Richard Marcantonio

Richard "Drew" Marcantonio is an Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace & Global Affairs at the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame. His work bridges environmental management, peacebuilding, and global policy through fieldwork across five continents.

• Expertise: Environmental peacebuilding, regenerative livelihoods, environmental violence, applied research
• Education:
  • B.A. in Geography and the Environment, University of Texas – Austin
  • M.P.A. in Environmental Management, Indiana University – Bloomington
  • M.A. in Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
  • Ph.D. in Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame

Marcantonio’s research connects environmental degradation with conflict dynamics and human health risks, particularly in fragile post-conflict regions. His recent publications explore:

• Climate variability and interpersonal violence
• Planetary health frameworks
• Regenerative agriculture as peacebuilding
• Environmental violence metrics
• Post-war reconstruction challenges
• Water insecurity and conflict linkages

His work appears in journals like Peacebuilding, Environmental Science and Policy, and the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Marcantonio co-edited Environmental Violence Explored (2024) and authored Environmental Violence (2022).