Ingrid
Ingrid
K.
Shockey
The Global School
Associate Teaching Professor-Interdisciplinary
Affiliated Department or Office
Environmental & Sustainability Studies
International & Global Studies
Community Climate Adaptation MS Program
Education
PhD Sociology Brandeis University 1996
MA Sociology Brandeis University 1991
BA Sociology Clark University 1987
Expert Bio

Shockey's work concerns natural literacy and the interplay of human-wilderness relationships. These domains include topics in biodiversity loss, climate change perceptions, and our sense of place and identity with respect to the landscape.

Research areas/Expertise
Climate
environmental sociology
political ecology
ethnography

Media Coverage

Iceland TV News Features WPI Project Center

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Iceland TV News Features WPI Project Center

In Iceland Project Center news, TV news station RUV interviewed Professors and project advisors Fred Looft (16:10, 17:46 marks) and Ingrid Shockey (16:57 mark) about the work students will be undertaking there related to transportation congestion.  “They’ll be conducting surveys. I’m sure you’ll see our students around town,” Shockey told RUV.

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Colleen B Wamback Associate Director, Public Relations

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