Vivian Thomson
Vivian Thomson | |
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| Occupation | Environmental policy academic |
| Awards | PROSE Award (2018) |
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| Alma mater | Princeton University University of California, Santa Barbara University of Virginia |
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| Discipline | Environmental policy and politics |
| Institutions | University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences |
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.
Life
Thomson completed an A.B. in ecology at Princeton University.[1] She earned an M.A. in ecology 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 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
- 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
- ^ 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. 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.
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