Jenna Lamphere

Dr. J. Lamphere is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Sociology and Coordinator for the Tourism and Coastal Community Development program in the Department of Liberal Studies at Texas A&M University, Galveston. Dr. Lamphere’s research examines multilevel governance of socio-environmental transformations towards translocal sustainability. Her expertise emphasizes mixed-methods and multistakeholder approaches to advancing just transitions, particularly as it relates to socio-technical solutions to climate change impacts. Prior to joining Texas A&M University, Dr. Lamphere served as a Postdoctoral Associate for the University of Tennessee Green Economy Initiative, which is a research and engagement project that worked with the City of Knoxville on energy improvements in low-income communities. Dr. Lamphere is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and a member of the Future Earth System of Sustainable Production and Consumption Knowledge-Action Network. Dr. Lamphere is also a member of the United Nations U.S. World Ocean Assessment Pool of Experts and was a contributing author on the socio-environmental effects of maritime industries on coastal communities in the U.N. World Ocean Assessment II.

Courses Taught at Texas A&M

• SOCI 205: Introduction to Sociology
• SOCI 404: Sociology of the Community
• SOCI 328: Environmental Sociology