David Ostergren, PhD.

DAVID OSTERGREN HAS MOVED!

I now Direct the Master of Arts Graduate Program in Environmental Education at Merry Lea Environmental LearningCenter, Goshen College. I still hold an adjunct position at NAU to work with MSESP graduate students in Environmental Sciences. My new position allows me to work with up and coming leaders in environmental education. 

Merry Lea has 1189 acres of thriving wetland/forest/savanna ecosystems where graduate students from all walks of life can prepare themselves to work with students of all ages and callings.  

Education, policy and science will influence and change how we live on this earth in the future. HOWEVER, the fuel for change is deep passion and unswerving dedication that comes from the heart. 

I am honored to be part of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center and the NAU Environmental Sciences and Policy program. They are both paths to a better future with healthier ecosystems, more justice and ultimately more peace.

Web Page from 1999-2008 (it was good).
School of Forestry
Center for Environmental Sciences and Education

 
 

 
  

Associate Professor I had a split position between the School of Forestry and the Center for Environmental Sciences and Education (CESE).  I taught natural resource and land management policy in the School of Forestry and conduct research in Wilderness restoration and international protected area policy.  In CESE my responsibility was to inject policy analysis into the core curriculum of environmental sciences. We believe that closing the gap between policy and science is an important step to improving local, regional, national and internationial environmental policy.  Director  I also served as the Director for the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CPCESU).  The mission of the CPSESU is to facilitate federal land management, environmental, and research agencies, to work with the nation's universities to meet several science-based goals in the 21st century.  These goals are: high-quality science, usable knowledge for resource managers, responsive technical assistance, continuing education, and cost-effective research programs. Research Interests My research interests include international protected area policy, policy change and management of Russian Zapovedniks (strict nature preserves), American wilderness policy, natural resource management and wildland recreation. Education Ph. D. Forest Resources Science West Virginia University, 1997 M. A. Policy Analysis West Virginia University, 1997 M. Ed. Outdoor Education,  University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1992 B. S.  Biology University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1982 Curriculum Vitae

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