Faculty

Gillespie, Tom
Gunderson, Lance
Hall, Anne
Hickcox, Woody
Kitron, Uriel
Martin, Tony
Ruttan, Lore
Seares, Jessica
Size, William
Spears, Ellen
Wegner, John
Yandle, Tracy

Adjunct Faculty

Brown, Carl
Page, Michael
Wilson, Larry

Staff

Byrd, Jerald (Jerry)
Keogh, Carolyn(Carrie)
Majors, Kristan

Post-docs

Chaves, Luis
Prokopec, Gonzalo Vazquez

Graduate students

Salzer, Johanna
Levine, Rebecca

Adjunct faculty member Jessica Seares received her Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology. Her dissertation explored the economic, social, and ecological effects of trade liberalization in the Eastern Caribbean.  Dr. Seares completed her Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Rutgers University, and during that time spent a year at the Institute for Arctic Biology in Fairbanks, Alaska, studying physiological ecology of overwintering.  In 2003, Dr. Seares served as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Georgia’s Department of Anthropology, examining the ethics of conservation research and practice.  In 2004, she helped the Society for Conservation Biology write their first Code of Ethics, in which she advocated for fair and equitable exchanges with local communities affected by conservation projects such as the creation of national parks. From 2004 to 2006, she served as a faculty member in the International Programs Department at Boston University, traveling to England, Tanzania, India, and Mexico studying social, ecological, and economic dimensions of globalization. Dr. Seares is a founding member of the Social Sciences Working Group at the Society for Conservation Biology and is a member of the World Conservation Union's Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity and Protected Areas (TILCEPA).

Research Interests

Ethics of Conservation Research and Practice Globalization and Agricultural Change Sustainability

Courses Taught

ENVS 120 Intorduction to Human and Natural Ecology
ENVS 132 Human and Natural Ecology Laboratory
ENVS 390 Seminar Series in Environmental Issues
ENVS 385 Perspectives on Sustainability

Publications

Seares, J. In Press. Politics and Ecology of Small-Scale Farming in St. Lucia, West Indies. In: St. Lucia : 25 Years of Independence (1979-2004) Politics; Economy; Culture; Intellectual Heritage. ed. T. Joseph. Ian Randall House

Seares, J., E. Olivas-Anderson, C. Pringle, and K. Smith. 2007. Effects of Globalization on Freshwater Systems and Strategies for Conservation. In: Globalization: Effects on Fisheries Resources, ed. K. Smith, Wolfson, L., and W. Taylor. Cambridge University Press.

Beier, P., Seares, J. et al. 2004. Code of Member Ethics, Society for Biology. 2003.

Seares, J. 2002. World Hunger: 12 Myths, A Book Review. Journal of Agriculture and Human Values. 19(1):87-88.

Barnes, B.M., J.L. Barger, J. Seares, P.C. Tacquard, and G.L. Zuercher. 1996. “Overwintering in yellowjacket queens (Vespula vulgaris) and green stinkbugs.