Beth Kinne
My interests are in natural resource management, municipal law, and water rights law in China and the United States. At HWS, I teach interdisciplinary courses in environmental law, natural resource law, and global water issues.
Meghan Brown
My interests are in lake studies, specifically the interaction between aquatic organisms and their environmental. My current research uses non-native species to elucidate the biological processes of predation and competition.
H. May
My interests include theatre and performance for social change that interrogate the ways in which embodied representations challenge and limit our understanding of race and gender. My current research investigates problematic embodiment onstage and the role of racial and gender impersonation on the late American minstrel stage.
Tom Drennen
I am interested in all things related to energy. I have developed several policy models that explore the complex tradeoffs between economic growth, energy, and the environment. To protect the environment, we must find ways to become a lot smarter with our energy use.
Darrin Magee
I teach environmentally-focused courses on Asia/China, and a locally focused course on garbage, as well an introductory course on energy and occasionally water. I also focus on water and energy environmental issues in China, especially in relation to water use, hydroelectric dams, and the electricity sector.
Shannon Straub
I am interested in plant systematics, phylogenomics, genome structure and evolution. Currently, I am researching the evolutionary relationships at different scales in the milkweed and dogbane family. Courses that I teach at HWS include Topics in Introductory Biology - Plants & People, General Genetics, and Genomics.
Steven Lee
In addition to my interests in environmental ethics and environmental justice, I teach and write in the areas of social justice and the ethics of war.
Scott Brophy
I am interested in the intersection of philosophy and public policy, especially in the areas of law, education, and the environment. I also study the history of philosophy, and philosophical problems about science that are linked to policy questions, such as evolution and climate change.
Whitney Mauer
I am interested in environmental inequalities, indigenous studies, political ecology, and critical development studies. In a broad sense, my work interrogates how environmental issues intersect with issues of race and ethnicity, inequality and stratification, Indigeneity, community, and development.
Nick Metz
At HWS, I teach courses in the Geoscience and Environmental Studies Departments and lead research on Seneca Lake. My interests include
the effects of high-impact weather on climate, Southern Hemisphere cold surges, and Lake-effect Snow.
Paul Kehle
I am fascinated by mathematics, cognition, teacher education, and mathematics education in particular. I conduct collaborative research with undergraduate students and with high school teachers and their students.
Kelsey Ward
I am a philosopher who is particularly interested in the study of Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy. At HWS, I teach courses in the Philosophy Department.
David Finkelstein
Limnogeology, biogeochemistry, aqueous geochemistry, and stable isotope geochemistry are a few of my interests. At HWS, I teach a wide-range of Geology courses including First Year Seminars that investigate the social response to Climate Change and “The Blue Planet”.
Brad Cosentino
My interests include Ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology. My research explores how environmental change affects the ecology and evolution of wildlife populations. Currently, I am working on projects both in a local and global context involving the effects of forest fragmentation on movement behavior and biodiversity responses.
Alaina Olivieri
I am interested in collaborative dance performances throughout the Finger Lakes Region. I currently serve as Head of the Ballet Studio at St. Peter’s Community Arts Academy, but also work with the HWS dance community as well.