Sarah Mittlefehldt

Dr. Sarah Mittlefehldt is Professor and Interim Department Head in the Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences department at Northern Michigan University since 2015. She specializes in environmental history, policy, and justice, with a focus on land-use decision-making, forest management, and bioenergy systems.

• B.A., Carleton College
• M.Ed., Harvard University
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Her research combines environmental history with science and technology studies (STS) to analyze socioecological impacts of energy technologies and historical land management practices. Current projects examine wood-burning energy technologies and Lake Superior coastal planning.

• National Science Foundation funding recipient (2019)
• Author of Tangled Roots: The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Politics (2013)
• Co-Chair, NMU Sustainability Advisory Council
• Member, City of Marquette Planning Commission