Information for Prospective Students, Postdocs and Collaborators

I am on the faculty at Princeton University, where I hold a joint appointment in the Effron Center for the Study of American and the High Meadows Environmental Institute. This website provides information about my research, creative projects and active collaborations.

From summer 2026 thru summer 2027, I am on a yearlong sabbatical. During this period, I will not be teaching, holding office hours or advising undergraduate students. Blue Lab anticipates having summer 2027 internship positions for Princeton students, which will be posted in late fall 2026 through the HMEI internship program, or on a rolling basis through the lab website.

For environmental scholars, writers or artists, if you're interested in learning more about my work or the work of Blue Lab, please drop me a line, and I will respond as soon as possible or connect you with the appropriate person. In general, we do not have funding to support external projects at present; but we’re always happy to connect with people doing kindred work or to field collaboration inquiries.

If you're interested in listing me as a potential mentor for a postdoctoral application, including the Princeton HMEI Environmental Fellowship, please email me your CV along with a short overview of your work well before the deadline. While on leave, I won't be holding Zoom meetings with postdoctoral applicants. If you receive an offer, feel free to reach out for a meeting.

For prospective graduate students who are applying to a program at Princeton, out of fairness, I do not hold individual meetings or offer advice during the application process. I currently advise graduate students in the fields of blue humanities, environmental humanities, environmental media, and science and technology studies (STS). My current research and collaborative work aims to bridge cultural and scientific approaches to planetary challenges; to develop new forms of climate and environment storytelling; and to investigate technological visions of and ventures around coastlines, marine ecosystems and the ocean—all primarily in a U.S. context. If your interests overlap with any of these areas, you're welcome to list me in application materials as a potential mentor.

For current graduate students and researchers at Princeton interested in working with me or Blue Lab, please email me to arrange a meeting. For graduate students and researchers at other universities, I occasionally serve as an external advisor on dissertation committees and postdoctoral projects, and I welcome inquiries. (Note that while on sabbatical, I will be replying to non-urgent email approximately biweekly.)