Parisa Nourani Rinaldi

Parisa Nourani Rinaldi is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Her interdisciplinary work focuses on humanity's relationship with nature, particularly in extractive frontiers of Colombia and the Chesapeake region. She holds an MS in Geosciences from Georgia State University and a BS in Environmental Studies from Emory University.

Dr. Rinaldi's research integrates water justice, climate humanities, and coastal resilience through ethnographic methods and discourse analysis. Her dissertation explored water science and democracy in Colombia's extractive regions, addressing fracking debates and post-extractivist discourses. She teaches courses on participatory GIS, Latin American environmental thought, and climate change's emotional dimensions.

Her recent publications analyze media narratives around fracking, transdisciplinary water governance, and decolonial environmental practices. She maintains affiliations with the American Association of Geographers and has taught at three Colombian universities.

Research interests include Buen vivir philosophy, petroleum landscapes, and uncertainty management in environmental decision-making. Though no specific grants or awards are listed, her work bridges geosciences with humanities to address global environmental challenges.