Department Contacts
- Director: George Vrtis, (507) 222-5410
- Administrative Assistant: Lisa Falconer, (507) 222-5248
Program Faculty
Tsegaye Nega
Bio
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Emeritus
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Emeritus
Off Campus: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
Kimberly Smith
Professor of Environmental Studies, Emerita
Phone:
507 222 4991
Email:
ksmith@carleton.edu
Other Faculty Involved in Environmental Studies
Daniel Bruggeman
Senior Lecturer in Art, Emeritus
Senior Lecturer in Studio Art, Emeritus
Senior Lecturer in Studio Art, Emeritus
Phone:
507 222 4572
Email:
dbruggem@carleton.edu
Deborah Gross
Bio
Charles “Jim” and Marjorie Kade Professor of the Sciences
David Hougen-Eitzman
Senior Lecturer of Biology, Emeritus
Phone:
507 222 4109
Email:
deitzman@carleton.edu
Mark Kanazawa
Bio
Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics
Off Campus: Spring 2026
Office:
Willis Hall 308
Phone:
507 222 4106
Email:
mkanazaw@carleton.edu
Director of the Environmental Studies Program from 2008-2011.
Michael McNally
’85
Bio
Director of American Studies
John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies
John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies
Beverly Nagel
’75
Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Sociology, Science, Technology, and Society, Emerita
Phone:
507 222 4303
Email:
bnagel@carleton.edu
Constanza Ocampo-Raeder
Bio
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Director of Latin American Studies
Director of Latin American Studies
Arjendu Pattanayak
Bio
Professor of Physics
Mary Savina
’72
Charles L. Denison Professor of Geology, Emerita
Phone:
507 222 4404
Email:
msavina@carleton.edu
Joel Weisberg
Herman and Gertrude Mosier Stark Professor of Physics and Astronomy and the Natural Sciences, Emeritus
Email:
jweisber@carleton.edu
Emeriti Faculty
Gary Wagenbach
Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Biology, Science, Technology, and Society, Emeritus
Phone:
507 222 4884
Email:
gwagenba@carleton.edu
Dr. Wagenbach is trained as an invertebrate zoologist and parasitologist, is examining the population biology of freshwater mussels in regional rivers. The general goal of his research is to better understand the conservation of rare and endangered species. He taught Biology of the Invertebrate Animals, Marine Biology, Aquatic Biology, environmental studies courses, and a seminar on parasitism. He served as Director of Environmental and Technology Studies.
Staff
Lisa Falconer
Administrative Assistant in American Studies, Cognitive Science and Linguistics & to the Director of the Cowling Arboretum
