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Environmental Studies Faculty

Lauren Schmitt will chair the department during fall 2026 and Ruth Heindel will take on the position in spring 2027.

Chair

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Lauren Schmitt Dorothy & Thomas Jegla Assistant Prof. of Environ. Studies Areas of Expertise Sustainable agriculture, plant-insect interactions, community and ecosystem ecology	Campus Address Tomsich Hall 106 Email schmitt1@kenyon.edu	Environmental Studies
Ruth Heindel Philip and Sheila Jordan Assoc. Prof. of Environ. Studies Areas of Expertise Polar environmental change, global dust cycle, soil science	Campus Address Higley Hall 301 Phone Number (740) 427-5610 Email heindel1@kenyon.edu	Environmental Studies

Faculty

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Rob Alexander Professor of Economics & Environmental Studies - Retired Areas of Expertise Ecological economics, wildlife economics, environmental policy	Campus Address Timberlake House 21 Phone Number (740) 427-4275065 Email alexanderr@kenyon.edu	Economics Environmental Studies
Patrick Bottiger Associate Professor of History Areas of Expertise History of North American Indigenous peoples, ancient America, the American Revolution and Ohio Valley, the history of Three Sisters polyculture farming, red power and Indigenous activism, agricultural history and corn	Campus Address Oden Hall 324 Phone Number (740) 427-5597 Email bottigerp@kenyon.edu	History American Studies
Jay Corrigan Himmelright Professor of Economics Areas of Expertise Experimental and behavioral economics, agricultural economics, environmental and resource economics	Campus Address Ascension Hall 303 Phone Number (740) 427-5281 Email corriganj@kenyon.edu	Economics Environmental Studies Public Policy
Rachael Gray Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies	Campus Email gray7@kenyon.edu	Environmental Studies
Bruce Hardy J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Neanderthals, human ecology, biological anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 207 Phone Number (740) 427-4275886 Email hardyb@kenyon.edu	Anthropology Neuroscience Environmental Studies African Diaspora Studies
Eric Holdener Assistant Professor of Physics and Environmental Studies Areas of Expertise Geology and invertebrate paleontology.	Campus Address Timberlake 03 Phone Number (740) 427-5817 Email holdenere@kenyon.edu	Physics Environmental Studies
Iris Levin Associate Prof of Biology & Environmental Studies Areas of Expertise Behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, disease ecology	Campus Address Higley Hall 305 Phone Number (740) 427-5640 Email levin1@kenyon.edu	Biology Environmental Studies
George McCarthy Professor of Sociology	Campus Address Treleaven House 202 Phone Number (740) 427-5849 Email mccarthy@kenyon.edu	Sociology Environmental Studies
Karan Shakya Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Economics Areas of Expertise Human-environment interactions, adaptation and resilience, development economics	Campus Address Ascension Hall 310 Email shakya1@kenyon.edu	Environmental Studies Economics
Joan Slonczewski Professor of Biology	Campus Address Ascension Hall 012 Phone Number (740) 427-5397 Email slonczewski@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Yang Xiao Professor of Philosophy Areas of Expertise Ethics, political philosophy, Chinese philosophy, philosophy of language, eco-philosophy, environmental philosophy and climate change (on sabbatical for 2025-26)	Campus Address Oden Hall 211 Phone Number (740) 427-5287 Email xiaoy@kenyon.edu	Philosophy Asian and Middle East Studies Environmental Studies

Emeriti

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Joseph Adler Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies Areas of Expertise Chinese religions, Neo-Confucianism	Campus Email adlerj@kenyon.edu	Asian and Middle East Studies Religious Studies International Studies Environmental Studies
Miriam Dean-Otting Professor Emerita of Religious Studies	Campus Email deanotting@kenyon.edu	Religious Studies Environmental Studies
Siobhan Fennessy Professor Emerita of Biology and Environmental Studies Areas of Expertise Wetland ecosystem ecology, plant community response to disturbance, climate change and wetland carbon cycles	Campus Address Higley Hall 205 Phone Number (740) 427-4275455 Email fennessym@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
David Harrington Professor Emeritus of Economics	Campus Email harrington@kenyon.edu	Economics Environmental Studies
Ray Heithaus Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Naturalist, Brown Family Environmental Center Areas of Expertise Ecology, conservation biology, animal behavior	Campus Phone Number (740) 427-. Email heithaus@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Robert Mauck Professor Emeritus of Biology Areas of Expertise Animal behavior, physiological ecology	Campus Email mauckr@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Wade Powell Professor Emeritus of Biology Areas of Expertise Molecular biology, environmental toxicology	Campus Address Fischman 202 Phone Number (740) 427-5396 Email powellw@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
David Suggs Professor Emeritus of Anthropology	Campus Email suggs@kenyon.edu	Anthropology African Diaspora Studies Environmental Studies International Studies
Steve Van Holde Prof Emeritus of Political Science and International Studies	Campus Address Oden Hall 417 Phone Number (740) 427-5638 Email vanholde@kenyon.edu	Political Science International Studies Environmental Studies