ABOUT US
Faculty Co-Chairs
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies
Co-Chair, Strategic Initiative for Climate, Justice and Sustainability
Professor, Department of English
Associate Dean, International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies
Co-Chair, Strategic Initiative for Climate, Justice and Sustainability
Professor, Department of English
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Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D.
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems
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Program Coordinator
Faculty Fellow
Past Faculty Fellows
Daniel Jackson Smith, Ph.D., AGPCNP-BC, CNE
Weingarten Endowed Assistant Professor
Co-Chair of the Global Nurses Climate Change Committee, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
2023-2024 Faculty Fellow in Climate, Justice, & Sustainability
Weingarten Endowed Assistant Professor
Co-Chair of the Global Nurses Climate Change Committee, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
2023-2024 Faculty Fellow in Climate, Justice, & Sustainability
Steering Committee
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Jonathan Doh, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Advancement, and Global Engagement;
Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business;
Professor, Management & Operations
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Advancement, and Global Engagement;
Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business;
Professor, Management & Operations
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Francis A. Galgano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Sustainability Studies
Department of Geography and the Environment
Director of Sustainability Studies, CLAS
Associate Professor
Director of Sustainability Studies
Department of Geography and the Environment
Director of Sustainability Studies, CLAS
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies
Co-Chair, Strategic Initiative for Climate, Justice and Sustainability
Professor, Department of English
Associate Dean, International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies
Co-Chair, Strategic Initiative for Climate, Justice and Sustainability
Professor, Department of English
(610) 519-4647
Sylvie Lorente, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
William M. Brown ’84, ’87 Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
William M. Brown ’84, ’87 Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
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Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Professor and Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment
Professor and Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment
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Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D.
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems
(610) 519-7440
Virginia Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director of the Sustainable Engineering Minor
Director of the Sustainability Studies Minor for the College of Engineering
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director of the Sustainable Engineering Minor
Director of the Sustainability Studies Minor for the College of Engineering
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Joseph Toscano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Bridget Wadzuk, Ph.D.
Director of Sustainable Engineering
Professor, Edward A. Daylor Chair in Civil Engineering
Director of Strategic Initiatives, College of Engineering
Director of Sustainable Engineering
Professor, Edward A. Daylor Chair in Civil Engineering
Director of Strategic Initiatives, College of Engineering
(610) 519-5365
Pete Watkins, PhD, MSW
Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
College of Professional Studies
Aaron P. Wemhoff, Ph.D.
Professor
Assistant Chair
Administrative Director, Centralized Research Computing Facility
Professor
Assistant Chair
Administrative Director, Centralized Research Computing Facility
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