Dr. Halvorsen has a joint appointment with the Department of Social Sciences and the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science.
She specializes in natural resource policy and sociology.
Her current research focuses on the policy and cultural modeling aspects of bioenergy development and climate change mitigation. She also work on various water quality policy issues, especially within the Great Lakes region and in Latin America.
"The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences." Al Gore
She has published scientific articles on topics including cellulosic ethanol development, wetland mitigation policies, public participation in environmental decision making and the regulation of onsite sewage systems around the Great Lakes. She has also studied organizational change within the USDA Forest Service.
She teaches FW3110 Natural Resource Policy, FW/SS3760 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, and SS5400 Sociology of the Environment. She is Graduate Director of the Environmental Policy program in Social Sciences.
