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Title	Offering	Standing	Credits	Credits	When	F	W	S	Su	Description	Faculty	Days	Multiple Standings	Start Quarters	Open Quarters
Advanced Research in Environmental Studies Dylan Fischer, Pauline Yu, Carri LeRoy, Abir Biswas, Erik Thuesen and Alison Styring agriculture botany community studies ecology environmental studies geography geology health hydrology law and government policy marine science zoology Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Program	JR–SRJunior–Senior	V	V	Day	F 15 Fall	W 16Winter	S 16Spring		Rigorous quantitative and qualitative research is an important component of academic learning in Environmental Studies. This independent learning opportunity is designed to allow advanced students to delve into real-world research with faculty who are currently engaged in specific projects. The program will help students develop vital skills in research design, data acquisition and interpretation, written and oral communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills—all of which are of particular value for students who are pursuing a graduate degree, as well as for graduates who are already in the job market. studies nutrient and toxic trace metal cycles in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems. Potential projects could include studies of mineral weathering, wildfires, and mercury cycling in ecosystems. Students could pursue these interests at the laboratory scale or through field-scale biogeochemistry studies, taking advantage of the Evergreen Ecological Observation Network (EEON), a long-term ecological study area. Students with backgrounds in a combination of geology, biology, or chemistry could gain skills in soil, vegetation, and water collection and learn methods of sample preparation and analysis for major and trace elements. studies plant ecosystem ecology, carbon dynamics, and nutrient cycling in forests of the Southwest and western Washington. This work includes image analysis of tree roots, molecular genetics, plant physiology, carbon balance, nitrogen cycling, species interactions, community analysis, and restoration ecology. He also manages the EEON project ( ). See more about his lab's work at: . Students participating in this program work closely with ongoing research in the lab, participate in weekly lab meetings, and develop their own research projects. conducts research on linkages between terrestrial and aquatic environments. She is trained as a freshwater ecologist and primarily studies in-stream ecosystem processes and aquatic communities. She and her students study leaf litter decomposition in streams as a major input of organic material to aquatic systems. In addition, she conducts research on aquatic macroinvertebrate community structure, aquatic fungal biomass and standard water quality and hydrology measurements in stream and river environments. studies birds. Current activity in her lab includes avian bioacoustics and avian monitoring and research in Evergreen’s campus forest and other nearby locations. Bioacoustic research includes field monitoring of local birds using audio recordings and microphone arrays, and editing and identifying avian songs and calls from an extensive collection of sounds from the campus forest as well as tropical forest sites in Borneo. Local research projects in the campus forest and nearby locations include Pacific wren mating and life-history strategy, cavity formation and use by cavity-nesting birds (and other cavity-dependent species), and monitoring long-term trends in bird populations and communities using a variety of standard approaches. conducts research on the ecological physiology of marine animals. He and his students are currently investigating the physiological, behavioral, and biochemical adaptations of gelatinous zooplankton to environmental stress and climate change. Other research is focused on the biodiversity of marine zooplankton. Students working in his lab typically have backgrounds in different aspects of marine science, ecology, physiology, and biochemistry. studies the developmental physiology and ecology of marine invertebrates. She is interested in the biochemistry of the seawater-organism interface, developmental nutritional biochemistry and metabolic depression, invasive species, carbonate chemistry (ocean acidification), and cultural relationships with foods from the sea. Students have the opportunity to collaboratively develop lines of inquiry for lab and/or field studies in ecology, developmental biology, physiology, marine carbonate chemistry and mariculture.	Dylan Fischer Pauline Yu Carri LeRoy Abir Biswas Erik Thuesen Alison Styring		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall Winter Spring
The Art of Counseling Mukti Khanna consciousness studies health psychology	Program	JR–SRJunior–Senior	16	16	Day and Weekend		W 16Winter			This upper-division program will focus on both theory and practice in the field of psychology related to counseling for individuals, groups, and communities. The program will also focus on applications of social justice multicultural counseling work in the mental health field through theoretical readings and case studies.Students will study personality theory to understand the theoretical orientations that support counseling practice from psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, and transpersonal paradigms in psychology. Students will develop paraprofessional counseling skills based on peer counseling, energy psychology, and expressive arts therapy models of practice. Mindfulness and somatic practices will be explored in terms of developing presence as a counselor, therapeutic skills, and understanding interpersonal dynamics in counseling situations.Modes of instructions will include seminars, counseling labs, workshops, assessments, and theoretical projects.	Mukti Khanna		Junior JR Senior SR	Winter	Winter
