Contact Information

• eggers@unca.edu
• 251-6654
• 139 Rhoades/Robinson Hall

Dr. Eggers’ research interests fall under the unifying theme of creating a sustainable future for life on earth.  Current areas of interest include carbon sequestration, exotic invasive plant management, ecosystem restoration, sustainable agriculture, greening institutions and policy tools for a sustainable world.  Between undergraduate and graduate school, she worked in a pesticide toxicology laboratory, at US EPA as a Superfund Site Manager, and for the NC Department of Environmental Quality in Special Waste Management.

Education

• B.S. Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment, Environmental Science
• M.S.P.H. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Environmental Management and Policy Program
• Ph.D. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Environmental Management and Policy Program

Courses Taught

• ENVR 130 Introduction to Environmental Science
• ENVR 332 Environmental Management
• ENVR 334 Environmental Policy
• ENVR 365 Strategies for Sustainability
• ENVR 374 Invasive Plant Management
• ENVR 480 Seminar
• ENVR 499 Internship
• LS 478 Cultivating Global Citizenship

This faculty member teaches in UNC Asheville's Humanities Program.