Andrew J. Schneller

Associate Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies and Sciences  

Office: Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 210G
Phone: 518-580-8192
Email: aschnell@skidmore.edu

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Education:

• Ph.D. Environmental Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, 2008.  Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies – Focus on Environmental Learning.  School of Natural Resources and the Environment – Focus on Environmental Policy
• MPA Environmental Policy, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1997.  School of Public and Environmental Affairs – Focus on Environmental Policy and Law
• BA Environmental Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, 1995.  Department of Geography and Regional Development 

Courses:

• Scribner Seminar: "SSP Environmental Advocacy Bottcamp: A Toolbox for Saving the World"
• ES 100 Environmental Concerns in Perspective
• ES 221 Sustainable Development
• ES 252 Environmental Justice
• ES 305 Environmental Education
• ES 306 US Public Lands and Oceans: Policy, Law, Management and Current Events
• ES 352 Humanities Action Lab: Environmental Justice and Climate Change in the Capital Region
• ES 374 Research Capstone: Design and Methods
• ES 375 Research Capstone: Data Collection, Analysis, and Communication

Publications: 

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• Schneller, A.J., Lacy, G., Kellogg, S., Pettigrew, S., Denny, C., & *Bardin, I. (2023). Transformative Ecojustice Pedagogies: Sociology Students Mentoring High School Service Learners, Journal of Environmental Education
• Schneller, A.J., *Hannan, S., *Bah, H., *Livecchi, S., & Pettigrew, S. (2022). Environmental Justice is Exhausting: Five Decades of Air Pollution and Community Organizing at Ezra Prentice Homes in Albany, New York. Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
• Schneller, A.J., Lacy, G., Kellogg, S., Pettigrew, S., Denny, C., *Feldman-Schwartz, G., *Beard, I., *Rhodes, A., *Wilson Radcliffe, B., *Erickson, A., & *Bardin, I. (2022).  Urban Ecojustice Education: Transformative Learning Outcomes with High School Service Learners. Journal of Environmental Education.
• Atalan-Helicke, N., Schneller, A.J., *Gonzalez, C., *Lois, C., & *Alemayehu Mebrate, H. (2021). Seed  Libraries in the U.S.: Regulations, Seed Saving, Seed Sharing, and Seed Sovereignty. In A. Bryce Hoflund  (Editor), John C. Jones (Editor), Michelle C. Pautz (Editor) Administering and Managing the U.S. Food  System: Revisiting Food Policy and Politics. Lexington Books: Lanham, MD. pp. 163-182.
• Schneller, A.J., *Binzen G., *Cameron, C., *Vogel, S.T., & *Bardin, I. (2020). Managing Sustainable  Tourism in New York’s Adirondack Park: A Case Study of Public Perceptions and Preferences for  Reducing the Impacts of Recreation in the High Peaks Wilderness Complex. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Pp.
• Schneller, A.J., Smemo, K., *Mangan, E., *Munisteri, C., *Hobbs, C., & *Mackay, H. (2020). Crude Oil  Transportation by Rail in Saratoga County, NY: Public Perceptions of Technological Risk, State Responses,  and Policy. Risk, Hazards, and Crisis in Public Policy. 11(4), 377-410
