Amy Seidl

Senior Lecturer, Co-Director, UVM Environmental Studies Program

amy.seidl@uvm.edu
(802) 656-0907
Amy Seidl
amy.seidl@uvm.edu
+18026560907

617 Main St
Room 203, Johnson House
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Vermont, 2001
  • M.S., Entomology, Colorado State University, 1994
  • B.A., Natural Science and Poetry, Hampshire College, 1988
Affiliated Department(s)

Gund Institute for Environment
Environmental Studies Program

Area(s) of expertise

  • Global climate change
  • climate adaptation
  • sustainability science
  • communicating science
  • ecology
  • evolutionary biology

BIO

Amy L. Seidl is Co-Director of the UVM Environmental Studies Program and a Senior Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Amy’s areas of scholarship include ecological and evolutionary responses to climate change, climate change communication, ecological planning and climate adaptation, and the intersection of climate change and the humanities.

Amy has published two books on climate change. The titles include Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World (2009) and Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in an Age of Warming (2012). She is currently at work on a piece of climate fiction.

As a passionate speaker on contemporary environmental issues, Amy frequently keynotes and lectures on climate change, renewable energy, local food systems, and the emerging field of sustainability science. Her research in ecological systems and alternative energy makes her a sought-after lecturer on global warming and green design and she emphasizes the need to innovate and build new physical infrastructures that do not rely on fossil fuels.

Amy was the host of the Emmy award-winning show Emerging Science, produced by Bright Blue Eco-media and Vermont Public Television. She is Vice- Chair of the Vermont Natural Resource Council board and a board member of Bright Blue. She is currently serving as the Interim Associate Director of the Environmental Program at UVM where she teaches courses in Environmental Studies, Sustainability Science, Climate Adaptation, and Environmental Literature.

As a practiced ecologist, educator, and mother of two girls, Amy Seidl writes with a lucid and passionate eye about the state of life itself in the Age of Warming. By drawing on her 20 year career studying ecology, evolution, and sustainability, Amy illuminates the historical significance, impacts, and opportunities that come with climate change in the 21st century.

Courses

  • Environmental Studies
  • Sustainability Science
  • Climate Adaptation
  • Environmental Literature

Awards and Achievements

  • 2017 Lynne Bond Outstanding Faculty Service Learning Award, Community & University Partnerships, University of Vermont
  • 2016 Marcia Caldwell Award for dedication to RSENR students, University of Vermont
  • 2016 Nominated for the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award 2015-16,University of Vermont
  • 2015 Nominated for the Lynne Bond Outstanding Service Learning Award, Community & University Partnerships, University of Vermont
  • 2014 Nominated for the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award 2013-14, University of Vermont
  • 2013 Nominated for the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award 2012-13, University of Vermont
  • 2010 Faculty Sustainability Fellowship, University of Vermont
  • 2001 Faculty Service-learning Fellowship, University of Vermont

Bio

Amy L. Seidl is Co-Director of the UVM Environmental Studies Program and a Senior Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Amy’s areas of scholarship include ecological and evolutionary responses to climate change, climate change communication, ecological planning and climate adaptation, and the intersection of climate change and the humanities.

Amy has published two books on climate change. The titles include Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World (2009) and Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in an Age of Warming (2012). She is currently at work on a piece of climate fiction.

As a passionate speaker on contemporary environmental issues, Amy frequently keynotes and lectures on climate change, renewable energy, local food systems, and the emerging field of sustainability science. Her research in ecological systems and alternative energy makes her a sought-after lecturer on global warming and green design and she emphasizes the need to innovate and build new physical infrastructures that do not rely on fossil fuels.

Amy was the host of the Emmy award-winning show Emerging Science, produced by Bright Blue Eco-media and Vermont Public Television. She is Vice- Chair of the Vermont Natural Resource Council board and a board member of Bright Blue. She is currently serving as the Interim Associate Director of the Environmental Program at UVM where she teaches courses in Environmental Studies, Sustainability Science, Climate Adaptation, and Environmental Literature.

As a practiced ecologist, educator, and mother of two girls, Amy Seidl writes with a lucid and passionate eye about the state of life itself in the Age of Warming. By drawing on her 20 year career studying ecology, evolution, and sustainability, Amy illuminates the historical significance, impacts, and opportunities that come with climate change in the 21st century.

Courses

  • Environmental Studies
  • Sustainability Science
  • Climate Adaptation
  • Environmental Literature

Awards and Achievements

  • 2017 Lynne Bond Outstanding Faculty Service Learning Award, Community & University Partnerships, University of Vermont
  • 2016 Marcia Caldwell Award for dedication to RSENR students, University of Vermont
  • 2016 Nominated for the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award 2015-16,University of Vermont
  • 2015 Nominated for the Lynne Bond Outstanding Service Learning Award, Community & University Partnerships, University of Vermont
  • 2014 Nominated for the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award 2013-14, University of Vermont
  • 2013 Nominated for the University-wide Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award 2012-13, University of Vermont
  • 2010 Faculty Sustainability Fellowship, University of Vermont
  • 2001 Faculty Service-learning Fellowship, University of Vermont

Publications

Coleman, K., J. Murdoch, K. Walling, A. Seidl, and S. Rayback. 2017. Beyond polar bears: Service-learning as a tool to understand climate across disciplines. Journal of Geoscience Education 65(2):158-167.