 Email vanholde@kenyon.edu	Political Science International Studies Environmental Studies
Yang Xiao Professor of Philosophy Areas of Expertise Ethics, Political Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Eco-Philosophy (Environmental Philosophy and Climate Change)	Campus Address Oden Hall 211 Phone Number (740) 427-5287 Email xiaoy@kenyon.edu	Philosophy Asian and Middle East Studies Environmental Studies

Emeriti

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Joseph Adler Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies Areas of Expertise Chinese religions, Neo-Confucianism	Campus Email adlerj@kenyon.edu	Asian and Middle East Studies Religious Studies International Studies Environmental Studies
Miriam Dean-Otting Professor Emerita of Religious Studies	Campus Address English Cottage 006 Phone Number (740) 427-5655 Email deanotting@kenyon.edu	Religious Studies Environmental Studies
David Harrington Professor Emeritus of Economics	Campus Address Ascension Hall 309 Phone Number (740) 427-5293 Email harrington@kenyon.edu	Economics Environmental Studies
Ray Heithaus Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Naturalist, Brown Family Environmental Center Areas of Expertise Ecology, conservation biology, animal behavior	Campus Phone Number (740) 427-. Email heithaus@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Robert Mauck Professor Emeritus of Biology Areas of Expertise Animal behavior, physiological ecology	Campus Email mauckr@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies

Rachel Hoffman

Administrative Assistant in the Academic Division

Contact

Phone Number

Email Address

hoffman2@kenyon.edu

Location

O'Connor House