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Michael Bryson, Associate Professor of Humanities Co-founder of the Sustainability Studies program and author of Visions of the Land: Science, Literature, and the American Environment from the Era of Exploration to the Age of Ecology (University of Virginia Press, 2002), Bryson has taught environment-focused interdisciplinary seminars in the humanities and natural sciences at Roosevelt since 1996. Interests: urban ecology and biodiversity, water, nature writing, environmental history, Chicago. |
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Carl A. Zimring, Assistant Professor of Social Science Co-founder of the Sustainability Studies program and author of Cash for Your Trash: Scrap Recycling in America (Rutgers University Press, 2005), Zimring taught in the history and environmental studies programs at Oberlin College for four years before joining the College of Professional Studies faculty in 2008. Interests: waste management and recycling, urban environmental history, consumption. |
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D. Bradford Hunt, Associate Professor of Social Science and Chair of Professional and Liberal Studies Co-founder of the Sustainability Studies program and author of the acclaimed Blueprint for Disaster: The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing (University of Chicago Press, 2009), Hunt has taught at Roosevelt since 2000 and is an expert on urban history, housing policy, and city planning. Interests: public housing, urban planning and policy. |
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A researcher and curator with the Field Museum's zoology division and a College of Professional Studies faculty since 1995, Kerbis Peterhans has done extensive field research on large and small mammals in Africa (including the famed Man-eating Lions of Tsavo) and published his work widely in international journals. Interests: taxonomy and evolution of mammals, biodiversity, conservation, museum studies. |
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Gregory Buckley, Associate Professor of Natural Science The College of Professional Studies' Associate Dean at Schaumburg Campus, Buckley's expertise is in paleontology and geology. He has taught interdisciplinary science seminars at Roosevelt since 1994 and his extensive research on fossil crocodile species in Madagascar has been widely published. Interests: Paleo-ecology, biodiversity, Madagascar, national parklands. |
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Maris Cooke, Adjunct Professor of Natural Science Cooke is a long-time instructor in the College of Professional Studies who has created cutting-edge service learning opportunities for students in her natural science seminars. In past years, her students have developed a “green” plan for the Schaumburg campus; recently, she was awarded a service-learning grant from the McCormick-Tribune foundation to have her students develop a website for and contribute labor to the Chicago Avenue Community Garden, an urban farm at Cabrini-Green. Interests: biodiversity, wildlife conservation, sustainable agriculture, urban farming. |
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A certified scuba instructor and cave diver, Hoffman combines expertise in environmental law and policy with an extensive science background. She earned a JD from DePaul University and a master's in marine science from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and has worked at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. Interests: environmental law, marine biology, oceanography, scuba diving, photography. |
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Dudley Onderdonk, Adjunct Professor of Sustainability Studies A planning professional and published author with over 35 years experience in urban planning, community and economic development, Dudley Onderdonk, OAICP, is an LEED Green Associate with advanced degrees in urban planning and environmental science. His career includes managing Community Development departments in suburban Chicago including Park Forest, Oak Park and Gurnee. In addition, he served as a planner in Scottsdale, AZ and Los Angeles, CA. Interests: sustainability, growth management, and urban redevelopment.
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Carla Jones, Adjunct Professor of Sustainability Studies An oceanographer with a PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Jones' doctoral research focused on finding new drugs from cyanobacteria in the ocean. During her postdoctoral stint at the University of California, San Diego, she worked on metabolic engineering of microalgae for production of therapeutic proteins. Jones was also involved in undergraduate education related to the field of biofuels. Her love for the ocean and the beauty of nature has led her to use her scientific background to educate people on environmental sustainability. Interests: ocean sustainability, human health, and community-wide scientific literacy with a particular emphasis on energy and the environment.
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