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INSTRUCTORS
e-mail & office location |
Office hours -
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Background and interests |
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Shelly Cole (Lecturer)
cole@nature.berkeley.edu
229 Mulford |
Mon. 2:00-4:00
Wed. 8:30-10:30 |
I am a physiological plant ecologist interested
in plant behavior, particularly responses to dynamic environmental factors
such as seasonal drought, floods, fog and fire. For my dissertation work,
I considered how plants access and respond to resources that are limiting
yet heterogeneously distributed in the environment. I conducted analyses
of root and plant growth, photosynthetic activity, water relations and
root foraging behavior (e.g. root hydrotropism) in response to patchy
distributions of soil nutrients and water. Stemming from my dissertation
field work, I am continuing to investigate the role of fog in the water
relations and behavior of coastal dune shrubs. In a larger long-term effort
to identify the factors contributing to a population "bottleneck"
in some of California's oaks, I am also part of a collaborative study
examining the physiological responses of oak seedlings to summer drought
stress. Although not part of my formal research, I am also interested
in how human activities affect ecological processes, for example, the
ecological significance of water use in the West. I have experience designing
and conducting lab, greenhouse and field research and have given many
professional presentations. My teaching and research experience has been
in academic environments spanning from small liberal arts colleges (teaching
Ecology/Environmental Studies for 5 years) to large research institutions;
therefore, students considering academic research and/or teaching professions
may find my input helpful. |
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Tim DeChant (GSI)
dechant@nature.berkeley.edu
125 Mulford
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Wed. 2:00-4:00
Fri. 9:00-11:00 |
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Robin Turner (Lecturer)
rlturner@berkeley.edu
241 Mulfrod
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Tue. 2:30-4:30
Wed. 2:30-4:30 |
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science and will file my dissertation in Spring 2009. My research focuses on the relationship between people, the state, and natural resources. This encompasses three themes: the political economy of resource-based sectors (nature tourism, mineral extraction), the politics of conservation, and urban environmental justice politics. My dissertation examines the local politics of nature tourism and Botswana and South Africa, analyzing how nature tourism has reconfigured power relations in eight rural localities. I have more than three years of experience conducting field research in Botswana, South Africa, and Uganda, as well as India and the United States. Before coming to Berkeley, I spent about four years working with nongovernmental organizations and communities in South Africa and the United States on environmental health and mining issues. More information about me is available at http://sites.google.com/site/robinlt73/Home
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Gabrielle Wong-Parodi (GSI)
gwongpar@berkeley.edu
241 Mulford
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Mon. 2:00-4:00
Tue. 1:00-3:00 |
I am a PhD student in the Energy and Resources Group (ERG). My current research
interests lie in understanding risk perceptions of large-scale climate change
mitigation technologies and how advocacy organizations and the public dynamically
interact to shape those perceptions. More broadly, my academic interests include
risk analysis, institutional dynamics, energy efficiency, and social equity. Before
coming to ERG, I worked as a staff research associate with the Energy Efficiency
Standards Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. There I worked developing
efficiency standards for furnaces and boilers. In addition, I worked with the United
States Postal Service to develop an energy consumption database that tracked gas and
electricity consumption for retrofitted offices and facilities in the Pacific area.
I have experience working on life-cycle costs analysis, statistical analysis, and
social science research methods (e.g., developing and conducting interviews). I can
help students develop contacts at national and local non-governmental organizations
and national labs. You can find out more about me at:
http://gwongparodi.berkeley.edu/ |
