People

E. Christian Wells

Professor and Director: Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment

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Contact

Office: SOC 385
Phone: 813/974-2337
Email: ecwells@usf.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Anthropology, Arizona State University
  • M.A., Anthropology, Arizona State University
  • B.A., Anthropology, Archaeological Studies, and Latin American Studies, Oberlin College

Teaching

Environmental Justice, Cultural Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Proposal Writing, Research Methods, Quantitative Methods, and Advanced Quantitative Methods.

Research

I am an applied environmental anthropologist with an interdisciplinary background in the social and natural sciences. I maintain a diverse portfolio of research projects aimed at improving human and environmental health outcomes of re/development efforts in underserved communities. My current research emphasizes environmental justice, brownfields challenges, land use legacies, sustainable and equitable development, water/wastewater management, and science-policy interactions.

Recent Articles

  • Webb, A. W., E. C. Wells, C. Prouty, R. K. Zarger, and M. A. Trotz. 2024. Annals of Anthropological Practice 48(1):130-145.
  • Caballero, G. W., E. C. Wells, S. A. Echols, and E. H. Peaslee. 2024. Local Environment 29(6):722-735.
  • Vidmar, A. M., E. C. Wells, M. Zheng, N. Award, S. Combs, and D. Diaz. 2023. Human Organization 82(4):342-353.
  • Wells, E. C., A. M. Vidmar, W. A. Webb, A. C. Ferguson, M. E. Verbyla, F. de los Reyes III, Q. Zhang, and J. M. Mihelcic. 2022. . Environmental Science & Technology 56(16):11180-11188.
  • Abdel-Mottaleb, N., P. G. Saghand, M. J. Wakhungu, H. Charkhgard, E. C. Wells, and Q. Zhang. 2022. . Water 14(21):3587.
  • Wakhungu, M., N. Abdel-Mottaleb, E. C. Wells, and Q. Zhang. 2021. . Journal of Environmental Engineering 147(9):04021034.
  • Alexander, W. L., E. C. Wells, M. Lincoln, B. Y. Davis, and P. Little. 2021. . Human Organization 80(1):37-48.
  • Lehigh, G. R., E. C. Wells, and D. Diaz. 2020. . Journal of Environmental Management 261(1):110150.
  • Libby, J. A., E. C. Wells, and J. R. Mihelcic. 2020. . Environmental Science & Technology 54(23):15405鈥�15413.
  • Meehan, K., W. Jepson, L. Harris, A. Wutich, M. Beresford, A. Fencl, J. London, G. Pierce, L. Radonic, E. C. Wells, N. Wilson, E. Adams, R. Arsenault, A. Brewis, V. Harrington, Y. Lambrinidou, D. McGregor, R. Patrick, B. Pauli, A. Pearson, S. Shah, D. Splichalova, C. Workman, and S. Young. 2020. . WIREs Water 7(6):e1486.
  • Mohebbi, S., Q. Zhang, E. C. Wells, T. Zhao, H. Nguyen, M. Li, N. Abdel-Mottaleb, S. Uddin, Q. Lu, M. J. Wakhungu, Z. Wu, Y. Zhang, A. Tuladhar, and X. Ou. 2020. . Sustainable Cities and Society 62:102327.
  • Wells, E. C., W. A. Webb, C. M. Prouty, R. K. Zarger, M. A. Trotz, L. M. Whiteford, and J. R. Mihelcic. 2019. . Economic Anthropology 6(2):277-290.
  • Prouty, C., E. S. Koenig, E. C. Wells, R. K. Zarger, and Q. Zhang. 2017. . Sustainable Cities and Society 29:130-138.
  • Mihelcic, J. R., C. C. Naughton, M. E. Verbyla, Q. Zhang, R. W. Schweitzer, S. M. Oakley, E. C. Wells, and L. M. Whiteford. 2017. . Environmental Engineering Science 34(1):16-41.
  • Wells, E. C., R. K. Zarger, L. M. Whiteford, J. R. Mihelcic, E. S. Koenig, and M. R. Cairns. 2016. . Journal of Cleaner Production 111:430-441.

Recent Grants

  • Jones, D., and E. C. Wells. 2023-2027. Brownfields Job Training Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; $500,000.
  • Ergas, S., E. C. Wells, J. Mihelcic, M. Arias, Q. Zhang, M. Nachabe, and M. Lusk. 2023-2026. Gulf of Mexico Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; $1,499,759.
  • Bolden, D., K. Owusu-Daaku, and E. C. Wells. 2023-2025. Interdisciplinary Research Leaders, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; $125,000.
  • Trotz, M. A., E. C. Wells, K. A. Alfredo, R. Sears, and M. E. Carrasquillo. 2022-2026. 鈥�.鈥� Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE), National Science Foundation; $2,000,000.
  • Wells, E. C., L. Ward, and W. Washington. 2022-2026. 鈥�.鈥� Community-wide Brownfield Assessment Grant Program (CBAG), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; $500,000.
  • Jones, D., and E. C. Wells. 2020-2022. 鈥�.鈥� Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; $200,000.
  • Wells, E. C. 2017-2019. "." Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant Program (BAWPG), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; $200,000.
  • Zhang, Q., E. C. Wells, S. Mohebbi, X. Ou, and Q. Lu. 2016-2018. "." Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRIISP), National Science Foundation; $1,963,542.
  • Mihelcic, J. R., E. C. Wells, M. Trotz, and C. McKayle. 2013-2017. "." Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE), National Science Foundation; $3,920,644.

Graduate Students

Serena Echols and Abby Vidmar