Better and Worse: Health and Inequality in the U.S. Nancy Anderson and Wenhong Wang health law and public policy sociology Signature Required: Spring	Program	JR–SRJunior–Senior	8	08	Evening and Weekend		W 16Winter	S 16Spring		As of 2015, one in ten Americans do not have health coverage; American life expectancy, at 79 years old, is four years worse than Italy.What factors are responsible for our state of health and wellbeing, as individuals and societies? How does inequality with respect to socioeconomic status relate to health inequity? What are the additional effects of race and ethnicity? What can we do as individuals, communities, and as a nation to eliminate inequality? Can the Affordable Care Act help us eliminate health inequity? How do we compare with other countries and what can we learn from them? These questions form the central concerns of this 8 credit program. We will be addressing these questions in the larger social context of increasing inequality in the U.S. in the past several decades. Our learning community will work as individuals and in small groups to understand what inequality means and how where we stand socially affects our health in every way, from our circumstances of birth to our life expectancy and mode of death.	Nancy Anderson Wenhong Wang	Sat Sun	Junior JR Senior SR	Winter	Winter Spring
Bodies That Matter Carolyn Prouty, Laura Citrin and Rita Pougiales anthropology biology gender and women's studies health physiology psychology sociology Signature Required: Winter	Program	FR–SOFreshmen–Sophomore	16	16	Day	F 15 Fall	W 16Winter			Bodies are tangible; they have form and substance, a materiality that we can perceive, sense, and touch. Bodies, too, can sense and feel the world they inhabit—the heat of the sun, the pain of a thorn, the coolness of water, the slap of an insult, the jolt from a pleasant surprise. Bodies are organisms that grow, change, and die. It is within these bodies that we experience what we call a And yet, bodies are also signs; like a text, we learn to read (and misread) our body and the bodies of others. The color, size, age, and sex of a body (among other features) are computed to determine meaning and value. Some bodies matter in our cultural, political, historical field more than others; some bodies are prized and imitated. The body, in its psychological, biological, and social realms, will be at the center of our study. We will investigate the knowledge we have created about the body and how that knowledge relates to broader cultural, historical, environmental, and political forces. Our study will integrate current research and scholarship from the fields of psychology, biology, anthropology, feminist epistemology and philosophy, public health, literature, and sociology. We will study introductory anatomy and physiology—the basics of how our bodies work—in order to know something about the physical matter of which our bodies are comprised, and concepts in public health that help us to understand the contexts which determine health and illness. Our work in social psychology will examine the everyday interplay between embodied individuals and the social world in which we live, move, think, emote, and act. Through anthropological, sociological, and feminist lenses, we will examine the history, institutions, and cultural beliefs that shape how and why bodies are judged to be healthy or sick, normal or abnormal, beautiful or ugly, virtuous or deviant, powerful or weak.In this lower-division program for freshmen and sophomores, we will pay special attention to nurturing intellectual skills and sensibilities. In particular, we will help students learn to listen and observe attentively, do close and critical reading with challenging texts, contribute clear and well developed writing, make relevant contributions to seminar discussions, and acquire research and laboratory skills in biology, social psychology, and anthropology.	Carolyn Prouty Laura Citrin Rita Pougiales		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO	Fall	Fall Winter
