Bethany Woodworth

Bethany L. Woodworth, Ph.D.

she/her/hers
Teaching Professor of Environmental Studies

Location

Decary Hall 213D
Biddeford Campus

I have conducted conservation research for many years in a variety of ecosystems from east Africa and Central America to the Caribbean and Pacific Islands, working with both non-profit and government agencies to develop management strategies for birds and wildlife. From 1993-96 I served as monitoring ecologist for Frankfurt Zoological Society, flying extensive aerial surveys for wildlife in the remotest areas of Tanzania. From 1997-2006 I was Research Wildlife Biologist at the Pacific Islands Ecosystem Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey and led or co-led numerous projects studying endangered Hawaiian forest birds, their ecology, and strategies to save them. 

I began teaching at UNE in the fall of 2007, fulfilling a life-long passion for teaching. I strive to bring real-world issues into the classroom and allow students to grapple with them in meaningful ways. I teach classes in environmental studies, climate change, biodiversity preservation, and environmental pollution. I coordinate the environmental program’s first-year experience, the Blue-Green Learning Community; the delivery of 20+ sections of the college’s core course in environmental awareness; and finally, developed and oversee the Interdisciplinary Minor in Climate Change Studies and am committed to advancing climate change  studies throughout the university curriculum.

I am a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society, a former board member of the South Portland Land Trust and Society for Conservation Biology, and serve on the board of Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness.

 

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