Ann Herda-Rapp

Ann Herda-Rapp is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, joining the faculty in 2018 when the UW-Marathon County campus became a branch campus. She served as Campus Executive at the Wausau campus from 2018 to 2022.

Her academic credentials:

• Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.S. in Sociology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• B.S.E. in Education/Broadfield Social Studies from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

Her research centers on environmental sociology, examining social conflicts in wildlife conservation and human-animal interactions. She investigates gender dynamics in environmental movements, particularly how activism reshapes identity and care work. Additionally, her work analyzes media framing of social threats like school shootings through social constructionism.

Publications from 1998-2005 reveal interdisciplinary work bridging environmental sociology, gender studies, and media analysis. Key contributions include studies on wildlife conflict construction, gender identity in toxic waste movements, and threat narratives in news media, reflecting societal responses to environmental challenges.

Scientific awards:

• No awards mentioned

She has advised Karen Marotz, co-authoring a chapter on mourning dove social construction. No research grants are referenced in available information.

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