Branching Out: An Ethnobotanical Garden in Community Marja Eloheimo Native American studies botany community studies consciousness studies environmental studies health natural history sustainability studies writing	Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	12	12	Weekend	F 15 Fall	W 16Winter	S 16Spring		Working as a project team, this program has a mission. Students will continue to tend and refine habitat and theme areas in the Longhouse Ethnobotanical Garden, including the Sister Garden (patterned after a medicinal garden we created on the Skokomish Indian Reservation) as well as create valuable educational resources that contribute to the Evergreen community, local K-12 schools, local First Nations, and a growing global collective of ethnobotanical gardens that promote environmental and cultural diversity and sustainability. Our work will also contribute to the new Indigenous Arts Campus. During , we will become acquainted with the garden and its plants, habitats, history, and existing educational materials. We will begin to engage in seasonal garden care and development, learning concepts and skills related to botany, ecology, Indigenous studies, and sustainable medicine. We will also establish goals related to further developing educational materials and activities, including a Web presence. Students will have the opportunity to select and begin specific independent and group projects that include learning knowledge and skills pertinent to their completion. During , we will focus on the garden's "story" through continued project work at a more independent level. Students will work intensively on skill development, research, and project planning and implementation. We will also be active during the winter transplant season and will prepare procurement and planting plans for the spring season. During , we will add plants to and care for the garden, wrapping up all of the work we have begun. We will establish opportunities to share the garden and our newly created educational materials, effectively enabling the garden to "branch out." This program requires commitment to a meaningful real-world project and strongly encourages yearlong participation. It also cultivates community within the program by nurturing each member's contributions and growth, and acknowledges the broader contexts of sustainability and global transformation.	Marja Eloheimo	Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall Winter Spring
Creating Community and Health Through Gardens Marja Eloheimo agriculture community studies health	Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	8	08	Day				Su 16 Session I Summer		Marja Eloheimo	Mon Tue Wed Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer	Summer
Ecological Agriculture: Healthy Soil, Healthy People Martha Rosemeyer, Thomas Johnson and Carolyn Prouty agriculture biology botany environmental studies health international studies political economy sustainability studies Signature Required: Winter Spring	Program	SO–SRSophomore–Senior	16	16	Day		W 16Winter	S 16Spring		More than three-quarters of the arable land mass of the planet is influenced by human needs and desires for food and fiber. There are competing visions for the future of our agriculture and food systems. A global, fossil-fuel-based system provides large quantities of inexpensive food along with significant environmental and social impacts. Another vision is a local, community-based system that produces higher quality, but more expensive, food while seeking to minimize environmental and social impacts. Critical questions that will inform our inquiry include: Can we grow high-quality food that is available to everyone? How did we get into this current agricultural predicament of industrial production and a global population that is simultaneously both “stuffed” and “starved?” How can an individual make a difference?This program will provide an interdisciplinary study of agriculture in the context of food systems. We will explore competing ideas while developing ecological and holistic thinking, which will be applied in hands-on laboratory and field exercises, expository and scientific report writing, critical analysis of film, and quantitative reasoning. Seminar will examine history, policy, and socioeconomic and political contexts of agriculture and health.In winter, we will focus on soil science, particularly soil ecology and nutrient cycling in lecture and lab. We will also examine food and agricultural policy at the national, state and local level, as well as the prospects for creating more sustainable food systems. Our learning will be supported by an extended field trip to the Ecological Farming Conference in California and visits to a number of rural farms and urban agriculture projects. Seminar will examine U.S. agricultural history, food system policy, economics, and moral and ethical dimensions of food production. In spring, we will combine the topics of global farming systems, public health, and the health of agricultural workers. We will study basic ecological principles and practices involved in sustainable agriculture, indigenous agriculture, and permaculture. Farming intersects with larger questions of occupational health, including health-related burdens of workers in agriculture broadly, and specifically in migrant laborers in the United States. Integrating scientific and political population-based analyses, students will examine public health principles, tools, and policies related to pesticide exposure and other chemical, biological, and physical risks faced by agricultural workers. Seminar will focus on understanding structural history of agriculture, exploring the common roots of both malnutrition, hunger, and obesity. A three-day field trip and three-credit independent project or in-program internship will complete in-class learning.	Martha Rosemeyer Thomas Johnson Carolyn Prouty		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter	Winter Spring
