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ADRIENNE CACHELIN

(she, her, ours)

Associate Professor

School of Environment, Society & Sustainability

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  • Associate Professor
    School of Environment, Society & Sustainability

BIO

Adrienne Cachelin is an Associate Professor with the School for Environment, Society, and Sustainability. Her research is rooted in environmental justice, specifically food justice,  often using a community participatory action approach. Adrienne also serves as the Director of the SPARC Environmental Justice Lab. In this role, she facilitates transdisciplinary community-based environmental justice action research with an interdisciplinary team of community, faculty, and student researchers.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    School of Environment, Society & Sustainability1 Jul 2023 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Scholar in Residence
    University Neighborhood Partners, United States13 Aug 2024 - present
  • Director
    SPARC Environmental Justice Lab, United States1 Aug 2022 - present
  • Affiliate Faculty
    University of Utah, Environmental Humanities, United States15 Sep 2025 - present
  • Director
    University Of Utah Sustainability Education, United States18 Aug 2014 - present
  • Professor/Lecturer
    University of Utah, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, United States17 Aug 2020 - 31 Jul 2022

DEGREES

  • BA, Political Science
    University of Vermont, Environmental Studies
  • M. Ed., Educational Studies
    University of Utah
  • PhD, Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
    University of Utah2011

FIELDS OF RESEARCH