Amanda Buday
Assistant Professor of Sociology
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (616) 331-3137
OFFICE: 2157 Au Sable Hall
OFFICE HOURS:
TBD
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT:
https://calendly.com/budaya-1/office-hours
COURSES:
- ENS 201: Intro to Environmental & Sustainability Studies
- ENS/PHI 302: Environmental Justice
- ENS 401: Environmental Problem Solving
- SOC 101: Social Problems
- SOC/ENS 222: Social Inquiry & West Michigan Water
EDUCATION:
- PhD in Sociology (emphasis in Social Movements), Southern Illinois University
- Dissertation: "Fracturing Illinois: Fields of political contention in hydraulic fracturing regulatory policy"
- MA in Sociology (emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies), Southern Illinois University
- BA in Sociology and Women's Studies, Indiana University
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Community-based environmental and anti-fracking activism, municipal water conservation, and regional variation in wind energy development
PUBLICATIONS:
BIOGRAPHY:
Professor Buday is a rural sociologist whose research focuses on people’s relationship with and management of natural resources. A native Hoosier from Elkhart, Indiana, Buday studied energy development in rural communities at Southern Illinois University before working at Fort Hays State in northwest Kansas from 2016-2019. At Grand Valley, Buday serves as project coordinator for the Social Science Lab, assisting area watershed and conservation organizations with gathering input from community members regarding water quality concerns and management of water resources. More information, including project reports, is available on the West MI Water Stewardship page.