Building Back Better
I spent 25 years as a professor teaching Fisheries and Wildlife, Sociology, and Sustainability Science at Michigan State University, Warren Wilson College, and Furman University with a focus on applied and community engaged learning. Since 2021, I have participated in the $5M Carolinas Collaborative on Climate Health and Equity led by NC State University and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Adaptation Partnership program. My focus is on equitable climate resilience and adaptation having worked with African-American communities in Greenville, South Carolina and Bucksport, South Carolina. I also serve on the Statewide Resilience Plan Advisory Committee for the South Carolina Office of Resilience and the Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the American Society of Adaptation Professionals. View my Relevant Work Summary
I earned a Ph.D. in Fisheries Science at Oregon State University with an interdisciplinary research project on Assessment of Community-based Adaptive Watershed Management in Three Umpqua Basin Watersheds. I earned a M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries from Mississippi State University and a B.A. in Biology with a minor in Caribbean, African, and African-American Studies from the University of Miami. Prior to academia, I served in the Peace Corps in St. Lucia Eastern Caribbean as a Fish Pond Specialist in the Department of Fisheries. As a child I spent 5 years in Thailand and 4 years in Nicaragua.
Geoffrey Habron
Principal, Equitable Community Resilience LLC May 2024 –
habrong@equitablecommunityresilience.org
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
INSTITUTION | LOCATION | MAJOR / AREA | DEGREE | YEAR |
University of Miami | Miami, Florida | Biology | BA | 1987 |
Mississippi State University | Starkville, Mississippi | Wildlife and Fisheries | MS | 1993 |
Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | Fisheries Science | PHD | 1999 |
APPOINTMENTS
2017 – 2024 Professor, Furman University, Earth, Environmental & Sustainability Sciences, Greenville, SC
2014 – 2017 Director of Electronic Portfolio, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC
1999 – 2014 Associate Professor, Michigan State University, Fisheries and Wildlife, Sociology, MSU Extension
(c) PRODUCTS
(i) Products Most Closely Related to the Proposed Project
- Habron, G. and Roper, J. (2024). “Socio-ecological system of flooding in Bucksport, South Carolina.” Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place & Community, no. 25. https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.10933. https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/flooding-in-bucksport/
- Habron, G. (2022). Addressing individualized risk response to climate resilience assessment by fostering adaptive capacity. In Petersen, B. & Ducros, H. (editors). Justice in Climate Action Planning. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-73939-3_8
- Dello, K., Runkle, J Rivers, L., Sebastian, A., Habron, G., Hino, M., Gerald-Goins, T., Harrison, J., Anoruo, F., & Cawley, M. (2021). Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (C3HE). NOAA RISA. $5M. 2021-2026. https://carolinascap.com/
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- Community Engaged Research Webinar Series Spring 2024
- Empowering Communities, Empowering Scholars – The Interplay of Students in Interdisciplinary Research. Panelist. April 20. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqPMlOZEbKc
- Toward Equitable Community Resilience Partnerships: Addressing Non-Climate Socio-Economic Stressors, Needs, and Threat Multipliers.” Convener and Discussion Leader. March 26. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpRQvhwKNIM
- How cities can push back against climate change. (2023). November 7. https://www.furman.edu/news/how-cities-can-push-back-against-climate-change/
- Habron, G., Bland, R. & Petroskey, J. 2024. Incorporating the Resilience Element in Comprehensive Plans.