Environmental Health: Science, Policy and Social Justice Russell Lidman and Carrie Parr (Pucko) American studies Native American studies agriculture community studies cultural studies ecology economics environmental studies government health hydrology law and government policy law and public policy natural history philosophy sustainability studies	Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	16	16	Day	F 15 Fall	W 16Winter			How do we make health a public priority? How do we respond to potential hazards? This introductory program considers problems related to public and environmental health in a broader context of the key frameworks of population, consumption and sustainability. We will explore the broad conditions that shape environmental health, both for humans and for ecosystems. Examining the workings of non-governmental organizations, we will be moving across and between questions of science, public policy (from municipal to international) and social justice. The program goal is to understand emerging strategies and solutions for ecological sustainability - from regional monitoring to UN negotiations. We will examine models, evidence and debates about the sources, causal connections and impacts of environmental hazards. We will be learning about existing and emergent regulatory science in conjunction with evolving systems of law, and a broad array of community responses.In the fall, we will dedicate ourselves to bridging scientific, policy and social perspectives by means of lecture, seminar, workshops and field trips. In the winter, students will engage in small group, quarter-long research projects on a topical issue to further investigate the chemical, biologic and physical risks of modern life, with an emphasis on industrial pollutants. Throughout the program, students will engage in a range of learning approaches, including computer-based collaboration with regional experts, officials and activists.	Russell Lidman Carrie Parr (Pucko)	Tue Wed Fri	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall Winter
Ethnobotany Grows in the Garden - Late Summer Intensive Marja Eloheimo Native American studies botany health natural history	Course	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	4	04	Day				Su 16 Session II Summer	During this weeklong intensive, students will spend time in the Longhouse Ethnobotanical Garden at Evergreen learning to identify, care for, and use native, edible, and medicinal plants in late summer. Students will participate in workshops, carry out projects, and engage in daily nature journaling, reading, and writing. Plan to spend much of your time outdoors.	Marja Eloheimo	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer	Summer
Gender, Power, and Relationships Simona Sharoni communication community studies gender and women's studies health sociology	Course	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	2	02	Weekend				Su 16 Session I Summer	Students will explore the characteristics and dynamics of both healthy and unhealthy relationships with special attention focused on college life. Students will examine critically the literature about gender-based violence with special attention to intimate-partner violence, rape and sexual assault. Through the use of films, small-group discussions, role-playing and other interactive activities, students will not only become aware, but also build confidence and practical skills for violence prevention and intervention on campus and in the community.	Simona Sharoni	Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer	Summer
Health and Human Development Andrew Brabban and Heesoon Jun biology consciousness studies health physiology psychology Signature Required: Winter	Program	SO–SRSophomore–Senior	16	16	Day	F 15 Fall	W 16Winter			Human life begins as a combination of the parental genetic material in a single fertilized egg and, through development, it becomes an intricate and reactive organism composed of ten trillion differentiated cells. The nervous system alone contains hundreds of billions of cells, forming trillions of electrical connections and serving as the foundation for an immensely complex consciousness capable of thousands of thoughts and feelings per day. In this two-quarter-long interdisciplinary program, we will examine health and human development from evolutionary, developmental, physiological, integrative (allopathic and complementary), and psychological perspectives.Within the psychological component of our program, students will explore the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and essentials of healthy development from a holistic perspective. This will include understanding the interaction between nervous systems and environment and examining Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (DSM) from developmental, sociopolitical, and cultural aspects. We shall also focus on the biochemical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of specific conditions (e.g., trauma, the repeated experience of not being good enough, the profound psychological effects resulting from betrayal, etc.) on the development of psyche and its impact on healthy/unhealthy development. The importance of mindfulness for staying healthy will be emphasized and students are encouraged to practice mindfulness daily. Attention will also be paid to the psychopharmacology of legal and illegal drugs. In addition, we will explore multicultural perspectives of health and human development. No one model will prevail over another, but rather an integration of ideas, concepts, and thoughts will be presented. Within