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Faculty and Staff

The ENVS Program has three dedicated faculty appointments: Jim Proctor, a geographer; Liz Safran, a geologist and disasters researcher and Program Director; and Jessica Kleiss, an oceanographer and climate scientist. ENVS also involves a range of participating faculty specializing in biology, chemistry, economics, history, international affairs, philosophy, sociology, and other fields.

Contributing Faculty

Elizabeth Safran

Associate Professor of Geological Science, Director of Environmental Studies Program, and Director of Earth System Science Minor

Olin Center

503-768-7690

safran@lclark.edu

Office Hours:

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Jessica Kleiss

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Olin Center

503-768-7368

jkleiss@lclark.edu

Office Hours:

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James D. Proctor

Professor of Environmental Studies

J.R. Howard Hall

503-768-7707

jproctor@lclark.edu

Office Hours:

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Jay Odenbaugh

James F. Miller Professor of Humanities

John R. Howard Hall

503-768-7377

jay@lclark.edu

Barbara Balko

Associate Professor and Chair of Chemistry

Olin 225

503-768-7534

balko@lclark.edu

Elizabeth A. Bennett

Joseph M. Ha Associate Professor of International Affairs and Program Director of Political Economy

Sustainability, economic global governance, international business and public policy, global supply chains, business and human rights, fair trade, voluntary sustainability certifications, social entrepreneurship, labor/social/environmental justice, international political economy

Howard Hall

503-768-7632

elizabethbennett@lclark.edu

Andrew Bernstein

Associate Professor of History

Japanese history, Environmental History

Miller Center

503-768-7453

awb@lclark.edu

Office Hours:

Fall 2023: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:30-1:00, and by appointment

Paulette Bierzychudek

William Swindells, Sr. Professor of Natural Sciences

Biology-Psychology

503-768-7522

bierzych@lclark.edu

Greta Binford

Professor of biology

Biology-Psychology

503-768-7653

binford@lclark.edu

Moriah B. Bostian

Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Econometrics, Productivity Analysis

J.R. Howard Hall

503-768-7626

mbbostian@lclark.edu

Maryann Bylander

Associate Professor of Sociology

Migration, Development, Debt/Indebtedness, Microfinance

JR Howard

503-768-7617

bylander@lclark.edu

Office Hours:

FA23: Tues 1 - 3pm (sign up via Google calendar) and by appt

Julio de Paula

Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair of BCMB

Olin Center

503-768-7705

Brian Detweiler-Bedell

Professor of Psychology

BoDine

503-768-7651

bedell@lclark.edu

Kurt Fosso

Professor of English

Miller

503-768-7415

fosso@lclark.edu

Susan Glosser

Associate Professor of History

China, Asian American History, Food History

Miller Center

503-768-7488

sglosser@lclark.edu

Office Hours:

Fall 2023: Mondays 11:50-12:30, Wednesdays 4:45-5:30, and by appointment

Reiko Hillyer

Assistant Professor of History

Miller Center

503-768-7407

Robert Kugler

Paul S. Wright Professor of Christian Studies

Jewish and Christian origins, Dead Sea Scrolls, early Jewish literature, papyrology, Jews in Hellenistic Egypt

John R. Howard Hall

503-768-7452

kugler@lclark.edu

Bob Mandel

Professor of International Affairs, Chair of International Affairs, and Marc Messina Chair

Global Security and Strategic Studies, Conflict and Warfare, Global Resource Issues, and Psychological Aspects of International Relations

Howard Hall

503-768-7633

mandel@lclark.edu

Margaret Metz

Associate professor of biology

Biology-Psychology

503-768-7684

mmetz@lclark.edu

Susanna Morrill

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

John R. Howard Hall

503-768-7481

smorrill@lclark.edu

Bruce Podobnik

Associate Professor of Sociology

JR Howard

503-768-7664

podobnik@lclark.edu

Office Hours:

FA23: Mondays and Wednesday, 3-4pm; Students should sign up on my online calendar, which can be found by running an internet search on Bruce Podobnik homepage.