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Sarah Wald is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies and English departments at the University of Oregon, where she also serves as Director of Graduate Admissions for English. Her work bridges Environmental Justice, Environmental Humanities, and Latinx/Asian American Studies, focusing on intersections of race, citizenship, and food systems.
- Education: Ph.D. in American Studies (Brown University, 2009), M.A. in American Studies (Brown, 2004), B.A. in American Studies (Reed College, 2001).
Wald’s research explores Environmental Justice frameworks in literature, Farmworker Advocacy, and Latinx/Asian American Cultural Production. She co-founded the Tierra Viva Collaborative (2022–present) and leads the Northwest Forest Plan Just Futures Collaborative (2024–2025), amplifying tribal sovereignty through community-reviewed white papers. Her Digital Humanities Project on Racial Ecologies of Mt. Hood National Forest (2021) examines racialized environmental narratives.
Her publications include the co-edited Latinx Environmentalisms (2019) and monograph The Nature of California (2016), alongside chapters addressing outdoor representation, food justice, and literary analysis. Wald’s public humanities projects integrate media coverage (KEZI, KMTR, Coast Range Radio) and symposium leadership, such as the Race, Environmental Justice and Public Lands Symposium (2018). She emphasizes inclusive ecocriticism in pedagogy, including a 2013 teaching guide for The Colors of Nature.