• Schneller, A.J., Harrison, L.M., *Adelman, J. & *Post, S. (2019). Environmental Art in the Hudson River  Watershed: Outcomes of Place-Based Experiential Environmental Education. Applied Environmental Education and Communication. 20(1), 19-33.
• Schneller, A.J. & *Coburn, S. (2017) For-profit environmental voluntourism in Costa Rica: Teen volunteer, host community and environmental outcomes. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 26(5), 832-851.
• Schneller, A.J. (2016) Writing letters to the editor and Op-Eds to promote environmental citizenship, public participation, and improve student writing. In L. Byrne (Ed.) Learner-centered teaching activities for environmental and sustainability studies. Springer Books.
• Schneller, A.J., Schofield, C., *Frank, J., *Hollister, E., & *Mamuszka, L. (2015) A Case study of indoor garden based learning with hydroponics and aquaponics: Evaluating pro-environmental knowledge, perception, and behavior change. Applied Environmental Education and Communication. 14(4), 256- 265.
• Schneller, A.J., Castañeda Fernández de Lara, V., Salinas Zavala, C.A., & Mejía Rebollo, A. (2014) Socio-economic characteristics of the uncommon jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) fishery of 2010 near Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Hidrobiologica. 1(24), 11-21.
• Schneller, A.J. & *Irizarry, A. (2014) Imaging conservation: Sea turtle murals and their effect on community pro-environmental attitudes in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of Ocean and Coastal Management. 89, 100-111.
• Schneller, A.J., Johnson, B.J., & Bogner, F.X. (2013) Measuring children's environmental attitudes and  values in northwest Mexico: Validating a modified version of measures to test the Model of Ecological  Values (2-MEV). Environmental Education Research. 21(1), 61-75.
• Schneller, A.J. & Baum, P.A. (2011). The Emergence of associational life in México’s wild west: Pioneering civic participation, sea turtle conservation, and environmental awareness in Baja  California Sur. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 22(2), 250-282.
• *Senko, J., Schneller, A.J., Nichols, W.J., Ollervides, F., & Solis, J., (2011). People helping turtles, turtles  helping people: Understanding resident attitudes towards sea turtle conservation and opportunities for  enhanced community participation in Bahia Magdalena, Mexico. Journal of Ocean & Coastal Management. 54(2), 148-157.
• Schneller, A.J., *Irizarry, A. & Peckham, S.H., (2011). Sea turtle murals inspire conservation. State of the World’s Sea Turtles. 6(15).
• Schneller, A.J. (2008). Environmental service learning: Outcomes of innovative pedagogy in Baja California Sur, México. Environmental Education Research. 14(3), 291-307.
• Schneller, A.J. (2007). Experiential environmental learning: A Case study of innovative pedagogy in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Accepted as a dissertation, University of Arizona.
• Schneller, A.J. (2007). In. P. Robbins (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Sage Publications:
• Edward Abbey (1:1-2)
• Clearcutting (1:264-65)
• Earth First! (2:499-501)
• Federal Land Policy and Management Act (2: 653-655)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (3:1195-97)
• Morris Udall (5:1787-88)
• Wilderness Act (5:1960-61)
• Wise Use Movement (5:1972-73)

