Jessica Worl

Jessica Worl is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Davidson College. She can be contacted at jeworl@davidson.edu or via phone at 704-894-3205. Her office is located in Wall 286 at the institution.

• Education
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • M.P.P., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • B.A., Harvard University

Dr. Worl describes herself as an antidisciplinary environmental social scientist, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to human-environmental systems and environmental justice. Her research spans:

• Political Ecology
• Informal economies in extractive industries
• Toxic risk governance
• Equity in green energy policy

Her work includes studies on women in artisanal gold mining communities in Kenya and equity implications of renewable energy transitions in the U.S. Southeast. She teaches courses on environmental social science, political ecology, environmental health, and waste politics.

Dr. Worl mentors students through her research program, requiring enrollees in at least two of her courses before conducting collaborative research. She actively fosters dogs through Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Animal Care and Control while living with her eastern painted turtle (Bernie) and resident dog (Kona).