About Us

Faculty Coordinators

Erin Sills (Forestry and Environmental  Resources, NC State)

Sandria B. Freitag (History, NC State)

Madhusudan Katti (Leadership in Public Science, Forestry & Environmental Resources, NC State)

Frederico Freitas (Visual Narrative Initiative, History, NC State)

Kaberi Kar Gupta (Urban Slender Loris Project, and NC Museum of Natural Sciences)

Graduate Assistants

Catherine Stiers

Vallari Sheel

Deja Perkins

Sarah Shefte

Elena Beckman

NupoorJalindre

Undergraduate Assistants

Shannon Dolan

Kolby Altabet

Sponsors

We are most grateful for the funding support provided by these contributors:

R. L. Rabb Science and Society Symposia at NC State


College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State


American Institute of Pakistan Studies

South Asia Faculty Group at NC State


Office of Global Engagement at NC State


Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State


Science, Technology and Society Interdisciplinary Studies at NC State


Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center


Institute for Non-Profits at NC State

In addition, we thank the campus units that have supported the planning of this symposium, suggesting broad campus interest in both the topic and the interdisciplinary, cross-institution approach. Especially involved have been the Department of History and the clusters of excellence in Public Science, Visual Narrative, and Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. We also thank the College of Textiles and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems for logistical support.