Cameron Thomas Whitley completed his PhD in Sociology with specializations in Animal Studies, Environmental Science and Policy (ESPP) and Gender, Justice and Environmental Change (GJEC) in 2017. He grew up in Colorado and completed his BA in Sociology from the University of Colorado at Boulder (2005) and his MA in Sociology from Michigan State University (2009). Cameron is an environmental sociologist with a particular interest in applying interdisciplinary approaches to address social problems and issues of environmental justice. Much of his work centers on climate change, natural resource extraction and conservation, and human-animal relationships. His recent work has addressed the intersection of animal production, legislation and violence/cruelty/crime; the structural drivers of greenhouse gas emissions; and the use of animal images to convey climate-change messages. Cameron is currently engaged in research addressing energy extraction, policy and environmental justice in the hydraulic fracturing debate. In addition to environmental sociology, Cameron is interested in teaching as research and has examined how image-based assignments can improve student achievement and satisfaction. Along these lines, he is a FAST Fellow for 2011-present and was invited to participant at the Socio-environmental Synthesis Education Workshop in May 2012 presented by the National Science Foundation-funded National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center

Location

08108

Disciplines

• Sociology

Affiliation

Western Washington University