Vivian E. Thomson has been an American environmental policy academic, a public official, and a podcast producer. She was a professor at the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences from 1997 to 2017. She has produced The Meaning of Green podcast since 2019.
Vivian Thomson | |
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 Thomson in 2009 | |
| Occupation | Environmental policy academic |
| Awards | PROSE Award (2018) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of California, Santa Barbara University of Virginia |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Environmental policy and politics |
| Institutions | University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences |
Life
editThomson completed an A.B. in biology at Princeton University.[1] She earned an M.A. in biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1] Thomson completed a Ph.D. in government from the University of Virginia.[1]
Thomson was a senior air pollution analyst and manager at the United States Environmental Protection Agency.[1] From 1997 to 2017 she was a professor in the Departments of Environmental Sciences and Politics at the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences. She co-founded and directed the interdisciplinary Environmental Thought and Practice B.A. Program.[2]
Appointed by Virginia governor Mark Warner in 2002, Thomson served as Vice Chair and member of the State Air Pollution Control Board, a seven-member regulatory body that makes air pollution policy and approves regulations for Virginia.[3] She was reappointed by governor Tim Kaine and served on the Board until 2010.[4]
In 2018, Thomson's book, Climate of Capitulation, won a PROSE Award in the politics and government category.[5]
Selected works
edit- Thomson, Vivian E. (2009). Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-2824-1.[6]
- Thomson, Vivian E. (2014). Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy: Federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-78308-110-3.
- Thomson, Vivian E. (2017). Climate of Capitulation: An Insider's Account of State Power in a Coal Nation. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-03634-4.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Thomson, Vivian E. (May 2019). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, U.Va. | Faculty". www.evsc.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03.
- ^ Kumar, Anita (March 26, 2010). "Virginia Politics Blog - Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board rebukes Cuccinelli over EPA lawsuit". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ http://www.deq.state.va.us/cboards/#air [dead link]
- ^ "2018 Award Winners". PROSE Awards. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Reviews of Garbage In, Garbage Out:
- Wapner, Paul (2011). "Review". Perspectives on Politics. 9 (1): 144–146. doi:10.1017/S1537592710003610. ISSN 1537-5927. JSTOR 41622754.
- Alexander, Catherine (2010). Thomson, Vivian E. (ed.). "Wasting the Planet". Anthropology Now. 2 (3): 81–88. ISSN 1942-8200. JSTOR 41203785.