Listen to Professor Longo talk about threats to the survival of Bluefin tuna

Meet Stefano Longo
Assistant Professor,
Environmental Studies

E-mail:

• slong7@uis.edu

Degrees:

• M.A. Instruction and Curriculum, University of Colorado
• M.A. Sociology, University of Oregon
• Ph.D. Sociology, University of Oregon

Personal:

• I enjoy learning about and interacting with local food producers, cooking and eating the products of their labor, gardening and working with the dirt, listening to Tom Waits, and playing with my children.

Interesting facts:

• I have worked in a number of different jobs before coming to UIS including (but not limited to) the printing, music, and food service industries.
• I used to play in heavy metal and punk rock bands.

Learning philosophy:

• Learning is a lifelong process.

Research interests:

• Environmental sociology, social theory and political economy

Major project underway:

• Examining the socio-ecological transformations in the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery.

Listen to Professor Lonogo talk about his research:

Advice to prospective students:

• Doubt everything!

Best thing about UIS:

• Small classes and personalized atmosphere