- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2006)
BIO
Dr Morse is a social geographer who researches the production of place and everyday experience in rural contexts. She has conducted research in the following areas: working landscapes, rural migration and immobility, place and identity, Vermont’s social geography, children’s geographies, and nature-culture theory. She teaches Global Environments and Cultures, Rural Geography, Qualitative Research Methods, Rural Nature, Place, Landscape and Environment in Vermont, and a conservation course titled Nature Cultures. Several of her courses involve service learning. Former partners in service learning include Franklin-Grand Isle Community Action, Chittenden Solid Waste District, the Vermont Land Trust, and the City of Burlington Task Force on Reparations.
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Area(s) of expertise
Social geography, rural studies, place and identity, working landscapes, nature-culture theory, Vermont
Bio
Dr Morse is a social geographer who researches the production of place and everyday experience in rural contexts. She has conducted research in the following areas: working landscapes, rural migration and immobility, place and identity, Vermont’s social geography, children’s geographies, and nature-culture theory. She teaches Global Environments and Cultures, Rural Geography, Qualitative Research Methods, Rural Nature, Place, Landscape and Environment in Vermont, and a conservation course titled Nature Cultures. Several of her courses involve service learning. Former partners in service learning include Franklin-Grand Isle Community Action, Chittenden Solid Waste District, the Vermont Land Trust, and the City of Burlington Task Force on Reparations.
Fall 2023 Syllabi:
Spring 2020 Syllabi:
Areas of Expertise
Social geography, rural studies, place and identity, working landscapes, nature-culture theory, Vermont
Associations and Affiliations
Dr Morse is a member of the Environmental Program Faculty, the Food Systems Graduate Program faculty, and the Center for Research on Vermont, and is an affiliate member of the Gund Institute of Environment. Dr Morse is a Sustainability Fellow and a Service Learning Fellow. She is co-director of the Environmental Studies Program, as well as the Fellowship for Restoration Ecologies and Cultures, a field-based year-long program for undergraduates aimed to develop applied skills in conservation, restoration ecology, and leadership. She is engaged with the American Association of Geographers’ Rural Specialty Group, the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Vermont Women’s Lacrosse Officials Association, and the Journal of Rural Studies editorial board. Presently she serves as Chair of the Board for the Vermont Land Trust.
Office Hours
203 Old Mill Tuesdays 10-11:30, Teams email for appt 8:30-9:30 Fridays