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
Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D.
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems

Program Coordinator

Faculty Fellow

Agnese Codebò, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish Department

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

Steering Committee

Todd Aagaard
Professor of Law
(610) 519-3001
Samantha Chapman Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Director Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship
Jonathan Doh, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Advancement, and Global Engagement;
Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business;
Professor, Management & Operations
Francis A. Galgano, Ph.D.
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
Sylvie Lorente, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
William M. Brown ’84, ’87 Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
Jean Lutes
Luckow Family Endowed Chair in English Literature
(610) 519-5077
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Professor and Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment
Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D.
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems
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
Joseph Toscano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bridget Wadzuk, Ph.D.
Director of Sustainable Engineering
Professor, Edward A. Daylor Chair in Civil Engineering
Director of Strategic Initiatives, College of Engineering

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
Nathaniel B. Weston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Department of Geography and the Environment

Strategic Initiative for Climate, Justice and Sustainability
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085

     

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