Department of Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Lee Lines, PhD
Professor of Environmental Studies
Beal Maltbie Center - Room 111
T. 407.628.6377
Ph.D. Arizona State University, 1995
M.A. University of Florida, 1989
B.A. University of Florida, 1987
Professional interests include:
Physical Geography; Food and Sustainability; Climate Change; Sustainable Development; Conservation of Biodiversity; Geography of Florida and western North America.
Spring 2022 Courses
ENV130 The Geosphere with Lab
ENV413 Senior Seminar: Environmental Issue
Barry Allen, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Beal Maltbie Center - Room 110
T. 407.646.2647
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1979
B.A. University of Miami, 1970
London School of Economics & Political Science
Professional interests and specializations include environmental economics, national park policy, sustainable development, and globalization.
Spring 2022 Courses
ENV348 Sustainable Development
ENV365 Environment & Develoment in Central America
RFLA300 America's Gifts: Jazz, Baseball and National Parks
Bruce Stephenson, PhD
Professor of Environmental Studies
Beal Maltbie Center - Room 109
T. 407.646.1587
Ph.D. Emory University, 1988
M.A. Ohio State University, 1978
B.A. Florida Southern College, 1976
Spring 2022 Courses
ENV270 Environmental Literature
ENV289 Nature in the City
Orlando Metropolitan Greenspaces - Field based student research
A former city planner, Stephenson continues to consult and teaches courses examining the intersection of urban sustainability, city planning, and landscape architecture. His 2015 biography, John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner, won the JB Jackson book award, and his latest work appears in Iconic Planned Communities and the Challenge of Change. His new book, Portland's Good Life: Sustainability and Hope in an American City is due out Spring 2021.
Leslie Kemp Poole, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Beal Maltbie Center - Room 105
407-691-1679
Ph.D. University of Florida, 2012
MLS Rollins College, 1991
B.S Journalism, University of Florida, 1978
Professional interests and specializations include the history of the environmental movement, particularly the grassroots organizers that, in Florida and across the country, included many women. Author of "Saving Florida: Women's Fight for the Environment in the Twentieth Century."
In her spare time, she likes to hike and kayak around the state.
Spring 2022 Courses
ENV189 Environmental Crisis in the Cultural Context
ENV340 Environmental Justice
ENV380 American Environmental History
Emily Nodine, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Department Chair
Beal Maltbie Center - Room 102
407-646-2007
Ph.D. Florida International University, 2014
M.S. Johns Hopkins University, 2005
B.A. New College of Florida, 1996
Professional interests and specializations include links between climate and the biosphere, aquatic and coastal ecosystems, wetland ecology and restoration, and scales of disturbance.
Spring 2022 Courses
ENV413 Senior Seminar: Environmental Issues
RFLA200 Springs, Swamps, and Sinkholes
Barbara Hughes
Academic Support Coordinator
Beal Maltbie Center, room 107
407.646.2084
Joseph V. Siry, PhD - Emeriti
Associate Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies