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John Miles, Ph.D.
John
Miles is the program adviser to the M.Ed. and has worked
for 36 years in many capacities in the environmental
education field. His principal interests are application
of experiential learning in environmental education and
environmental history. Author and editor of several
books, he is in the final stages of preparing a history
of wilderness in the U.S. National Park System. An avid
outdoorsman, he has traveled the North Cascades for 32
years with ice ax, telemark skis and backpack. More
information about Professor John Miles can be found on
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Gene Myers, Ph.D.
Gene's
Cascadia roots extend back 4 generations, and his early
passion for northwest natural history continues with
intensity. An environmental educator since 1978, his is
aim is to integrate a deep understanding of ecology with
a profound grasp of human ethical development. A
pioneer in Conservation Psychology, his research
specialty concerns the bases of children's and adults'
connection to nonhuman animals (and nature in its other
aspects), and how educators may use this to foster the
development of environmental responsibility and
effective action. More information about Professor
Gene Myers can be found on his Web
site. |
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Wendy Walker,
M.A.
Wendy Walker
teaches Foundations in Environmental Education (for the
graduate program and advises students in areas related
to curriculum development, wilderness-based education
and the creative arts in environmental education.
Students are welcome to take her undergraduate classes,
which include Environmental Interpretation,
Environmental Education Curriculum, Environmental
Stewardship and Outdoor Education. Her degrees are in
Geology and Religion and she has worked as a public
school teacher, wilderness ranger, park service
interpreter and interpretive exhibit writer and
designer. |
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Kate Wayne,
Ph.D.
Kate
Wayne is the liaison between Huxley College's
Environmental Studies program and Woodring College's
Education program. For many years she has been
interested in how biology and culture intersect and how
that intersection may be seen in literature, language
and what constitutes knowledge. She also has a great
interest in the philosophy of technology and the
relationship people have developed with their
cultivation of technological progress. Her current
research, book and past papers all focus on the moral
responsibility incumbent to environmental concerns,
educational foci and the future of the commons.
Presently, she is working on an anthology that
highlights interaction between education and the
importance of Place, as well as several papers
discussing language, environment and the globalization
agenda. |
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