Dr. 亚伦Routhe

Dr. 亚伦Routhe teaches courses in general sociology and the sociology of sustainability. He also teaches on culture in the Pioneer CORE general education program, leading cross-cultural trips about Native American culture and climate change in northern Wisconsin and on Maori culture and society in New Zealand. Dr. Routhe previously taught sociology, 发展, and environmental studies at Pomona College in Southern California and Houghton College in western New York. Before teaching in traditional classroom settings, Aaron directed a New Zealand and Samoa-based interdisciplinary environmental study abroad program, and experiential outdoor education programs in Texas, 俄克拉何马州, 和缅因州. A New Hampshire native, he holds a Ph.D. and Master’s in environmental sociology, and an undergraduate degree in biology and ecology. His interests include environmental concern and 宗教, public understandings of science, human dimensions of global environmental change, 食物系统, and race and gender.

• University of Tennessee, Ph.D. in Environmental 社会学, Department of 社会学
• University of Tennessee, M.S. in 社会学, Department of 社会学
• B.S. in Biology (Ecology and Environmental Science)

Environmental concern, 宗教, climate change communication, public understanding of science, human dimensions of natural resources, environmental policy.

出版物

Routhe,亚伦. (2016). "Reading the Signs of 可持续性 in Christian Higher 教育: Symbolic Value Claims or Substantive Organizational Change?In J.P. Davim and Walter Leal Filho (Eds.), Challenges in Higher 教育 for 可持续性. Switzerland: Springer 国际 Publishing.

Routhe,亚伦, Robert Emmet Jones and David Feldman. (2005). “Using Theory to Understand Public Support for Collective Actions that Impact the Environment: Alleviating Water Supply Problems in a Non-arid Biome.” Social Science Quarterly 86(4). 

Shover, Neal and 亚伦Routhe. (2004). “Environmental Crime.” In Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, edited by Michael Tonry. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 32: 321-371.

威尼斯游戏大厅

• President’s Green Task Force, Member
• Field 校园 Advisory Group, Member
• Pre-Law Faculty Advisor Group, Member

I am an accidental sociologist who discovered sociology in my last semester of undergraduate study as a biology major. By then I was discovering I was most interested in the human dimensions of environmental issues. After working professionally in outdoor education I discovered environmental sociology, which explores how human societies and natural environments interact. I teach because I like learning with other people, incorporating more experiential forms of education into classrooms, and integrating technology with my teaching. At 威尼斯游戏大厅, I can share with others my appreciation of science as we explore together sociology, environmental studies, 和文化. My goal is to ignite other’s sociological imagination and equip them to be agents of social change for greater social and environmental justice in local, 国家, and global contexts. When I am not on campus, I enjoy getting outside, roasting (and drinking) coffee, and eating dark chocolate.