Jill S. Schneiderman is an interdisciplinary scholar who works in the fields of earth science, gender and environmental studies. Based at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, she is professor of earth science in the Department of Earth Science and Geography. She is also a participating faculty member in the Programs in Environmental Studies and Women’s Studies at Vassar. She is currently a Contemplative Practice Fellow of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society.
Her scientific research has appeared in American Journal of Science, Journal of Sedimentary Research, Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of Geology, Natural Resources Forum, The Holocene, Women’s Studies Quarterly, National Women’s Studies Association Journal, Journal of Geoscience Education, Isis, among others.
Most recently Jill has co-edited For the Rock Record: Geologists on Intelligent Design (University of Californai Press, 2009) and has edited The Earth Around Us: Maintaining a Livable Planet (Westview, 2003). She is a featured blogger for Shambhala Sun.
Contributions to Humans & Nature:
- Contemplating Sabbatical
From Minding Nature’s December 2009, Volume 2, Number 3 issue.
Noteworthy Links:
- earthdharma.org: If you care about the Earth, or you care about dharma
Jill Schneiderman’s personal blog.
