{"id":19,"date":"2025-10-07T15:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:23:25","slug":"seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/news-and-events\/seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-intro has-large-font-size\">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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group no-gap is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-spring-2026-seminar-series\">Spring 2026 Seminar Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns no-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-aca22cf8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column no-padding is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5ef55c7c wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" id=\"no-padding\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-dark-teal-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d2702112 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Spring 2026 seminar series<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-january-22-2026\">January 22, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nathan-braccio\"><em>Nathan Braccio<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor, History, Clark University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Title: \u2018The Heart of Winter\u2019: Climate, Colonial Failure, and Indigenous Knowledge in 17th-Century New England<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lurie Conference Room, University Center<\/strong><br><strong>12:15 \u2013 1:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" id=\"no-padding\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d2702112 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Spring 2026 seminar series<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-february-5-2026\">February 5, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-morgane-houssais\"><em>Morgane Houssais<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Scientist, Physics Department, Clark University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Title: Breaching of the Natural Coastline During the Rainy Season in Monterey County, CA: A Manageable Risk?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lurie Conference Room, University Center<\/strong><br><strong>12:15 \u2013 1:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be3999f69dbed28c62cf93412b542fd5\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" id=\"no-padding\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-teal-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d2702112 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Spring 2026 seminar series<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-february-19-2026\">February 19, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ravi-hanumantha\"><em>Ravi Hanumantha<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability and Social Justice, Clark University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Title: Climate Change and Water Security in Central Mexico: Integrating GIS Water Balance and System Dynamics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ASEC 202<\/strong><br><strong>12:15 \u2013 1:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column no-padding is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-40a3ce07 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81ff5b1d84911f15ee59ad42679f23bd\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" id=\"no-padding\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d2702112 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Spring 2026 seminar series<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-march-12-2026\">March 12, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nana-kesse\"><em>Nana Kesse<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellow, The National Endowment for the Humanities,<br>Assistant Professor of African History, Clark University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Title: Swimming with Crocodiles: Nzulezo and the Human-Animal Entanglement in Africa<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lurie Conference Room, University Center<\/strong><br><strong>12:15 \u2013 1:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bfe466508412b563242071f0b27db060\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" id=\"no-padding\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-darker-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d2702112 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Spring 2026 seminar series<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-march-26-2026\">March 26, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-william-lynn\"><em>William Lynn<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Scientist, George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Title: The National Wolf Conversation: Power, Promise, and Peril<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lurie Conference Room, University Center<\/strong><br><strong>12:15 \u2013 1:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns no-gap equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-aca22cf8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column no-padding is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5ef55c7c wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column no-padding is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-40a3ce07 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/news-and-events\/events\/\">Calendar of Events<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-previous-seminar-series\">Previous Seminar Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>2025 Fall Seminars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9\/17\/2025 &#8211; <strong>Edson Severnini<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Economics and Core Faculty of the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College, <em>Carbon Rollercoaster: A Historical Analysis of Decarbonization in the United States<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\/30\/2025 &#8211; <strong>Teferi Abate Adem<\/strong>, Research Anthropologist at Human Relations Area Files, Yale University, <em>Vernacular Explanations of Rainfall Variability and Cascading Agrarian Shocks in Wollo, Northeastern Ethiopia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/13\/2025 &#8211; <strong>Jamie Shinn<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, <em>Engaging the Technocrat: Bridging Critical and Applied Research in West Virginia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>2024-2025 Academic Year<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9\/19\/2024 \u2013 <strong>Paul Mathisen<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering &amp; Director of Sustainability, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, <em>Considerations on Reducing Climate Change Impacts in Urban Environments: A Case Study on Water Infrastructure in Worcester<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\/10\/24 \u2013 <strong>Solange Bandiaky-Badji<\/strong>, President and Coordinator, Rights and Resources Initiative Co-sponsored by the Debra I. and Jeffrey A. Geller Endowed Lecture Series and Extractives@Clark, <em>Putting People at the Center of Nature: The Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Protecting Earth\u2019s Ecosystems<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/14\/24 \u2013 <strong>Eman Lasheen<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice, Clark University, Albert, Norma and Howard \u201977 Geller Lecture Series, <em>Climate Narratives of Hope: Coral Refuge in the Red Sea<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/30\/25 \u2013 <strong>Gustavo Oliveira<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, <em>Spaces of Contestation over Water Resources in an Irrigation Frontier in Brazil<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/20\/25 \u2013 <strong>Jenny Goldstein<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Global Development, Cornell University, Co-sponsored with the Graduate School of Geography Colloquium, <em>Starting with Solutions: A Global Political Ecology of Algae Innovation<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/27\/25 \u2013 <strong>Darla Munroe<\/strong>, Director of Research Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, Co-sponsored with the Graduate School of Geography Colloquium, <em>What is Land Policy?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/13\/25 \u2013 <strong>Adam Romero<\/strong>, Associate Professor School of Interdiscilinary Arts &amp; Sciences, University of Washington, <em>Cartels, Quality, and the Problem of Too Much Food in Post-WWII California&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4\/3\/25 \u2013 <strong>Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux<\/strong>, Distinguished Professor, Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Vermont, Co-sponsored with the Graduate School of Geography Colloquium, <em>Hyperlocal Climate Services: Reflections of a State Climatologist<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>2023-2024 Academic Year<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9\/21\/2023 \u2013 <strong>Jeffrey Cardille<\/strong>, Associate Professor, McGill University, <em>Sipping from the Data Firehose: Insights from Bayesian Inference, Power Computing, and Generalization<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9\/28\/2023 \u2013 <strong>J. Timmons Roberts<\/strong>, Ittleson Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, Brown University, <em>From Denial to Delay: Obstruction of Action on Climate Change<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\/26\/2023 \u2013 <strong>Gilbert Metcalf<\/strong>, John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service and Professor of Economics, Tufts University, <em>The Climate Crisis: How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/9\/2023 \u2013 <strong>Benjamin Sovacool<\/strong>, Professor in the Department of Earth &amp; Environment, Boston University, <em>Decarbonisation and its Discontents: A Critical Justice Perspective on Four Low-Carbon Transitions<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/22\/24 \u2013 <strong>Serita Frey,<\/strong> Professor, Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Co-sponsored with the Biology Department, <em>Forest Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/28\/24 \u2013 <strong>Mimi Sheller,<\/strong> Dean of The Global School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Co-sponsored with the Graduate School of Geography, <em>Climate Change and Mobility Justice<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>2022-2023 Academic Year<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10\/20\/2022 \u2013 <strong>Stefanie Covino<\/strong>, Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, <em>Creating Practitioners for the Blackstone Watershed: Bridging Academia to Community Partnerships for Climate Resilience<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/3\/2022 \u2013 <strong>Rebecca Dickson<\/strong>, TerraCarbon LLC, <em>From Research to Practice: The Need for Science Driven REDD Policy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/17\/2022 \u2013 <strong>Max Ritts<\/strong>, Clark University, <em>Environmental Conservation in an age of Data Sovereignty: Reflections from the North Coast<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/26\/2023 \u2013 <strong>Jon