the biological component, we will approach the human body from an evolutionary and structural/functional perspective. Starting at a molecular level (genetics, cell structure, biochemistry, and gene regulation) and building through cell processes to organ systems, we will examine the human body as an integrated system that reacts to physiological and environmental factors (diet, stress, disease, and pharmacology).The program activities will provide students an opportunity to work collaboratively. Students will develop critical thinking, quantitative reasoning and writing skills and will learn that human health and development are complex, fluid, and dynamic through workshops, lectures, seminars, guest presentations, laboratory work, and group and individual projects. This is a full-time program and students will be expected to work efficiently for a total of 40 hours each week.	Andrew Brabban Heesoon Jun	Mon Mon Wed Thu Thu	Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall Winter
Health vs. Wealth Mary Dean health sustainability studies	Course	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	4	04	Evening			S 16Spring		We will explore the intersection where valued health care meets paid health care. In the health care arena, good intent is plagued by paradox and can yield under-funding and a mismatch with initial intent. Paradoxes and costs haunting prevention, access, and treatment will be reviewed. The books and aid our journey as will the video series, "Remaking American Medicine", "Sick Around the World," and "Sick Around America". We will consider the path of unintended consequences where piles of dollars are not the full answer to identified need.	Mary Dean	Tue	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Spring	Spring
Medical Assisting: A Practical Approach Barbara Krulich health Signature Required: Fall	Course	SO–SRSophomore–Senior	4	04	Day and Evening	F 15 Fall	W 16Winter	S 16Spring		This nine-month pre-medical practicum designed for students who are interested in careers in health and medical care allows students to work closely with health care professionals in a clinical setting. During the academic year, students will receive the credits and training necessary to become licensed in the state of Washington as Medical Assistants - Registered. See for more information.	Barbara Krulich		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall
Psychology and Community Mukti Khanna communication community studies consciousness studies health psychology somatic studies Signature Required: Fall	Program	SO–SRSophomore–Senior	16	16	Day	F 15 Fall				This program will explore psychological dimensions of community systems through experiential and somatic dialogue practices, theoretical readings and expressive arts explorations. Students will gain skills in communication practices, group facilitation and applied mindfulness that can be integrated in both community internships, counseling and social health care. The program will participate in the interdisciplinary Anthropocene Consortium to provide breadth to our inquiry of psychology and community at this time in human history ( ). Half of the work in the program will be designed by students. Student work may involve community-based internships or student-originated projects in psychology, health, cultural studies and education. Questions to be explored include: The program is connected to Evergreen’s Center for Community-based Learning and Action (CCBLA) which supports learning about, engaging with, and contributing to community life in the region. As such, this program benefits from the rich resource library, staff, internship support and workshops offered through the Center. The CCBLA is available to help students locate potential internship sites during the summer and fall. Please contact them: .	Mukti Khanna		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall
THIS is Public Health Nancy Anderson government health	Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	8	08	Weekend	F 15 Fall				What factors determine how healthy we are? How does population health differ from health at the individual level? Why is it that health depends on so many factors outside of the health care sector? These questions form the core of this 8 credit program. We will learn about the definition and scope of public health. Students will work individually and in groups to understand milestones in the history of public health, the basic tools of public health research, and the challenges to successful health promotion projects. The learning community will work in small groups to identify a significant public health problem, develop a health promotion/intervention, and consider methodology for evaluation of impact. We will also work on line with available public databases to understand more about the reasons behind systematic health inequities. The program will focus on public health issues in the United States but will also draw on international examples of successful interventions.	Nancy Anderson	Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall
Wilderness First Responder Aaron Kent environmental studies health leadership studies outdoor leadership and education	Course	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	4	04	Day and Weekend				Su 16 Session II Summer		Aaron Kent	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer	Summer