Dr. Katy Bales is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of political ecology, climate change, environmental justice, migration, and critical development studies. She has a particular focus on Latin America, especially the Amazon basin, where she conducts ethnographic fieldwork to understand how communities perceive and respond to socio-environmental changes, resource governance, and conservation initiatives. Dr. Bales is committed to interdisciplinary approaches and engaged scholarship that addresses pressing global environmental challenges and their human dimensions.
Katy Bales's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:
Authored and co-authored multiple academic articles and book chapters on topics such as climate change adaptation, environmental governance, conservation conflicts, and the political ecology of resource extraction in Latin America, contributing valuable insights to her field.
Successfully secured competitive research grants and fellowships to support her extensive ethnographic fieldwork and research projects focused on environmental justice and community responses to climate change in the Amazon.
Designed and delivered engaging undergraduate and graduate courses at UCSB covering topics like political ecology, climate justice, global environmental change, and qualitative research methods, mentoring students in critical environmental scholarship.
Regularly presents her research findings at major national and international academic conferences, sharing her work with a broader scholarly community and contributing to academic discourse on environmental issues.
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School - Year 2007
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