Denton Schneider<\/strong>, Clark University, <em>Deworming as HIV Prevention for Young Women: Evidence from Zimbabwe<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/23\/2023 \u2013 <strong>Gustavo Oliveira<\/strong>, Clark University, <em>Sustainable and Transparent Soy Supply Chains? A Political Ecology Critique of Neo-Malthusianism and Eco-Modernization Theory<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/23\/2023 \u2013 <strong>Robert J. Johnston<\/strong>, Clark University, and<strong> Linda Cote<\/strong>, Clark University,<em> Understanding Requirements for IRB Approval and Exemption Under the Revised Common Rule: How to (Without Frustration) Compose a Successful Protocol for Human Subjects Research<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/30\/2023 \u2013 <strong>Lisa Schipper<\/strong>, University of Bonn, <em>Acting on Climate Change Adaptation \u2013 When Science, Policy, and Practice Don\u2019t Align<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>2021-2022 Academic Year<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9\/30\/2021 \u2013 <strong>Stefanie Covino<\/strong>, Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, <em>The Future of the Blackstone Watershed<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\/28\/2021 \u2013 <strong>Bonnie Ram<\/strong>, Center for Research in Wind Energy, <em>Hurry Up but Wait: Gigawatt-Scale Deployments of Offshore Wind Power and Cross-Cultural Stakeholder Engagements<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/18\/2021 \u2013 <strong>Abby Frazier<\/strong>, Clark University, <em>Climate Variability and Drought in Pacific Islands<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/3\/2022 \u2013 <strong>Asha Best<\/strong>, Clark University, <em>Towards a Critical Geospatial Analysis of Police Violence<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/3\/2022 \u2013 <strong>Florencia Sangermano<\/strong>, Clark University, <em>Connecting Massachusetts\u2019 Landscapes to Soundscapes<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4\/7\/2022 \u2013 <strong>Theo Eisenman<\/strong>, UMass Amherst, <em>Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Greening Theory and Practice<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4\/14\/2022 \u2013 <strong>Morgan Grove<\/strong>, USDA Forest Service, <em>Regenerative Urban Ecology: A Next Phase for Science and Society<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>2019-2020 Academic Year<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9\/12\/2019 \u2013 <strong>Youjin Chung<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, <em>Conservation, Agro-Industrialization, and Land-Water Enclosures in Coastal Tanzania<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\/3\/2019 \u2013 <strong>Michael Mann<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, George Washington University, <em>Predicting High-Magnitude, Low-Frequency Crop Losses Using Machine Learning: An Application to Cereal Crops in Ethiopia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/14\/2019 \u2013 <strong>Adrian Treves<\/strong>, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, <em>Scientific Integrity and Just Preservation<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/21\/2019 \u2013 <strong>Jenn Baka<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Penn State, <em>Cracking Appalachia: A Political-Industrial Ecology Perspective<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/30\/2020 \u2013 <strong>Chi Ho Sham<\/strong>, Eastern Research Group, Inc., <em>Protection of Drinking Water Supply Sources:<br>Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/12\/2020 \u2013 <strong>Robert Johnston<\/strong>, Director, George Perkins Marsh Institute and Professor of Economics, Clark University, <em>Secrets of Research Proposal Success: What Top Grant-Writers Know<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/26\/2020 \u2013<strong>Theo Eisenman<\/strong>, UMass Amherst , <em>Architecture and Regional Planning\u2009\u2014\u2009Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Greening Theory and Practice<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4\/2\/2020 \u2013 <strong>Mart\u00edn Abreg\u00fa<\/strong>, Ford Foundation, <em>Natural Resource Extraction as a Problem of Social Justice: What Role for Civil Society?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>2018-2019 Academic Year<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9\/20\/2018 \u2013 <strong>Jim Wescoat<\/strong>, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, <em>Geographies of Rurban Drinking Water Planning in Pune District, Maharashtra<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\/18\/2018 \u2013 <strong>David Newburn<\/strong>, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, <em>Water Quality Trading in the Presence of Existing Cost Share Programs: Implications for Water Quality Management in the Chesapeake Bay<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\/24\/2018 \u2013 <strong>Wil Burns<\/strong>, School of International Service, American University, <em>Into the Great Wide Open: The Promise, and Potential Perils, of Climate Geoengineering<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11\/15\/2018 \u2013 <strong>Lisa Wainger<\/strong>, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science Practical, <em>Application of Economics in Evaluating the Benefits of Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/24\/2019 \u2013 <strong>Robert Johnston<\/strong>, Director, George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, How to Develop Successful Collaborative Grant Projects and Proposals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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