Sweet Briar's environmental programs draw on the talents of scientists and social scientists from across the campus. The faculty includes one of the world's foremost experts on the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, an expert on ecological risk assessment, one of the world's leading wildlife economists, an ecologist incorporating natural history filmmaking into the curriculum, an environmental geologist with interests in sedimentology and watershed management, and a specialist in global environmental policy and planning.

At a university, these experts would be lecturing in large auditoriums and you'd be lucky to get their attention before graduate school. They've come to Sweet Briar because they are committed to the highest quality undergraduate education. This means they are here for you - to educate you, to challenge you, to support you.

And that's not just our opinion. Our faculty rank in the top 10 percent for their accessibility and engagement in the National Survey of Student Engagement. In addition, Sweet Briar was the only women's college in the country invited to participate in Project DEEP (Documenting Effective Educational Practices) which explores how highly successful colleges engage students in their own education. If you'd like to read what this independent panel of educational experts thought of Sweet Briar and its faculty, you can read the report here.

The bottom line is, you'll never hear a Sweet Briar student complain about not having access to their professors.

Follow the photo links to the right to learn more about the department faculty and the links below to learn more about faculty from other departments who are affiliated with the environmental programs.

Affiliated Faculty

Stephen G. Bragaw, Government

Lincoln P. Brower, Biology

Claudia Chang, Anthropology

Robert M. Granger, Chemistry

Debbie Kasper, Sociology

Linda S. Fink, Biology

Sweet Briar students with Drs. Janovetz and Orvos enjoying some great jazz on Beale Street after a day of professional presentations.