Zander Albertson

Instructor · he/him

About

I study the sociocultural dimensions of environmental problems and the politics of environmental knowledge. Understanding the environment as a medium through which larger debates play out, I am especially interested in the ways nature acquires meaning and becomes legible in social and technical contexts. My teaching centers around cultivating students capable of engaging problems characterized by competing values, environmental change, and incomplete knowledge.

I teach courses in environmental politics and history, physical geography, and the American West.

Education

BS Geography, Western Oregon University; MA Environmental Studies, Western Washington University

Research Interests

  • Environmental politics
  • US public lands
  • Sociology of science
  • Cultural theory and risk perception
  • American West
  • Water politics & river restoration
  • Scientific and environmental controversies
  • Environmental History
  • Political Ecology

Publications

  1. Neff, Mark W., and Zander Albertson. “Does Higher Education Prepare Students to Bridge Divides in Today’s Democracy?” Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 10, no. 2 (June 2020): 196–204.
  2. Albertson, Zander. “Constructing the Klamath: Nature, Culture, and the Management of a Western River.” Society & Natural Resources 32, no. 7 (July 2019): 790–806.

Teaching Schedule

Fall 2022 Winter 2023 Spring 2023
ENVS 203: Physical Geography ENVS 305: Environmental History & Policy ENVS 305: Environmental History & Policy
ENVS 303: Human Ecology & Ethics ENVS 319: Research & Writing ENVS 417: Sci Mgmt Contaminated Sites
ENVS/UEPP 355: Environmental Law & Policy ENVS/UEPP 355: Environmental Law & Policy PLSC 420: Environmental Politics
ENVS 450: Science in the Policy Process ENVS 450: Science in the Policy Process  
HNRS 350: The Changing American West ENVS 451: Public Land Conflict & Collaboration