Environmental Studies Faculty

The Environmental Studies faculty at MCLA is comprised of experienced scholars and research professionals dedicated to interdisciplinary education, focusing on the complex relationships between ecological systems, human activity, and environmental policy. Faculty members actively engage in research and community projects, providing students with hands-on learning opportunities in areas such as sustainability, conservation, and environmental justice, while fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Elena Traister
Chair, Professor

Interests: Environmental Systems, Green Living Seminar, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Food Systems, Ecology and Management of the Adirondacks

Daniel Shustack
Professor

Interests: Nature of New England, Ornithology, Environmental Sustainability, Everglades and South Florida

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Adjunct Instructor

Interests: Soil Science, Environmental Sustainability 

John Hite
Adjunct Instructor

Interests: Environmental Policy of Waste Management

Philip McKnight
Adjunct Instructor

Interests: Environmental Law, Honors Environmental Law

Julie Richburg
Adjunct Instructor

Interests: Restoration Ecology, Ecology of Invasive Species 

Affiliated Faculty

Department: Biology
Courses Taught: Microbiology, Parasitology

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Department: Biology
Courses Taught: Mammalogy and Herpetology, Intro to Biology (I & 2)

Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Courses Taught: Environmental Justice

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Department: Computer Science
Courses Taught: Introduction to Outdoor Leadership

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Department: English
Courses Taught: Ecopoetics

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Department: Biology
Courses Taught: Animal Behavior, Biostatistics

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Department: Biology
Courses Taught: Marine Biology, Tropical Ecology, Intro to Biology (I & 2)

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Department: Biology
Courses Taught: Environmental Microbiology, Genetics

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Department: Biology
Courses Taught: Field Botany, Plants and Society, Ecology

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Department: Anthropology
Courses Taught: Environmental Anthropology, Ecodisaster

Department: Business
Courses Taught: Environmental Economics

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Department: Public Health
Courses Taught: Environmental Health, Epidemiology

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