Dee Eggers

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Contact Information

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

Office Hours

  • Monday 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
  • Tuesday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Note: And by appointment.

 

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.