Sharon Moran

Assistant Professor

Office: 113 Marshall Hall
Phone: 315.470.6690
Fax: 315.470.6915
Email: smoran@esf.edu

Office Hours:

TBA

Education:

• Ph.D., Geography, Clark University, 2000
• M.S., Political Science and Public Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989
• B.A., Chemistry, Boston University, 1981

Research interests:

• political ecology; environment-society relations
• ‘green’ and innovative technologies
• environmental policy
• human dimensions of water/wastewater issues
• environmental issues in post-communist countries
• qualitative research methods; gender and nature
• sustainability indicators

Recent Publications:

• Moran, S. 2008. "Under the Lawn: Engaging the Water Cycle," Ethics, Place, and Environment 11(2): 129-145.
• Moran, S. 2007. "Stream Restoration Projects: A Critical Analysis of Urban Greening," Local Environment 12(2): 111-128.
• Moran, S. 2003. "Stream Restoration: Opportunities for Synthesis and Integration," Journal of Geography 102(2, March-April): 67-79.
• Moran, S. 2003. "Review of 'The Carbon Wars' by Jeremy Leggett," Economic Geography 79:1 (January).
• Moran, S. 2002. "Teaching Stream Restoration: A Senior Seminar Theme". In Teaching Sustainability at Universities: Toward Curriculum Greening, ed. Walter Leal Filho. Peter Lang Publishers.

Professional Affiliations:

• Association of American Geographers
• American Political Science Association
• Society for the History of Technology
• American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)

Courses:

• EST 221 Introduction to American Government
• EST 321 Government and the Environment
• EST 797 Human Dimensions of Water Systems
• EST 797 Human Dimensions of Dirty Water
• EST 797 Human Dimensions of Water Problems

Research Highlights:

• Wasteful cultivation: Engaging the water cycle in everyday life
• What do we want in our watersheds?