Registration now open for Dr. Jamie McEvoy's public lecture and Q&A March 29th
UNM’s R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography is pleased to announce its first public event for 2021. Montana State University scholar Jamie McEvoy will virtually visit UNM to deliver a public lecture and engage in Q&A with individuals and groups interested in community-based drought planning. All are welcome to attend this virtual event at 5:30pm on Monday, March 29.
Maria Lane, director of the Center for Community Geography, said she hopes many community members throughout New Mexico will take advantage of this opportunity to learn about drought planning and adaptation strategies in another western state. “I am just delighted that we can bring this top-notch scholar to campus to talk about such a timely and relevant topic,” she said. “Dr. McEvoy’s partnership-based research in Montana does a great job prioritizing equitable approaches to climate change adaptation, and it shows how creative thinking will help us rise to the challenges of addressing drought in snowmelt-driven watersheds.”
Lane added that the presentation will be oriented toward a public audience, with plenty of time for Q&A at the end. “Our new Center for Community Geography is focused on supporting events that provide a conversation space, where academic researchers and community groups can connect and address issues that affect us all,” she said.
During her virtual visit, Dr. McEvoy will be discussing with Dr. Warner, GES faculty, their work and insights into climate change and adapting to flood risk and drought. This conversation will be facilitated by Associate Director Miriam Gay-Antaki and students in her Political Ecology class. UNM students and faculty are invited to join us on the 8th of April 4-6:30pm. For more information and obtaining copies of the readings discussed, please email Dr. Gay-Antaki at mgayantaki@unm.edu
To attend Dr. McEvoy’s public lecture, titled “Community Perspectives on Drought Planning and Adaptation in a More-Than-Human World” on March 29, click here to register.
About the speaker: Dr. Jamie McEvoy is an associate professor of Geography at Montana State University. She earned her PhD in Geography from the University of Arizona in 2013. She is a human-environment geographer with expertise in political ecology, water governance, and climate change vulnerability and adaptation. Her recent research focuses on how individuals and communities prepare for droughts and floods. She has conducted research on perceptions of water quality associated with oil and gas development in eastern Montana, USA, public participation in water planning along the Yellowstone River, the impacts of desalination as a sociotechnical system in northwestern Mexico, and the feminization of agriculture in southwestern Mexico.
