Each year, the Marsh Institute sponsors formal lectures and seminars that expose faculty and students to contemporary research on human-environment interactions, foster rich discussions, and catalyze future research.
Fall 2025 Seminar Series
September 17, 2025
Edson Severnini
Associate Professor of Economics and Core Faculty of the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College
Title: Carbon Rollercoaster: A Historical Analysis of Decarbonization in the United States
ASEC 202
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
November 13, 2025
Jamie Shinn
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Title: Engaging the Technocrat: Bridging Critical and Applied Research in West Virginia
Jefferson 218
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the Graduate School of Geography
October 30, 2025
Teferi Abate Adem
Research Anthropologist at Human Relations Area Files, Yale University
Title: Vernacular Explanations of Rainfall Variability and Cascading Agrarian Shocks in Wollo, Northeastern Ethiopia
Grace Conference Room
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Spring 2026 Seminar Series
January 22, 2026
Nathan Braccio
Assistant Professor, History, Clark University
Title: ‘The Heart of Winter’: Climate, Colonial Failure, and Indigenous Knowledge in 17th-Century New England
Lurie Conference Room, University Center
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
February 5, 2026
Morgane Houssais
Research Scientist, Physics Department, Clark University
Title: Breaching of the Natural Coastline During the Rainy Season in Monterey County, CA: A Manageable Risk?
Lurie Conference Room, University Center
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
February 19, 2026
Ravi Hanumantha
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability and Social Justice, Clark University
Title: The Shape of Water Futures: Mapping and Modeling in Mexico Lerma Cutzamala Hydrological Region
ASEC 202
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
March 12, 2026
Nana Kesse
Fellow, The National Endowment for the Humanities,
Assistant Professor of African History, Clark University
Title: Living with Water: Aqua-culture, Environment, and Survival in West Africa
Lurie Conference Room, University Center
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
March 26, 2026
William Lynn
Research Scientist, George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University
Title: The National Wolf Conversation: Power, Promise, and Peril
Lurie Conference Room, University Center
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Seminars are co-sponsored by the George Perkins Marsh Institute/Jeanne X. Kasperson Library Seminar Series and the Debra I. and Jeffrey A. Geller Endowed Lecture Series. All seminars are open to the public. The format is a 45-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of questions and discussion. Interaction with speakers is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided. Details of these seminars and other events related to the mission of the institute can be found on the Calendar of Events.
