Susan M. Mooney

Associate Professor, Biology; Environmental Studies Program Director

B.S., Biology, Stonehill College, 1982.
M.A.,Biological Sciences, SUNY Buffalo, 1984
Ph.D., Philosophy of Science, Boston University, 1992

E-mail: smooney@stonehill.edu
Phone: (508) 565-1171
Office: Shields Science Center, 104

Linked by an abiding interest in animal life and concern for nature, Mooney's professional trajectory has included pre-veterinary work, graduate work in physiological ecology, and doctoral research in the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology.

Hired by Stonehill in 1985, Mooney taught general education courses in topics ranging from animal behavior to evolutionary thought to environmental studies.

Recognizing the need to improve learning pertaining to the environmental challenges we face, Mooney along with her colleagues, began an Environmental Studies minor program in 1993, and a major program in Environmental Studies was added in 2007.

In 2005, after five years as the Dean of General Education helping to launch the Cornerstone Program, Mooney returned to the faculty. In addition to teaching in and guiding the Environmental Studies Program, Mooney currently studies the impact of learning communities on student development.

Courses Taught:

LC 263 Integrative Seminar: Understanding a Place and Time: Natural History of Cape Cod
LC 254 Integrative Seminar: Children as Urban Ecologists
LC 237 Integrative Seminar: Ethics and Ecology in Action: Restoring the Everglades
LC 225 Integrative Seminar: Change the World?
EV 270 Environmental Ethics
EV 200 Principles of Environmental Science