Christine Vatovec

Lecturer and Research Affiliate

Christine Vatovec
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D. 2010 University of Wisconsin
  • M.S. 2002 University of Minnesota
  • B.S. 1998 Cornell University

BIO

As an interdisciplinary environmental health social scientist, the foundation of my work lies within the research specializations of sustainability science, environmental health, and environmental sociology. I draw on theories and tools from these subdisciplines, but also from anthropology, environmental justice, environmental and medical history, environmental psychology, environmental studies, and public health sciences. My research focuses on two areas regarding the interplay between human health and the environment: 1) the socio-ecological consequences of medical care (or, how human health-seeking behaviors impact the environment), and 2) the human health benefits of nature contact (or, how the environment impacts human health).

Area(s) of expertise

Instructional programs: Environmental Studies, Natural Resources
Research: Human health and the environment, socio-ecological consequences of medical care, health benefits of nature contact, ethnographic methods

Bio

As an interdisciplinary environmental health social scientist, the foundation of my work lies within the research specializations of sustainability science, environmental health, and environmental sociology. I draw on theories and tools from these subdisciplines, but also from anthropology, environmental justice, environmental and medical history, environmental psychology, environmental studies, and public health sciences. My research focuses on two areas regarding the interplay between human health and the environment: 1) the socio-ecological consequences of medical care (or, how human health-seeking behaviors impact the environment), and 2) the human health benefits of nature contact (or, how the environment impacts human health).

Areas of Expertise

Instructional programs: Environmental Studies, Natural Resources
Research: Human health and the environment, socio-ecological consequences of medical care, health benefits of nature contact, ethnographic methods