Peer-reviewed public scholarship:

• Faculty Director, (2019). The Empire’s Backyard: Power and Pollution in Sheridan Hollow for     “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice.” Peer reviewed public scholarship for International exhibition partnership between Skidmore College and the Humanities Action Lab at Rutgers University
• *Beard, I., *Wilson, A. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Tomato farmworkers organizing to gain better working and  living conditions in Immokalee, Florida, USA
• *Lienert, K., *Plotnick, J. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Renewed Tribal Whaling by Makah Americans,  Washington, USA.
• *Payne, R., *Plotnick, J., & Schneller, A.J. (2021). East Eagle Reliability Project in East Boston: Electricity  Transmission Lines & Substation
• *Heston, B., *Plotnick, J. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). PFOA Contamination in Bennington, Vermont, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Duff, J., *Plotnick, J. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). The Campaign Against FreshDirect: Bronx New York. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Fishman, E., *Wilson, A. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Anacostia River Environmentally Degraded by Pollution  and Urban Waste, Washington, D.C., USA. Environmental Justice Atlas
• *Plotnick, J. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Champlain Hudson Power Express, Quebec, Canada. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Berardino, M., *Wilson, A. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). SEPTA Natural Gas Fired Power Plant in Nicetown,  Pennsylvania. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Heath, L., *Wilson, A. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Palmer Renewable Energy Proposes Biomass Waste  Incinerator to be Constructed in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Livecchi, S., *Plotnick, J. & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Cochiti Dam, New Mexico, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Hooglund, N., *Wilson, A., *Plotnick, J., & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Covanta Fairfax Trash Incinerator in  Lorton, Virginia, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Brown, A., *Wilson, A., & Schneller, A.J. (2021). Toxic and Abandoned Formerly Used Defense Sites  (FUDS) on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Jacoski, E., *Plotnick, J., & Schneller, A.J. (2021) Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing at U.S. Steel Edgar  Thomson Plant in Braddock, PA, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Klosterman, I., & Schneller, A.J. (2020). Portland Harbor Superfund Site on Willamette River, Oregon, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Feldman-Schwartz, G. & Schneller, A.J. (2020). Norlite Plant burning PFOA's for Department of Defense,  NY, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Karl, P., & Schneller, A.J. (2020). Pre-Harvest Sugarcane Burning in western Palm Beach County, Florida,  USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Chase, E., *Nizamuddin, S., *Wilson, A., & Schneller, A.J. (2020). Twin Metals Minnesota Mining in  Superior National Forest, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Gukiesen, I. & Schneller, A.J. (2020). Mount Dioxin at Pensacola, FL, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Gordon, S., *Nizamuddin, S, *Wilson, A. & Schneller, A.J. (2020). Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline  by Williams Transco, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Leong, J. & Schneller, A.J. (2020). Gowanus Canal Cleanup NY State, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Levey, F. & Schneller, A.J. (2020). West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline and Metering and Regulating Station,  MA, USA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Goodell, T. & Schneller, A.J. (2019). U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works in Pennsylvania. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Glaser, O. & Schneller, A.J. (2019). Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana: Sea Level Rise and  Tribal Relocation. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Chambers, C. & Schneller, A.J. (2019). Clean Harbor Waste Facility, CA. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Cocchi, M.S. & Schneller, A.J. (2019). Hartford, CT Trash-to-Energy Incinerator. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Berson, O. & Schneller, A.J. (2019). Cluster of Power Plants in Brandywine, MD. Environmental Justice Atlas.
• *Silverman, A. & Schneller, A.J. (2019). Homestead Air Reserve Base Superfund Site, Florida. Environmental Justice Atlas. 

Contribution and associations:

• EcoEducadores Verde y Azul, Todos Santos, B.C.S., México – Board member
• International Union for Conservation of Nature – Commission on Strategic Communication and Education – Active member and contributor
• Environmental Education Research - Current and active referee
• Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations - Current and active referee

Teaching philosophy:

I have acquired a breadth of environmental knowledge, grounded in an academic foundation in environmental education and policy, and supported by professional and field-based research and teaching experiences in both the United States and Latin America. My educational endeavors are designed to be interdisciplinary in nature as I seek to acquire a broader understanding of how scholarship, pedagogy, field-based research, and policy can effectively intersect. This set of competencies has provided me with the tools and perspectives to instruct and mentor students, and engage them in evidenced based, inspirational, meaningful, and experiential environmental learning. My students report that they value this approach, as it contributes to both their environmental understandings and guides them toward changes in their affective and behavioral domains.

I am interested in working with students, faculty, and public and private stakeholders in assessing and designing solutions to local, national, and international environmental issues. I have a dedicated interest in working with students in the field, internationally, and on travel assignments throughout Latin America.

My instruction includes advancing an understanding of the value of dedication to service to the community as well as educating for eco-justice and community. This approach is perhaps most compatible with C.A. Bowers’ position that community-centered traditions provide an alternative to efforts “that are now overshooting the long-term sustaining capacity of the environment.” Bower’s recommendations for the promotion of an eco-justice curriculum imply that we, as instructors, have a greater set of responsibilities as professionals and thus must work more intensively and thoughtfully to act as mediators who affect and incorporate the learner, the community, and the environment. This teaching philosophy first requires reflection and acknowledgment of the dominant social paradigm that promotes hyperindividuality and a hyperconsumer culture. It is important therefore to understand where in the curriculum education reproduces language and practice that facilitates the culturally and environmentally destructive patterns of the dominant social paradigm, and to address these issues accordingly.