Risper Nyairo

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

Education

  • Ph.D. Osaka University
  • M.S., B.S. University of Nairobi

Areas of Expertise

  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Ecological Niche Modeling
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Geographic Information Systems

Background

My research interest is in socio-ecological vulnerability; I apply a mix of methods to determine factors that increase exposure and sensitivity to climate change, or affect the adaptive capacity of communities.

My field is interdisciplinary, and so I often work with Ecologists, Geographers, Economists, Data scientists, Hydrologists, Sociologists, among many others.

As a teacher, I want my students to be open-minded and to actively engage in the learning process.

Teaching

ENV 201: Environmental Science
ENV 219: Weather and Climate
ENV 235: The Ocean Environment
ENV 349: Paleoclimatology