Education
Ph.D., 2011, Department of Geography,
University of Kentucky,
Dissertation: Pollution Knowledge and
Urban Water Politics in the Ganges River
Basin, India.
M.A., 2006, Department of Geography,
University of Kentucky,
Thesis: A Political Ecology of the Chipko
Movement
B.A., 2000, Double Major: Integrated Studies-Global Social & Environmental Systems
and Liberal Studies,
California State University at Monterey Bay
Areas of Expertise
Human geography and nature-society interrelationships studies
Environmental Social Movements (ESMs) and organizational studies
Political Ecology and urban water geographies
Ecological knowledge and philosophies of nature
Public participation in environmental politics and policy making
Regional Specializations: India and South Asia, North America
Selected Publications
2024 Kedzior, S.B. “Clean Water and universal sanitation in an era of sustainable
development: Understanding the challenges and prospects for SDG-6 in the
Ganga River Basin”. In Sustainability Science, Policy, and Practice in India:
Challenges and Opportunities [Sustainable Development Goals Series], edited by
V. Dutta, and P. Ghosh (Chapter 7, pp. 85-103). Springer Nature (ISBN: 978-3-
031-50131-9).
2024 Bates*, C., Hicks*, J., Page*, S., Roberts*, T., and Kedzior, S.B. “Woodland
Garden and Cherry Heights: A Cultural Landscape Analysis for NeighborSpace”
[White Paper]. BTU – Office of Partnerships and Outreach, Towson University.
2023 Iles*, K. and Kedzior, S.B. “Operationalizing Participation: An Exploration of
the Experiences and Perspectives of Participatory PGIS Program Coordinators”.
Journal of Geographical Systems, DOI: 10.1007/s10109-023-00416-x. [Impact
Factor 2.417]
2022 Contributing Author. “Pesticides and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Relevant
Environmental Research 2011-2021: Communicating Recent Pesticide Research
Findings to Inform Stakeholders” [White Paper]. Pesticides and the Chesapeake
Bay Watershed Project [Report for the Governor of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay
Cabinet]. Maryland Pesticide Education Network [Released in 2022, revised and
reissued in 2024].
2021 Kedzior, S.B. “Exploring links between public environmental knowledge and
civil society organization for sustainable change in Asia and beyond,” in
Environment, Development and Culture in South and East Asia: Local, Regional
and International Perspectives [Volume One: Environment], edited by R.R.
Thakur, S.D. Brunn, B. Thakur, and S.K. Thakur. Springer Nature.
Awards
- 2022 Faculty Development and Research Committee (FDRC) Grant. Diversity,
inclusion, and equity (DEI) initiatives in environmental NGOs of the Chesapeake
Bay Region. Towson University.
- 2021 Successful Pre-Application. B’More Climate Resilient: Community Partnerships
for Resilience, Leadership and Action. NOAA Environmental Literacy Program (with Mary
Stapleton, TU Center for STEM Education and Niki Fabricant,
Department of SOAN). [Advanced to final selection round, not awarded].
- 2021 Faculty Research Grant, Media Portrayals of Pollution in India’s Ganga River
Basin, College of Liberal Arts, Towson University
Professional Service
- 2022 Faculty Development and Research Committee (FDRC) Grant. Diversity,
inclusion, and equity (DEI) initiatives in environmental NGOs of the Chesapeake
Bay Region. Towson University.
- 2021 Successful Pre-Application. B’More Climate Resilient: Community Partnerships
for Resilience, Leadership and Action. NOAA Environmental Literacy Program (with Mary
Stapleton, TU Center for STEM Education and Niki Fabricant,
Department of SOAN). [Advanced to final selection round, not awarded].
- 2021 Faculty Research Grant, Media Portrayals of Pollution in India’s Ganga River
Basin, College of Liberal Arts, Towson University
