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Dr. James Skillen

Professor, Director, Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens

Biography

  • Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland

Education

  • BS, Environmental Science, Wheaton College
  • MA, Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Natural Resource Policy, Cornell University

    Professional Experience

    • 2006–2008 Lily Fellows Program Postdoctoral Fellow at Valparaiso University, Indiana
    • 2008 joined Calvin University GEO department
    • 2013-2015 Professor of Environmental Studies, The Oregon Extension

    Academic Interests

    • Federal land and resource policy
    • The American west