In my teaching, research, and work as a practitioner, I focus on fostering grassroots engagement at the community level to create positive social and environmental outcomes. As faculty in the Environmental Studies Department at Antioch University New England, I teach courses on political economy, sustainability, leadership, service learning, and project management. In addition to co-directing the Institute for International Conservation, I also direct the International Service Program that enables students to combine their master’s degree study with Peace Corps service. In the spring of 2019, I founded the Alliance for Youth Climate Leadership at Antioch University New England, which seeks to support the next generation of climate advocates to lead, collaborate, and innovate for a just, resilient, and thriving planet. My research centers on providing meaningful opportunities for marginalized groups to engage in participatory planning and decision-making. I earned my PhD in Environmental Studies at Antioch in 2016. Prior to joining Antioch, I held a variety of positions in the environmental field, including serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Armenia.
I grew up, and live in Santa Barbara, California and have a deep appreciation and reverence for the natural world. I received my BA in Liberal Studies, with a focus in Environmental Studies, from Antioch University, Santa Barbara. I am currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies from Antioch University, New England. I am passionate about reconnecting people to nature and have spent countless hours painting and writing about endangered species. My favorite place in the world is the Eastern Sierra. Everytime that I go there I am humbled by the sheer enormity of the mountains and how they have a way of immediately putting me in my place as a small part of a much larger world. I am excited to bring a background of art, writing and environmental advocacy to the IIC team.
Rosanna (she/her) lives in Maine with her family and the perfect number of dogs (five, in case you were wondering). She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her award-winning work has appeared or is forthcoming in New South, Sweet: A Literary Confection, Bacopa Literary Review, Tahoma Literary Review, and elsewhere. She is the founding online Editor and Publisher of The Maine Review, a tri-annual nonprofit literary magazine and home of Environs, an environmental writing contest.
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I'm excited to be the co-director of the new and expanded IIC. My primary research topics include conservation and ecology of birds in The Caribbean, the effects of forest management on wildlife populations and communities, full annual cycles and seasonal interactions in migratory birds, and the interaction between natural history and citizen science. I teach a number of classes, including an ecology and conservation field studies trip in The Bahamas. I look forward to working with students in and outside of IIC to promote international conservation and help students develop a strong foundation of skills that they can use in future roles as environmental professionals.
Joshua Arroyo-Torres has always been close to nature since his early years. During his undergraduate education, studying Social Sciences, Psychology and Cooperativism at the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus, Arroyo got involved with different student organizations that mainly focused on environmental education and conservation. His involvement in extracurricular experiences related to the environmental cause inspired him to become an environmental professional and activist. As part of his engagement with the Sierra Student Coalition, he held the roles of Trainer and, later on, Director for the youth environmental leadership program of Puerto Rico Sprog. He has also worked with Green-PR Environmental Stewardship program at a community in Río Piedras on a project related to sustainable materials management. Arroyo moved from Puerto Rico to Keene, New Hampshire for pursuing a M.S. degree in Environmental Studies, Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability and a certificate in Conservation Psychology at Antioch University New England. Currently, Arroyo is coordinator of Landfill Diversion, an environmental work group with Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción (MPA); founding organizer of the LGBTQIA+ group Intersectional Community Collective (ICC); and is Manager of the Institute for International Conservation (IIC). His career interests are focused on working in the field of sustainable materials management and waste reduction while leveraging insights from conservation psychology to inform the development and implementation of programs and policies aimed at promoting pro-environmental behaviors and creating systemic change for waste reduction.
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