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William R. Jordan III (Co-director)
Contact Information The New Academy for Nature and Culture 1260 Wood Drive, Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone/FAX: 815-337-6896 newacademy@comcast.net Education M.A. in Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974 • Ph.D. in Botany (plant physiology), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1971 • B.S. in Biology, Marquette University, 1966 Current Appointments Co-Director, DePaul's Institute for Nature and Culture (2004-present) • Director, The New Academy for Nature and Culture (1999-present) Research Interests Ecological restoration, history and philosophy of conservation, history of ideas about nature Publications The Sunflower Forest: Ecological Restoration and the New Communion with Nature, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003). Other recent publications in Thomas Heyd, editor, Recognizing the Autonomy of Nature (New York: Columbia University Press, 2005); S. Krech III et al., editors, Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (New York: Routledge, 2004) (entry on "Ecological Restoration"); Paul H. Gobster et al., editors, Restoring Nature: Perspectives from the Social Sciences (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2000). |
Liam Heneghan (Co-director)
Contact Information Environmental Science Program DePaul University McGowan Science Center, Room 125 2325 North Clifton Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 Tel: 773-325-2779 Fax: 773-325-7448 Email: lhenegha@depaul.edu Education Ph.D. in Zoology (Ecology), University College; Dublin 1994 • M.S. in Zoology (Entomology), University College; Dublin 1986 • B.Sc. (Hons) in Zoology, University College; Dublin 1985 Current Appointment Associate Professor, Environmental Science Program, DePaul University, Chicago (2001-present). Co-chair of Science Team for Chicago Wilderness. Research Interests Zoology, ecology, ecosystems, invasive species, Chicago Wilderness Publications Published in the following journals: Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology; Applied Soil Ecology, Forest Ecology and Management and others. Currently compiling Research Agenda for Chicago Wilderness. Poetry published in Rhino, work exhibited at the Chicago Cultural center and elsewhere. |
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Randy Honold
Contact Information 1727 West Jarvis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60626 773-852-8199 rhonold@gmail.com Education Ph.D. Philosophy, DePaul University; Chicago, 1994 • M.A. Philosophy, DePaul University; Chicago, 1986 • B.A. Philosophy, minors in Photography, General Honors Curriculum, summa cum laude, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 1983 Current Academic Appointment Director of Student Academic Services, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, DePaul University, (2001-present) Research Interests Continental philosophy, environmental philosophy, environmental theology, environmental business ethics, nature photography and the idea of wilderness, philosophy of technology, transhumanism and cyborgs. Publications Published in: Call to Earth, Family Business Review, Research in Phenomenology |
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Barbara E. Willard
Contact Information DePaul University Dept. of Communication 2320 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 (773)325-2965 e-mail: bwillard@depaul.edu Education Ph.D. Communication Studies, University of Iowa; Iowa City, 1997 • M.S. Communication Studies, Florida State University; Tallahassee, 1988 • B.S. Communication Studies, Cum Laude, Florida State University; Tallahassee, 1985 Current Academic Appointment Associate Professor, Department of Communication, DePaul University, Chicago (1999-present) Research Interests Rhetorical studies and environmental communication, environmental policy and communication, urban ecology, gender communication, rhetorical criticism and theory, social movements, public speaking. Publications Published in: Women's Studies in Communication, Journal of Popular Culture, Iowa Journal of Communication, Proceedings of the 7th and 8th Biennial Conferences on communication and the environment Exhibit Willard, B. and S. Harp (September-November, 2005). Biography of Landscape: Reading the Landscape of Jackson Park. DePaul University Art Museum. |
Lauren Umek
Contact Information 4315 N. Richmond, Chicago, IL 60618 708-825-8336 email: lumek@depaul.edu homepage: www.depaul.edu/~lumek Education M.S. in plant biology and conservation, Northwestern University (expected completion in 2007) Part-time, Non-degree-seeking graduate student in biology, DePaul University, Chicago, 2004 • B.S. in biology and environmental science, minor in chemistry, DePaul University, Chicago, 2003 Current Academic Appointment Urban Ecology Project Coordinator, Environmental Science Program, DePaul University, (2004-present). Research Interests Urban ecology, urban forestry, conservation and restoration of natural areas in urban areas, sustainability, green design, natural landscaping, plant conservation, management-based research, ecosystem ecology, invasive-species ecology |