Kristen Cleveland

Writing Program Instructor
Office: 105C Moon Library
Email: kiloomis@syr.edu

Education:

• B.S. - 1991 - Professional and Technical Communication for the Rochester Institute of Technology
• M.S. - 1994- Environmental Studies with a concentration in Policy from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• Graduate coursework and exams completed Spring 2007 for Ph.D. in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Communication and Participartory Processes at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Selected Experiences:

• Outreach Educator, Society for the Protection of the New Hampshire Forests, 1997-2001
• Environmental Education seasonal positions, 1995-1997, at the following facilities:
  • Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY
  • The Chewonki Foundation, Wiscasset, Maine
  • River Ridge Environmental Education Center, Ten Mile, TN
  • Audubon Society of New Hampshire Summer Camp, Concord, NH
  • Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, Dundee, IL

Profession Activities

• SUNY-ESF Writing Program Council Member
• "Modern Stories of Onondoga Lake," Presented to the Historical Association of Greater Liverpool, Liverpool, NY, 27 November 2007
• "Narratives of an Urban Natural Place: Creating a New Walden Through Stories," Presented at the Nature and Environmental Writers/ College and University Educators Fourth Writers Conference in Honor of Rachel Carson, Boothbay Harbor, ME, 15 June 2006

Awards

• 2007 Summer Internship Grant from the Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation to conduct qualitative interviews with visitors to Onondaga Lake Park regarding their perceptions of an experiences within the park.

Courses:

• CLL 190 - Writing and the Environment
• CLL 290 - Perspectives on the Environment