Who we are
EcoStudio Leadership
Joseph Campana
Director
Dr. Joseph Campana is a poet and scholar of the literature and culture of early modern Europe, the era also known as the Little Ice Age, the last great moment of climate instability. He serves as William Shakespeare Professor of English and the Director of the Center for Environmental Studies and the Rice Sustainability Institute’s EcoStudio. His research considers the longer cultural histories that contribute to present day environmental challenges, including how people communicate about environmental problems and imagine solutions to them through a range of arts, media and cultural forms. He is PI for the Mellon-funded Diluvial Houston grant.
Weston Twardowski Associate Director
Dr. Weston Twardowski is Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Studies and Associate Director of the Rice Sustainability Institute’s EcoStudio. His research focuses on cultural change, especially in response to environmental threats and environmental justice. He has published on community engaged research practices and regularly designs and leads public, transdisciplinary research projects. His projects have received funding from the Mellon Foundation and the National Academies Gulf Research Program. He holds an Interdisciplinary PhD from Northwestern University, where he was a member of the CIVIC-STRONG NSF project focused on Native American sovereignty and environmental resilience.
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