Professor and Department Chair, Department of Sustainable Development, College of Fine and Applied Arts
Dr. Jennifer Westerman, professor of sustainable development and chair of the department of sustainable development, has research and teaching interests in environmental literature and cultural studies; class-based dimensions of environmental and social justice; and labor environmentalism. Westerman is co-editor of Working on Earth: Class and Environmental Justice, a collection of essays that examine relationships between environmental injustice and exploitation of workers and the land. Why do poor workers face environmental injustices, and what systems, institutions, policies, and attitudes have enabled the disparate impact of environmental hazards on poor and marginalized communities? Westerman also has expertise in environmental humanities, including Appalachian environmental literary studies and environmental literary criticism.
Areas of Expertise
Global and U.S. environmental literature and cultural studies
Environmental and social justice
Appalachian environmental literature
Intersectionality between class, environmental justice, and labor environmentalism
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About Dr. Jennifer Westerman
Dr. Jennifer Westerman, professor of sustainable development and chair of the department of sustainable development, has research and teaching interests in environmental literature and cultural studies; class-based dimensions of environmental and social justice; and labor environmentalism. Westerman is co-editor of Working on Earth: Class and Environmental Justice, a collection of essays that examine relationships between environmental injustice and exploitation of workers and the land. Why do poor workers face environmental injustices, and what systems, institutions, policies, and attitudes have enabled the disparate impact of environmental hazards on poor and marginalized communities? Westerman also has expertise in environmental humanities, including Appalachian environmental literary studies and environmental literary criticism.
Areas of Expertise
Global and U.S. environmental literature and cultural studies
Environmental and social justice
Appalachian environmental literature
Intersectionality between class, environmental justice, and labor environmentalism
| Present | Faculty Member, Appalachian State University ‐ College of Fine and Applied Arts | |
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| Present | Associate Professor, Appalachian State University ‐ Department of Sustainable Development | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Courses
- SD 3800 Classics Sustainable Development
- SD 3500 Environmental Justice in NC
- SD 2800 Environmental Justice & Sustainabilty
| Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno ‐ Literature and Environment Program | ||
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| M.A., Utah State University ‐ American Studies | ||
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| B.A., William & Mary | ||
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Links
Contact Information
westermanjh@appstate.edu
828-262-2493