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Office: Montgomery House #102 (874 Lafayette Street)
Phone: (408) 551-3000 ext. 6149
Email: kwarner@scu.edu |
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BA in Geography, San Francisco State University, Summa Cum Laude; 1991 |
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MA in Theology, emphasis in Spirituality, Graduate Theological Union (Franciscan School of Theology), Berkeley; 1996 |
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PhD in Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz, 2004 |
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Curriculum Vitae |
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| Click here for Faith, Ethics, and Vocation Project pages, including class and internship information, student work, and Keith's research. |
Research Vision
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| My research investigates the emergence of stewardship and sustainability ethics in scientific and religious institutions, and their implications for policy and society. I use interdisciplinary social science methodologies, especially tools from Science & Technology Studies. My dissertation examined the intersection of environmental policy and agricultural science in the extension of agroecological strategies and practices, and has been published by MIT Press. My subsequent work examines how ethics and values frame risk perception of biological control among diverse stakeholders, and how policy makers understand public interest in light of this framing. As a Franciscan Friar, I am collaborating with a broader effort to retrieve the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition, and my research into the greening of religions contributes to this. I enjoy mentoring undergraduates in the skill and art of interdisciplinary social science research. |
Teaching
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ENVS 12: Intro to Environmental Studies |
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ENVS 160: Spirituality and Sustainability |
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ENVS 161: The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez |
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ENVS 162: Environmental Justice Practicum: The Central Valley |
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ENVS 163: Faith, Ethics and the Biodiversity Crisis |
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ENVS 198C: Environmental Vocation Internship |
Recent Publications
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Agroecology as Participatory Science: Emerging Alternatives to Technology Transfer Extension Practice. Science, Technology and Human Values in press.
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A socio-economic analysis of the North American commercial natural enemy industry and implications for augmentative biological control. With Christy Getz. Biological Control in press.
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The Greening of American Catholicism: Identity, Conversion and Continuity in Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation, Vol. 18, Issue 1, pp. 113–142. 2008.
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Care for Creation: A Franciscan Spirituality of the Earth. With Ilia Delio OSF and Pam Wood. St. Anthony Messenger Press. 2008.
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Agroecology in Action: Extending Alternative Agriculture Through Social Networks. MIT Press. 2007.
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Sustainable Development of the Agricultural Bio-Economy. With Nicholas Jordan et al. Science, v. 316, 1570-1. June 15, 2007.
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The quality of sustainability: Agroecological partnerships and the geographic branding of California winegrapes. Journal of Rural Studies. 23, 142–155. 2007
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“Taking Nature Seriously: Nature Mysticism, Franciscan Spirituality, and Environmental Advocacy.” In: Ilia Delio OSF, ed., 2004. Franciscans and Creation: What is Our Responsibility? St. Bonaventure, NY: The Franciscan Institute. |
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“Alternative Food Initiatives in California: Local Efforts Address Systemic Issues.” With Patricia Allen, Margaret FitzSimmons, and Michael Goodman. 2003. Research Brief #3 for the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, UC Santa Cruz, 1-12. |
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“Shifting Plates In The Agrifood Landscape: The Tectonics Of Alternative Food Initiatives In California.” With Patricia Allen, Margaret FitzSimmons, and Michael Goodman. 2003. Journal of Rural Studies 19:1, 61-75. |
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“Are Life Patents Ethical? Conflict Between Catholic Social Teaching and Agricultural Biotechnology’s Patent Regime.” Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Ethics 14: 2001, 301-319. |
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“A River Might Run Through It Again: Criteria for Consideration of Dam Removal, and Interim Lessons from California.” With Liba Pejchar. Environmental Management 28 (5): 2001, 561-575. |
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Ecology and Religion: Scientists Speak. Edited with John E. Carroll. Franciscan Press: Quincy IL, 1998. |
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“Get Him Out of the Birdbath!” In Franciscan Theology of the Environment: An Introductory Reader, edited by Dawn M. Nothwehr OSF. Quincy Il: Franciscan Press, 2003. Republished from “Out of the Birdbath: Following the Patron Saint of Ecology” The Cord. 48:2 March 1998: 74-85. |
