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GSB, Room 237
Jeremy M. Sorgen
Assistant Research Professor
Provost Impact Fellow
Education
PhD, University of Virginia
Professional Interests
Environmental policy and ethics, Native American/Indigenous studies, community-based research, philosophy of science
Bio
Jeremy Sorgen is Assistant Research Professor at Mills College at Northeastern University and Provost Impact Fellow. His research interests include Tribal authority in environmental policy and land use decision making, land sovereignty and stewardship, environmental ethics, and environmental justice. He uses qualitative, community-engaged, and philosophy of science methods to strengthen Tribal leadership over environmental management and Tribal-state relationships. His recent projects focus on Tribal cultural resource management in California, intergenerational storytelling, culturally-grounded environmental remediation, and Tribal sovereignty in emerging industries. His work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, California Humanities, the Social Science Research Council, the Campbell Foundation, and CDFW’s Cannabis Remediation Grants Program. His book project, under contract with SUNY Press, is Field Ethics: Bridging Environmental Theory and Moral Practice.