Emily BentonHite

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(BS Environmental Studies, 2004 Drexel University; MS Environmental Studies, 2011 Florida International University; Ph.D. Cultural Anthropology, 2021 精品SM在线影片). Emily's research examined the intersection of Indigenous rights and hydropower development within the context of climate governance. She conducted ethnographic research in Costa Rica (where policy is enacted) and at international climate and hydropower meetings (where policy is orchestrated). Her dissertation research was funded by the National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant and the International Dissertation Research Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council. Emily was the nominated recipient of the Graduate Part-time Instructor Appreciation award in spring 2021 for her hard work, creativity, and continued excellence in teaching.

Recent Publications:听

  • Hite, Emily B., Garvin, J., Slayback, D., Burke, E., Callahan, G., Joyce, P., and Whittaker, K. 2020. 鈥淓xploring the Human-Nature Dynamics of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha鈥榓pai, Earth鈥檚 Newest Landmass.鈥澨Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 401. p 106902Hello!听
  • Hite, Emily B. 2020. 鈥淓cotourism-as-Conservation: Investigating the decline of leatherback sea turtles in Playa Grande, Costa Rica.鈥 In听The Ecolaboratory: Environmental Governance and Economic Development in Costa Rica, edited by Robert Fletcher, Brian Dowd-Uribe, and Guntra Aistara. Ch13:205-218. University of Arizona Press.