Michael Coughlan is an environmental anthropologist. His work examines social, cultural, and ecological aspects of landscape conservation with a specific focus on fire management. He uses a social-ecological systems approach to study historical and contemporary interactions between society and wildfires.
Recent Media:
- The future of fire: Preparing communities and ecosystems (Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, April 15, 2024/ Pursuit April 2024)
- Trees tell tales of past land stewardship in the western cascades (Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, October 4, 2023/ Pursuit October 2023)
- What East Coasters could learn from West Coast wildfires as smoke from Canada hits Northeast (ABC News, June 9, 2023)
- UO researchers seeking public input on air quality during outdoor events (KEZI, May 19, 2022)