The Environmental Studies Faculty
Meet the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Environmental Studies faculty, caring about students and the environment.
The Environmental Studies Faculty are drawn from diverse departments in the natural and social sciences, as well as the humanities, College of Business and College of Nursing. The faculty is composed of distinguished and dedicated teachers whose research and scholarship is well-known both nationally and internationally. They lecture widely and their publications include many books and articles.

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FACULTY
David Barnhill
Environmental Studies & English
Sage Hall 3451
424-0746
barnhill@uwosh.edu
Website
- Environmental Studies/English 243: Introduction to Nature Writing
- Environmental Studies/English 244: Japanese Nature Writing
- Environmental Studies 375: Ecosocial Advocacy
- Environmental Studies 414: Bioregionalism
- Environmental Studies 490: Senior Seminar
Jim Feldman
Environmental Studies & History
Sage Hall 3453
424-3235
feldmanj@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies 101: Seminar on Environmental Issues
- Environmental Studies 282: Environment, Community and Culture
- Environmental Studies 320: Campus Sustainability
- Environmental Studies/History 326: U.S. Environmental History
- Environmental Studies/History 345: History of American Wilderness
- Environmental Studies/History 355: Global Environmental History
Colin Long
Geography & Urban Planning
Sage Hall 4457
424-2182
longco@uwosh.edu
- Geography 121: Physical Geography I: Weather and Climate
- Geography 363: Biogeography
- Geography 414: Natural Resource Management
Elsbeth "Misty" McPhee
Environmental Studies & Biology
Sage Hall 3448
424-0644
- Environmental Studies 101: Seminar on Environmental Issues
- Environmental Studies/Biology 260: Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies/Biology 318: Wildlife Behavior & Conservation
- Environmental Studies 391: Sustainability of Food
Paul Van Auken
Environmental Studies & Sociology
Sage Hall 4607
424-2038
vanaukep@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/Sociology 261: Environment and Society
- Environmental Studies/Sociology 313: Rural Sociology
- Environmental Studies/Sociology 315: Population Problems
- Environmental Studies/Sociology 342: Social Ecology
ASSOCIATED FACULTY
Greg Adler
Biology/Microbiology
Halsey Science 45/2
424-3068
adler@uwosh.edu
Website
- Biology 349: Ecology and Evolution
- Biology 376: Population and Community Ecology
Michael Baltutis
Religious Studies
Swart 322
424-7183
baltutim@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/Religious Studies 162: Religion & Nature
Margaret Beard
Biology
Halsey Science 161
424-7089
beard@uwosh.edu
- Biology 105: Biological Concepts: Unity
Susan Bonis
Nursing
Nursing/Education 314
424-1161
boniss@uwosh.edu
- Nursing 361: Health and the Environment
Mark Bowen
Geography
Sage Hall 4455
424-7114
bowenm@uwosh.edu
- Geography 304: Soils
- Geography 314: Environmental Conservation
Pete Brown
Anthropology
Swart 317A
424-7070
brownp@uwosh.edu
Website
- Environmental Studies/Anthropology 348: Economy, Nature & Culture*
- Environmental Studies/Anthropology 380: Globalization
Mamadou Coulibaly
Geography & Urban Planning
Sage Hall 4473
424-3123
coulibal@uwosh.edu
- Geography 364: Water Resource Management
- Geography 382: Remote Sensing of the Environment
- Geography 471: Geographic Information Systems
- Geography 472: Advanced Geographic Information Systems
John Cross
Geography & Urban Planning
L&S Dean’s office Nursing/Education 105
424-1217
cross@uwosh.edu
- Geography 419: Natural Hazards
Shannon Davis-Foust
Biology
N. Halsey 142
424-1102
davisfos@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies 101: Seminar on Environmental Issues
- Environmental Studies 396: Field Studies in Environmental Science
Steven Dunn
Operations Management
Sage Hall 2162
424-2162
dunns@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/Business 450: Environmental Management
Jonathan Gutow
Chemistry
Halsey Science 412
424-1326
gutow@uwosh.edu
- Chemistry 103: Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
Ryan Haley
Economics
Clow Faculty 319
424-7150
haley@uwosh.edu
- Economics 355: Natural Resource Economics
- Economics 360: Environmental Economics and Policy
Douglas Haynes
English
Radford 204
424-0914
haynesd@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/English 343: Nature Writing
Eric Hiatt
Geology
Harrington 310
424-7001
hiatt@uwosh.edu
- Geology 328: Oceanography
Robert Hinrichs
Communication
Arts & Communication S127
424-2421
hinrichs@uwosh.edu
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Environmental Studies/Communication 455: Environmental Communication
Beatrice Holton
Biology
Halsey Science 42
424-7087
holton@uwosh.edu
- Biology 105: Biological Concepts: Unity
Greg Kleinheinz
Biology/Microbiology
Halsey Science 159
424-1100
kleinhei@uwosh.edu
Website
- Biology 327: Microbial Ecology
- Environmental Studies 395: Field Studies
Todd Kostman
Biology
Halsey Science 156/142
424-7301,-1102
kostman@uwosh.edu
- Biology 105: Biological Concepts: Unity
H. Jordan Landry
English
Radford Hall 230
424-0918
landry@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/Women's Studies 365: Gender and Nature
Thomas Lammers
Biology
Halsey Science Center 9C
424-1002
lammers@uwosh.edu
- Biology 105: Biological Concepts: Unity
William Mode
Geology
Harrington 214
424-7004
mode@uwosh.edu
Website
- Geology 320: Geomorphology
- Geology 335: Glacial Geology
Maureen Muldoon
Geology
Harrington 104
424-4461
muldoon@uwosh.edu
Website
- Geology 150: Environmental Geology
- Geology 365: Physical Hydrogeology
- Geology 366: Chemical Hydrogeology
- Geology 370: Field Hydrogeology 1
- Geology 371: Field Hydrogeology II
Robert Pillsbury
Biology/Microbiology
Halsey Science 42
424-3069
pillsbur@uwosh.edu
Website
- Biology 326: Intro to Limnology
- Biology 336: Fresh Water Algae
- Environmental Studies 260: Environmental Science
Walter Rainboth
Biology/Microbiology
Halsey Science 43/52
424-0121
rainboth@uwosh.edu
Website
- Biology 104: Ecosphere in Crisis
Ron Rindo
English
Radford 201
424-2252
rindo@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/English 343: Nature Writing
Christine Roth
English
Radford 207
424-7287
roth@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/English 342: Green Romanticism
Dru Scribner
Political Science
Sage Hall 4628
424-0924
scribned@uwosh.edu
Website
- Political Science 326: Politics of Development
James Simmons
Political Science
Sage Hall 4632
424-7165
simmons@uwosh.edu
Website
- Public Administration 391: Environmental Energy Management
Tracy Slagter
Political Science
Sage Hall 4636
424-7161
slagtert@uwosh.edu
Website
- Political Science 395: Global Environmental Politics
Stephanie Spehar
Anthropology
Swart 312
424-7073
spehars@uwosh.edu
- Environmental Studies/Anthropology 372: Primate Behavior and Ecology*
Robert Stelzer
Biology/Microbiology
Halsey Science 38
424-0845
stelzer@uwosh.edu
Website
- Biology 325: Field Ecology
- Biology 386: Ecosystems Ecology
Bob Wise
Biology
Halsey Science 16
424-3404
wise@uwosh.edu
- Biology 105: Biological Concepts: Unity
Kazimierz Zaniewski
Geography & Urban Planning
Sage Hall 4465
424-7112
zaniewsk@uwosh.edu
- Geography 371: Cartography


