ES PhD: Student and Alumni Profiles

The Antioch University New England Environmental Studies Doctoral program is designed for the adult learner/environmental practitioner who has a commitment to scholarly excellence, who wishes to design, implement, and evaluate innovative research regarding crucial environmental issues. This is a risk taker, a person who is willing to participate in on-line learning, alternative delivery models, and an innovative approach to doctoral education. We submit that this is precisely what the profession requires. Our students are involved in creating an academic, reflective, and scholarly approach to professional environmental issues, one that is specifically designed for the “twenty-first century”.

The prospective student has significant work experience in the environmental field. This may include management, education, teaching, planning, research, writing, public relations, business, communications, advocacy, policy development and analysis, or consulting. This person typically has already earned a master's degree, but is looking for new academic and professional challenges. Prospective students may emerge from one of the numerous organizations of the environmental community: environmental education centers, nature centers, museums, advocacy organizations, planning agencies, public interest groups, state and federal environmental agencies, businesses, and consulting firms.

Profiles of Students in the Program

Laura Alexander
Assistant Professor in Community & Environmental Studies/Natural Sciences
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH
Craig Gemmell
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
Luanne Johnson
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
Meagan Jones
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Maui, Hawaii
Brian Keel
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Shushan, New York
Marian Knapp
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Newton, Massachusetts
Melissa Laser
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission
Augusta, Maine
Alison Ormsby, PhD
Alumnus
Environmental Studies
Eckerd College
St. Petersburg, Florida
Mercedes Quesada-Embid, PhD
Alumnus
Environmental Studies
Keene, New Hampshire
Mary-Jeanne (MJ) Raleigh, NCC
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Henniker, New Hampshire
Emily Stanley
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Baltimore, Maryland
Elin Torell, PhD
Alumnus
Environmental Studies
University of Rhode Island
Nora Traviss, PhD
Alumnus
Environmental Studies
Keene, New Hampshire
Tharcisse Ukizintambara
Doctoral Candidate
Environmental Studies
Rwanda
Jennifer J. Wilhoit, PhD
Alumnus
Environmental Studies
Doctoral Program
Vashon Island, Washington

Last Updated: 3/4/10