South Carolina Chapter of American Planning Association (SCAPA) Spring Conference May 3. Orangeburg, SC https://scapa.org/conferences/2024spring/ - Habron, G. 2024. Engaging students in applied collaborative partnerships to implement climate resilience into municipal comprehensive plans. Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences. AESS 2024: Cultivating Courage for our Collective Future. June 21-24. https://aessconference.org/
- Community Engaged Research Webinar Series Spring 2024
- Habron, G. (2022). Applied & engaged learning for equitable sustainability & social justice. In No Sustainability Without Justice: An Anthology on Racial Equity and Social Justice! Volume III. https://www.aashe.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RESJ-Anthology-2022-Essay-2.pdf
(ii) Other Significant Products, Whether or Not Related to the Proposed Project
- Habron, G. (2023). Application of model-based reasoning across an undergraduate sustainability science curriculum. In Gosselin, D. (editor), A Practical Guide for Developing Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Skills. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-37220-9_10
- Brundiers, K. et al. (2020). Key competencies in sustainability in higher education – towards an agreed-upon reference framework. Sustainability Science 16, 13–29. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-020-00838-2
- Habron, G. (2019). Scaffolding applied learning and sustainable development goals in the Furman University sustainability science program. Sustainability: The Journal of Record, doi:10.1089/sus.2018.0036. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/sus.2018.0036
- Cohen, M. & Habron, G. (2018). How does the New Urban Agenda align with comprehensive planning in U.S. cities? A case study of Asheville, North Carolina. Sustainability, special issue “Assessing the New Urban Agenda.” http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/12/4590/ http://www.mdpi.com/si/sustainability/New_Urban_Agenda
- Pennington, D., Bammer, G., Danielson, A., Gosselin, D., Gouvea, J., Habron, G., Hawthorne, D., Parnell, R., Thompson, K., Vincent, S., & Wei, C. (2016). The EMBeRS project: Employing model-based reasoning in socio-environmental synthesis. Environmental Studies and Sciences 6(2), 278–286. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13412-015-0335-8
- Pennington, D.D. (University of Texas El Paso) & A. Danielson (Tufts). Understanding,Teaching and Employing Model-Based Reasoning (MBR) in Socio-Environmental Synthesis (EMBeRS). National Socio‐Environmental Synthesis Center. Collaborator. 2013-2015. http://www.sesync.org/project/pursuit/embers
(d) SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
- Thesis Supervisor, B.S. Sustainability Science, Furman University Summer 2017-2023.
- Community Flood Resilience in Bucksport, South Carolina, 2022-2023
- Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Systems in South Carolina, 2022-2023
- Instructor, SUS 473 Sustainability Science Practicum, Furman University. 2017-2023.
- Equitable Climate Resilience in Greenville, South Carolina, 2022-2023.
- Equitable Climate & Flood Resilience in Bucksport, South Carolina, 2021-2022.
- Laguerre, N. (2022). ‘Rain gardens’ introduced to Bucksport residents, aim to help curb flooding. WMBF News, June 5. https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/06/05/rain-gardens-introduced-bucksport-residents-aim-help-curb-flooding/
- Instructor, SUS 345 Resilience and Adaptation, Furman University. Spring 2019, 2021, 2023
- Instructor, SUS 335 Sustainability and Social Justice, Furman University, Spring 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024.
- Furman rejoins the Fair Labor Association. Furman News, June 29, 2023. https://www.furman.edu/news/2023/06/29/furman-rejoins-the-fair-labor-association/
- Bucksport Community Partnership, Bucksport, South Carolina.
- Bucksport Community Finding Solutions to Flooding. (2022). American Rivers, November 9. https://www.americanrivers.org/2022/11/bucksport-community-finding-solutions-to-flooding/
- American Rivers Partners with Bucksport Community to Develop Rain Gardens. (2023). March 20. https://www.americanrivers.org/2023/03/american-rivers-partners-with-bucksport-community-to-develop-rain-gardens/
- Panelist. (2022). Riley Institute Straight Talk Series (https://www.furman.edu/riley/speaker-award-events/speaker-events/straighttalk-2022-a-new-climate-movement/). September, 13.
- Connecting Values and Career to Climate Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoQJIKZ1m7k&list=PLKLZsheppcsjkzSmy-gMuEr67KjDMKj7_&index=4
- City of Asheville Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and the Environment. 2015-2020. Climate Resilience Assessment, Comprehensive Plan, Climate Emergency, 100% Renewable Energy
- American Society of Adaptation Professionals (2020-present)
- Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Accountability sub-committee
- Network Microgrant 2020-2021. Equitable Climate Dialogue – Asheville, NC https://adaptationprofessionals.org/local-and-regional-hubs-microgrant-projects-making-progress/
- Bridging the Partisan Divide with Resilience Solutions. (2021). Adaptation Co-Creation Webinar Series. March 1. https://adaptationprofessionals.org/adaptation-co-creation-series/