Lecturer III, Program in the Environment
She/Her
ksmith@umich.edu
Office Information:
4036 Dana Bldg
440 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
phone: 734.763.1194
Program in the Environment
Education/Degree:
PhD, The University of Michigan (Political Science)
JD, Berkeley Law School
BA, The University of Michigan (Anthropology)
About
Kimberly Smith is a political scientist who studies environmental ethics, policy, and law. Her research focuses on the development of the American “green state”: the evolution of our collective capacity to manage complex socioecological systems and to achieve meaningful relationships with the natural world. She has published on American agrarianism, African American environmental thought, animal policy, and the history of environmental law. She taught in the political science department and environmental studies program at Carleton College for over two decades before coming to the University of Michigan.
Affiliation(s):
PitE
Field(s) of Study:
Environmental Law & Policy, Environmental Ethics
