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Dane Scott, PhDDirector 406-243-6632 Dr. Dane Scott is the Director of the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program at The University of Montana. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN), an M.A. in philosophical theology from the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA), and a B.S. from the University of California, Riverside. Prior to moving to Montana, Dr. Scott was Associate Dean of the Honors College at Western Carolina University, as well as director of the Humanities program. He has taught at Western Carolina University, Wake Forest University, and Vanderbilt University. Courses taught include:
Dr. Scott specializes in bioethics, environmental ethics, and agricultural and food ethics, and is also interested in the philosophy of technology, American pragmatism, and the philosophy of religion. |
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Christopher Preston, PhDEthics and Public Affairs Program Research Fellow Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy christopher.preston@mso.umt.edu 406-243-2527 View Christopher Preston's webpage |
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Siobhan LozadaProject Coordinator & Administrative Officer siobhan.lozada@umconnect.umt.edu 406-243-6605 Siobhan began working with the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program in 2010. She graduated with honors from the University of California, San Diego, with a B.A. in Latin American Studies. While studying abroad at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), she focused on theories of development from a Latin American perspective. Currently, Siobhan is a Resource Conservation M.S. Candidate in the International Conservation and Development program. Her research interests include sustainable development and food security in Belize within the wider movement for food sovereignty in Central America. Siobhan enjoys writing, drawing, hiking, ceramics and anything that involves a hammock. |
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Mike IgoeProject Coordinator 406-243-6605 Mike Igoe began working for the Ethics and Public Affairs Program in 2010. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 2007 with a degree in Russian. Mike is a Resource Conservation M.S. candidate, pursuing the International Conservation and Development option. He hopes to focus on issues of governance and deliberation in climate change adaptation, and is currently preparing for a year abroad in the Kyrgyz Republic, where he'll be working with the Aga Khan Development Network with mountain communities. Mike enjoys traveling and outdoor adventures, and is seen here supporting "Xelaju," the beloved soccer team of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. |
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Andrea GammonProject Coordinator, Ethics and Public Affairs Program Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Philosophy 406-243-6605 Andrea is a M.A. student in the Philosophy Department at the University of Montana. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Maine (2010). She is working with Dane Scott and Christopher Preston on a National Science Foundation Grant on the Ethics of Geoengineering, through which she created and maintains the Ethics of Geoengineering Online Resource Center. She is currently writing her master's thesis on "vital materialism" and climate change/geoengineering. Upon graduating, Andrea will begin a Ph.D. at the University of Radboud, Nijmegen, working on the ethics of ecological restoration in cultural landscapes as part of a larger environmental ethics project.
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