{"id":18,"date":"2020-02-27T14:54:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T14:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:03:27","slug":"we-are-heesa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/we-are-heesa\/","title":{"rendered":"We are Human Ecology @ ESA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-image-63 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/cifor_5-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/cifor_5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/cifor_5-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/cifor_5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/cifor_5-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/cifor_5-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/cifor_5-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\">Diolo Celine plants Gnetum (okok) in the village of Minwoho, Leki\u00e9, Center Region, Cameroon. Photo by Ollivier Girard\/CIFOR<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the Human Ecology Section, we make up a vibrant community of scholars and practitioners interested in engaging and equipping members of society with critical ways to think about human-nature interactions \u2014 as they occur and affect human and nonhuman individuals, groups, and communities. We believe that human ecology is at the heart of a prosperous future for all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our history<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our first official meeting happened in August 2008 at ESA\u2019s 93rd annual meeting in Milwaukee, where the founding members John Anderson and Rob Dyball were elected as the section\u2019s first chair and vice-chair.<\/p>\n<p>Our story within ESA, though, has deeper roots, and it is intrinsically connected to the <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/societyforhumanecology.org\/\">Society for Human Ecology<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.\u00a0<\/span>Get to know more about the Human Ecology Section from its founders:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/press-files.anu.edu.au\/downloads\/press\/n4068\/pdf\/article01.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cA Century of Human Ecology<\/a>\u201c<\/span> by Richard J. Borden<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/press-files.anu.edu.au\/downloads\/press\/n4068\/pdf\/article02.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cA Brief History of Human Ecology within the Ecological Society of America\u201d<\/a><\/span> by Robert Dyball.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Human Ecology Section 2023-2024 Officers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kennedy Rubert-Nason, Co-Chair<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">kennedy.rubertnason@maine.edu<\/p>\n<p>Yiyi Zhang, Co-Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thisisyiyiz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-447 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2024\/11\/download-e1732143724939.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"18\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">yiyi.zhang2@mail.mcgill.ca<\/p>\n<p>Michael Sorice, Secretary<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 msorice@vt.edu<\/p>\n<p>Diele Lobo, Past Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dielelobo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo-300x255.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo.png 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 21px) 100vw, 21px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">lobo0010@umn.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lin Meng, Past Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/linmengmet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-447 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2024\/11\/download-e1732143724939.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"18\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lin-meng-8931a1166\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo-300x255.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo.png 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 21px) 100vw, 21px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 lin.meng@vanderbilt.edu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Beth Olsen,<\/span> Past Chair\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6026-0486\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/ORCID-iD_icon-24x24-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"24\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vbetholsen\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo-300x255.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2020\/04\/Linkedin_logo.png 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 22px) 100vw, 22px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">bolsen@umd.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rob Dyball, Past Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dyball_rob\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-447 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/human-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2024\/11\/download-e1732143724939.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"18\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">rob.dyball@anu.edu.au<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Marty Anderies, Member-at-large<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 m.anderies@asu.edu<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Positions open<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Student representative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"section-wrap\">\n<div class=\"section section-sm\">\n<div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 col-lg-7\">\n<article class=\"page-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"well\">The Ecological Society of America welcomes all ecologists, supporters and enthusiasts as members, as do our many sections and chapters. There are no restrictions on membership nor participation in our programs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In the Human Ecology Section, we make up a vibrant community of scholars and practitioners interested in engaging and equipping members of society with critical ways to think about human-nature interactions \u2014 as they occur and affect human and nonhuman individuals, groups, and communities. 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