Faculty and Staff
The environmental studies faculty are drawn from diverse programs in the natural and social sciences, humanities, School of Business and School 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.
Core Faculty and Staff
Dr. Shannon Davis-Foust
PhD, Biology, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2012
davisfos@uwosh.edu
Halsey 255
M. Elsbeth “Misty” McPhee
Professor of Environmental Studies & Biology
mcpheem@uwosh.edu
Sage Hall 3448
About Stewart
PhD, English, University of Toronto, 2012
ES 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies
ES 282: Environmental Humanities
ES/ENG 360: Literary Animal Studies
ES/ENG 399: Utopian/Dystopian Literature
About Shannon
PhD, Biology, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2012
ES 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies
Bio 201: Conservation in Action
ES 260: Environmental Science
ES 305: The Biology, Identification, and Management of Invasive Species
ES 396: Field Studies in Environmental Science
About Jim
PhD, History, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2004
Website | CV
ES 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies
ES 102: Introduction to Sustainability
ES 320: Topics in Campus Sustainability
ES/History 326: American Environmental History
ES/History 335: Nuclear America
ES/History 345: History of American Wilderness
ES/History 355: Global Environmental History
ES 490: Senior Seminar
About Misty
PhD, Conservation Biology and Ecosystem Management, University of Michigan, 2002
Website | CV
ES 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies
ES/Biology 260: Environmental Science
ES 312: The Science of Sustainable Food
ES/Biology 314: Principles of Wildlife Management
ES/Biology 318: Wildlife Behavior & Conservation
ES 395: Approaches to Resource Management in Tropical Ecosystems (three week course in Belize)
About Paul
ES/Sociology 261: Environment and Society
ES/Sociology 313: Rural Sociology
ES/Sociology 315: Population Problems
Sociology 342: Social Ecology
Contributing Faculty and Staff
Michael Baltutis, Religious Studies & Anthropology
ES/Religious Studies 164: Religion & Nature
Mamadou Coulibaly, Geography & Urban Planning
Geography 364: Water Resource Management
Geography 382: Remote Sensing of the Environment
Geography 241: Introduction to GIS
Geography 341: Spatial Analysis in GIS
Geography 441: Advanced GIS
Adrienne Frei
ES/Anthro 353: Archeology of Animals
Ben Hallett, Geology
ES/Geology 323: Minerals, Energy, and the Environment
Geology 102: Earth: Dynamic Planet
Geology 369: Geochemistry of Environments
Douglas Haynes, English
MFA, Southern Illinois University
Author, Every Day We Live Is the Future: Surviving in a City of Disasters
Website
ES/English 243: Introduction to Nature Writing
ES/English 343: Nature Writing
Greg Kleinheinz, Engineering Technology
R.S., Ph.D. WI Licensed Well Driller, and Licensed Building Contractor
Website
Biology 113: Intro to Environmental Health
Biology 327: Microbial Ecology & Diversity
ET 202: Water and Wastewater
ET 375: Renewable Energy
ET 377: Occupational Safety and Health
ET 397: Field Sampling and Analysis
ET 400: Internship
Gabe Loiacano, History
Heidi Nicholls, Anthropology
Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY
M.A., Cleveland State University
ES/Anthro 346: Indigenous Peoples, National Parks, & Protected Areas
ES/Anthro 347: Indigenization, Economy, and Environmentalism
ES/Anthro 381: Tourism of Anthropology
Tracy Slagter, Political Science
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Iowa (2006)
ES/Pol Sci 388: Global Environmental Politics
Brad Spanbauer, M.Sc. Sustainability Director/Biology
ES 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies
Stephanie Spehar, Anthropology
ES/Anthropology 368: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conservation
ES/Anthropology 372: Primate Behavior and Ecology
Jerry Thomas JD, PhD, Political Science
ES/PS 316: Environmental Law
Environmental Studies
UW-Oshkosh
835 High Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901
Sage 3003
Contact Information
Dr. Misty McPhee
Interim Director
Sage Hall 3448
mcpheem@uwosh.edu