Faculty Co-Director
Dr. Simone Pulver is an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and the current Chair of the UCSB Environmental Studies Program. Her research investigates patterns in the environmental impact of organizations, what drives those patterns, and how those drivers might be transformed. She has led US National Science Foundation research projects analyzing schools’ roles in neighborhood climate adaptation, toxic pollution in American manufacturing, low carbon investments by firms in Brazil and India, oil industry responses to climate change, and climate politics in Mexico. Her interdisciplinary research integrates perspectives from organizational theory, environmental and economic sociology, and global governance.
Dr. Pulver is also a dedicated teacher, focused on creating immersive and applied learning opportunities for undergraduate students. She is the Faculty Director of the Greti U. Croft Center for Undergraduate Environmental Leadership (CUEL) and the Faculty Co-Director of the Yardi Scholars for Environmental Justice program. Dr. Pulver holds graduate degrees in Sociology and Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley and an undergraduate degree in Physics from Princeton University.