Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Dr. Costanza Rampini is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2016, and she taught at SJSU as a lecturer from 2016 to 2018. She specializes in climate change vulnerability, human adaptation, dams, sustainable development, and climate justice. Most of her work takes place in Northeast India, in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, along the banks of the Brahmaputra river. Dr. Rampini has travelled to India on numerous occasions to conduct fieldwork, and has developed extensive relationships with NGOs and research institutes in Assam and New Delhi. Dr. Rampini is excited to be joining the Environmental Studies at SJSU as a full-time faculty, and she is committed to continue working with climate-vulnerable communities in South Asia and the San Francisco Bay Area, to ensure a more just and sustainable future for all people.
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About Costanza Rampini
Dr. Costanza Rampini is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2016, and she taught at SJSU as a lecturer from 2016 to 2018. She specializes in climate change vulnerability, human adaptation, dams, sustainable development, and climate justice. Most of her work takes place in Northeast India, in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, along the banks of the Brahmaputra river. Dr. Rampini has travelled to India on numerous occasions to conduct fieldwork, and has developed extensive relationships with NGOs and research institutes in Assam and New Delhi. Dr. Rampini is excited to be joining the Environmental Studies at SJSU as a full-time faculty, and she is committed to continue working with climate-vulnerable communities in South Asia and the San Francisco Bay Area, to ensure a more just and sustainable future for all people.
| 2018 - Present | Assistant Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Environmental Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 | Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Travel Award |
| College of Social Sciences, SJSU | |
| $1,030 | |
| 2016 | Environmental Studies Department Seminar, Graduate Student Coordinator Grant |
| Environmental Studies Department, UCSC | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2016 | Travel Grant |
| Graduate Student Association, UCSC | |
| $450 | |
| 2015 | Environmental Studies Department Seminar, Graduate Student Coordinator Grant |
| Environmental Studies Department, UCSC | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2015 | Environmental Studies Departmental Research Award |
| Environmental Studies Department, UCSC | |
| $500 | |
| 2015 | Science Internship Program |
| UCSC | |
| Role: Mentor | |
| $3,500 | |
| 2015 | Travel Grant |
| Graduate Student Association, UCSC | |
| $300 | |
| 2014 | Chancellor’s Graduate Teaching Fellowship |
| UCSC | |
| $22,600 | |
| 2014 | Environmental Studies Departmental Research Award |
| Environmental Studies Department, UCSC | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2014 | Jessica Roy Memorial Award |
| Sociology Department, UCSC | |
| $750 | |
| 2014 | Summer Dissertation Fellowship |
| Graduate Division, UCSC | |
| $4,000 | |
| 2014 | Travel Grant |
| Graduate Student Association, UCSC | |
| $300 | |
| 2010 - 2013 | Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship For Graduate Environmental Study |
| United States Environmental Protection Agency | |
| $111,000 | |
| 2010 | Benjamin & Ruth Hammett Award |
| UCSC | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2010 | Environmental Studies Departmental Research Award |
| Environmental Studies Department, UCSC | |
| $600 | |
| 2009 - 2010 | University of California Chancellor’s Fellowship |
| UCSC | |
| $24,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Member, Association of American Geographers | 2018 | Campaign Committee, Justin Cummings for Santa Cruz City Council | 2018 | Departmental Representative, San José State University, College of Social Sciences, Curriculum Committee | 2018 | Student Presentations Abstracts or Travel Scholarships Reviewer, Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science | 2015 - 2016 | Graduate Student Coordinator, Environmental Studies Department Seminar, UCSC | 2014 - 2015 | Graduate Student Coordinator, Environmental Studies Department Seminar, UCSC | 2011 - 2013 | Graduate Student Representative and Fundraiser, Graduate Social Steering Committee, UCSC | 2011 - 2013 | Co-Founder, Interdisciplinary Development Working Group, UCSC | 2010 - 2012 | Co-Organizer, Political Ecology Working Group, UCSC | 2010 - 2011 | Co-Founder, Climate Cluster Research Group, UCSC Science and Justice Working Group |
Honors and Awards
- 2015 Teaching Assistant of the Year Award, Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz
Courses
- ENVS 117 Human Ecology
- ENVS 168A Global Climate Change I
- ENVS 168B Global Climate Change II
- ENVS 80B - Ecological Forecast for Global Warming
- ENVS 100 - Ecology and Society
- ENVS 143 – Sustainable Development: Economy, Policy and Environment
- ENVS 171 – Climate Change Adaptation and Development
- ENVS 190 - Capstone: Environmental Problem-Solving
| December 2016 | Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz ‐ Environmental Studies | |
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| 2012 | M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz ‐ Environmental Studies | |
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| 2007 | B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara ‐ Environmental Studies | |
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