Affiliated Department or Office
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Expert Bio
Professor Stoddard is a human-environment geographer who is interested in the intersection of nature, society, and social justice. She looks at the ways in which farmed animal production can create environmental hazards and injustice for local communities, including water, air, and soil pollution, as well as the spread of disease. She examines how a changing climate and global economy can exacerbate these issues. Stoddard also looks at the ability of social movements to make powerful changes, especially in the age of social media.
Research areas/Expertise
- Climate
- STEAM
- STEM education
- biases
- diversity
- engineering education
- equity
- first-year experience
- food insecurity
- food safety
- gender
- geography
- global development
- global public health
- global studies
- prejudice
- project-based education
- project-based learning
- public policy
- risk analysis
- social justice
- stereotypes
- stereotyping
- sustainability
News
Media Coverage
Associate Professor Elisabeth Stoddard of the Department of Integrative & Global Studies within The Global School spoke with NBC10 as part of their Climate 2022 coverage about the Farm Stay Project Center in Paxton, Massachusetts. Through the partnership with Turn Back Time, WPI students are helping some of the youngest learners get excited about environmental education through the university’s project-based education.
WPI’s ongoing efforts to prepare students for an increasingly diverse workforce were highlighted in this Diversity in Action article. “Researchers will teach WPI students how to identify and address bias and work in groups in ways that promote equity,” the article stated.
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