UWO Sustainability Faculty and Staff
Here you will find faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh who have identified themselves to the Institute as working on or interested in sustainability. Use the filters on the right to broaden or narrow your search. These listings are currently under development; check back as the program matures.
SIRT is pleased to announce award winners for the 2018-2019 academic year Sustainability Cluster Grants! Learn more about the selected projects in this UW Oshkosh Today article.
All UW Oshkosh faculty and staff working in any area of sustainability are invited to appear within SIRT's faculty and staff profiles. Click here to learn how.
Faculty and staff interested in committing to a greater level of participation with the Institute are invited to apply to become “Affiliated Faculty & Staff.” These individuals are expected to engage in the life of the Institute on a regular basis in one or more ways including: attending, presenting at or planning SIRT seminars and lecture series, assisting at SIRT related events, and/or building SIRT through grant seeking and external organization relationship building. Fill out this Google form to begin the application process for SIRT Affiliation. Applications are requested in October for three-year terms that begin in January.

Elizabeth (Za) Barron
Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban Planning and Environmental Studies
Associate Director, Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations
Research Interests: Sustainability and Place, Politics of Conservation, Political Ecology, Alternative Economies
*on leave 2019-2020
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Courtney Bauder
Director, Social Justice Minor Program
SIRT Affiliate
Research Interests: Power, Privilege, Identity, Intersectionality, Human Rights, Study Abroad
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Melissa G. Bublitz
Associate Professor of Marketing
SIRT Affiliate
Research Interests: Food Decisions, Social Marketing, Wellness
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Stewart Cole
Assistant Professor of English
SIRT Affiliate
Research Interests: Sustainability Pedagogy, Animal Studies, Modern Literature
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Kevin Crawford
Professor of Chemistry
Director, Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations
Research Interests: Environmental Chemistry, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Water, Sediment, Emerging Contaminants
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Shannon Davis-Foust
Senior Lecturer, Biology and Environmental Studies
Clean Boats Clean Waters Coordinator
SIRT Affiliate
Research Interests: Invasive Species, Habitat Restoration, Aquatic and Native Environments
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Marcel Dijkstra
Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering Technology
Advisor, Sustainable Solutions for Tomorrow Club
SIRT Affiliate
Research Interests: Water Quality, Algal Blooms, Bioavailable Phosphorus
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Steve C. Dunn
Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Finance Department
SIRT Affiliate
Research Interests: Management, Supply Chain, Corporate Social Responsibility
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