Faculty Advisors
During their first semester at Tufts, students are assigned an academic advisor who will be their advisor until they declare their major (before the end of their sophomore year). Students majoring in Environmental Studies must select an advisor from the list below and list that advisor on their major declaration form. Faculty on this list may be on leave or be at advising capacity, therefore, students must email to inquire first before listing them. If you need help finding an advisor or deciding who might align best with your interests, contact Dr. Sara Gomez at sara.gomez@tufts.edu. Visit our ENVS Step-by-Step guide for more information on becoming an ENVS major.
List of Faculty Advisors
Alexander Blanchette, Anthropology
Expertise: Industrial agriculture, Ecology, Ethnography of labor, Food systems
Preferred tracks to advise in: II, IV
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 10:30-12:00, Eaton 133
Silvia Bottinelli, Visual and Critical Studies
Expertise: History and theory of environmental art, Eco-art, Food-based art, Art and environmental activism, Social practice and public art
Preferred tracks to advise in: II, III, IV, V
Accepting New Advisees: NO
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 11.30-12.30 or by appointment, SMFA, B025/B027
Ujjayant Chakravorty, Economics
Expertise: Resource and environmental economics, Energy and development, Food systems
Preferred tracks to advise in: II, IV
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 1-2pm, JCC 689
Tatiana Chudakova, Anthropology
Expertise: Medical anthropology, science and technology, environment, ethnicity and indigeneity, nationalism, post-socialism
Preferred tracks to advise in: II
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Fridays 9-11am
Jennifer Coates, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Expertise: Food systems
Preferred tracks to advise in: Food Systems and Nutrition minor only
Accepting New Advisees: NO
Office Hours Fall 2026: Online unless in-person is requested. Students may book a meeting during office hours at this link: https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/3bb0365b2d6e40a582103103bbf1cd1a@tufts.edu/meetingtype/6Vo-KmrBPUiUwjmiIyOZmA2?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=mlink
Benjamin Davies, Environmental Studies
Expertise: Environmental anthropology, environmental data, paleoecology, forager and pastoralist land use, climate adaptation, serious games
Preferred tracks to advise in: I, II, III, IV
Accepting New Advisees: NO
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 3-4pm; Thursdays 10:30-11:30am, Bromfield Pearson Hall, Room 203
John Durant, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Expertise: Air and water pollution
Preferred tracks to advise in: I
Accepting New Advisees: Contact professor
Office Hours Fall 2026: Contact professor
Kyle Emerick, Economics
Expertise: Agricultural and Resource Economics, Technology adoption by farmers, Economics of agricultural development, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics
Preferred tracks to advise in: IV
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Fridays 9:30-11am, JCC, Room 620F
Patrick Forber, Philosophy
Expertise: Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Philosophy of biology, Philosophy of science
Preferred tracks to advise in: II
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 1-3pm, Miner, Room 111B
Sara Gomez, Environmental Studies
Expertise: Plant ecology, Plant-insect interactions, Invasive Species, Sustainable Agriculture
Preferred tracks to advise in: All tracks
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Thursdays 2:30-3:30pm, Bromfield Pearson Hall, Room 202 or Virtual Office: https://tufts.zoom.us/my/saragomez
David Gute, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Expertise: Environmental health, Environmental and social Justice
Preferred tracks to advise in: I
Accepting New Advisees: Contact professor
Office Hours Fall 2026: Contact professor
Andrew Kemp, Earth and Ocean Sciences
Expertise: Sea-level research, Wetlands, Coastal management, Climate change
Preferred tracks to advise in: I
Accepting New Advisees: Contact professor
Office Hours Fall 2026: Contact professor
Hassaan Khan, (on leave until Spring 2027) Environmental Studies and Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Expertise: Water-energy-food nexus, Urban water systems, Transboundary water conflicts, Hydroeconomics
Preferred tracks to advise in: I, II, IV
Accepting New Advisees: NO
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2-3pm, Bromfield-Pearson, Room 110
Karen Kosinski, Environmental Studies and Community Health
Expertise: Environmental health, Environmental justice, One Health, Global health, Water resources, Sanitation, Infectious diseases
Preferred tracks to advise in: I, II, IV
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 11:45am-12:15pm, Kindlevan Cafe; Tuesdays 4:15-5pm, 574 Boston Ave 2nd floor atrium; Thursdays 4:15-5pm, 574 Boston Ave 2nd floor atrium. Students should please email me to let me know they'll be attending.
Nimah Mazaheri, Political Science
Expertise: Comparative political economy, Developing countries, Oil and mining sectors, Government-business relations
Preferred tracks to advise in: II
Accepting New Advisees: Contact professor
Office Hours Fall 2026: Contact professor
Colin M. Orians, Biology & Environmental Studies
Expertise: Plant Biology, Tropical Ecology, Food systems, Conservation
Preferred tracks to advise in: All tracks
Accepting New Advisees: YES but need to be Bio/ENVS double majors
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 10am-12pm, Robinson, Room 364
Alisha Rankin, History
Expertise: Early modern Europe, History of science and medicine, Women's history, History of the body and sexuality
Preferred tracks to advise in: II, III
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Thursday 2-4pm, East Hall, Room 101
J. Michael Reed, Biology
Expertise: Conservation, Habitat Loss, Animal Behavior, Biodiversity
Preferred tracks to advise in: I
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Mondays 3-4:30pm, or by appointment. Robinson 360 (go through 359 to find it)
James Rice, History
Expertise: Early America, Native American history, Environmental History
Preferred tracks to advise in: V
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Wednesdays 1:15-2:45pm, East Hall, Room 108
Modhumita Roy, English
Expertise: Environmental humanities, Anglophone literatures of Africa and the Africa diaspora, South Asian literature, Feminist theory, Literary theory
Preferred tracks to advise in: III, V
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 1-3pm, East Hall, Room 209, and by appointment
George Scarlett, Child Studies and Human Development
Expertise: Child-Nature Connection, Ecological literacy Development
Preferred tracks to advise in: II, III
Accepting New Advisees: Contact professor
Office Hours Fall 2026: Contact professor
Caleb Scoville, Sociology
Expertise: Environmental sociology, Science and technology studies, Political sociology, Economic sociology, Social and political theory
Preferred tracks to advise in: II
Accepting New Advisees: YES
Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m. and Thursdays 3:00-4:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Sign up at: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/wjagq. Location: Eaton Hall 311 (Zoom option at the above link) Or by appointment: caleb.scoville@tufts.edu
Markus Wilczek, German
Expertise: Literature and the Environment, Discourses of Sustainability; Literary and Cultural Theory, Theories of Reading; Intersections of Literature, Science, and Philosophy; Media Studies
Preferred tracks to advise in: III, V
Accepting New Advisees: Contact professor
Office Hours Fall 2026: Contact professor
Learn more about the different thematic tracks here.