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Tara Pisani Gareau

Professor of the Practice; Director, Environmental Studies Program

Environmental Studies

Official BC profile · Curriculum vitae

Biography

Pisani Gareau, T. and Gareau, B. J. (2023) Importance of mentorship in core education geared towards educating the whole person. In M. Crane, D. Quigley, and A. Boynton (Eds) Curriculum by Design: Innovation and Liberal Arts Core. Fordham University Press. ISBN: 9781531501334 Gareau B. J., Huang, X.*, Pisani Gareau, T., and DiDonato, S.* (2022). Silent Spring at 60: Assessing Environmentalism in the Cranberry Treadmill of Production in Massachusetts. Journal of Rural Studies. 95: 505-520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.10.001 Pisani Gareau, T. and Moscovitz, A.* (2021) An overview of urban agriculture youth programs in major cities of the US and the integration of STEM curriculum and activities. In L. Esthers, I., DeCoita, A. Patchen, and N. Knobloch (Eds.) Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Context. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70030-0_9 Gareau, B. J., Huang X.*, Pisani Gareau, T. and DiDonato, S.* (2020) The Strength of Green Ties: Massachusetts Cranberry Grower Social Networks and Effects on Climate Change Attitudes and Action. Climatic Change. 162, 1637. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02808-0 Pisani Gareau, T., Vortman, C., and Barbercheck, M. (2019) Carabid Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Differentially Respond to Soil Management Practices in Feed and Forage Systems in Transition to Organic Management. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170519000255 Gareau B. J., Huang X.*, Pisani Gareau T. (2018) Social and Ecological Conditions of Cranberry Production and Climate Change Attitudes in New England, PLoS One 13 (12): e0207237, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207237

Official evaluation summary

3.89 / 5

Based on 439 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

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Data freshness

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