Seeing Like a State Book Review by Sara (and introduction)
I am delighted for Sara O'Donnell to join the lab this fall. Sara hails from Wyoming where she grew up and went to undergrad. She has a...
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- Jan 28
- 1 min
Our new book is out!
Diana, Ryan, and I published our latest book, A Climate Agenda for System Change: from Theory to Social Transformation. The book outlines...
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- Jan 28
- 5 min
Thinking critically about critical thinking
Ten years ago, I watched an amazing film. I loved the film then and see it in a different light now. This film showcases cancel culture...
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- Oct 24, 2023
- 6 min
On Political Ecology by Ailin
In September of 2019, I facilitated a class about the ecological footprint with 12 Peruvian high school students as part of my...
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- Sep 12, 2023
- 4 min
Brendan's New Book!
Lab alum Brendan O'Brien graduated from NAU in Geography a couple years ago. His thesis focused on housing in the west but took a unique...
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- Aug 31, 2023
- 4 min
Sand Talk Book Review by Sydney A (and introduction)
I am lucky enough to have a wonderful new student in my lab this year. Sydney A (we have two Sydneys now!) comes to NAU from South...
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- Aug 7, 2023
- 2 min
Congratulations Reilly!
Since coming to NAU I have served on the steering committee for the Sustainable Communities (SUS) Graduate Program. Over the years, I...
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petersenbri
- May 28, 2023
- 5 min
Cars or people?
While living in Austria, Vienna last fall a friend from Flagstaff sent me a link to an article in the Flagstaff local paper. The headline...
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- May 28, 2023
- 2 min
Congratulations Anna and Ailin!
Graduation always proves bittersweet. On the one hand, graduation affords an opportunity to celebrate accomplishments and congratulate...
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- Mar 10, 2023
- 2 min
Sydney's review of Jon Erickson's Progress Illusion
The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming our Future from the Fairytale of Economics, by Jon D. Erickson (2022, Island Press), provides an...
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- Feb 23, 2023
- 1 min
What to expect
This blog provides a space for my students and I to say a little something about what we are reading, writing, and thinking about. You...
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