Environmental survey in a stream

Welcome to Environmental Studies & Sciences at Gonzaga University


Click below to see how our faculty are engaged in the community. We hope you'll find faculty who have interests that intersect with your own, and get to know faces and names early in your academic journey.

Faculty Highlights

Portrait of Dr. Nigel D'Souza

Nigel D'Souza, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies & Sciences and Biology

Interested in Aquatic Environmentalism? Professor D'Souza is an aquatic microbial ecophysiologist who studies microbes in different marine and freshwater environments.

Madeleine Mathews, Ph.D.

Madeleine Mathews, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies & Sciences and Chemistry & Biochemistry

Are you interested in pairing Environmental Sciences and Chemistry? Connect with Professor Mathews, who specializes in Environmental Geochemistry.

Betsy A. Bancroft, Ph.D Associate Professor of Biology & Environmental Studies

Are you interested in Biology? If you're considering a career as an environmental scientist, wildlife management, or restoration work, please contact me and we can chat.

Greg Gordon

Greg Gordon, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Studies

Curious what a Senior Capstone in Environmental Studies and Sciences looks like? Professor Gordon can share more about hands-on learning opportunities students will experience in this course.

Jon Isacoff

Jon Isacoff, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Studies & Sciences

Are you interested in Environmental Politics and Policy? Professor Isacoff's teaching interests include war and peace, Middle Eastern politics, and environmental politics. He is also an avid birder and outdoorsperson.

Erica Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Economics

Are you interested in a paring a Sustainable Business minor with your Environmental Studies degree? Connect with Professor Johnson, whose fields of specialization are environmental economics and health economics.

Portrait of Brian Henning, Ph.D.

Brian Henning, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy & Environmental Studies

Are you interested in Environmental Ethics? If you're interested in the philosophy of environmental ethics and climate change ethics, consider Professor Henning's courses.