Tammy L. Lewis
Professor
Sociology
Location: 3503 James Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x1777
Fax: 718.951.4639
Email:
Tammy L. Lewis is Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York/Brooklyn College and Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center in Sociology and Earth and Environmental Sciences. Her research examines sustainability and alternatives to development, with a focus on Latin America. She has conducted research in Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Peru, and Ecuador, where she was a Fulbright scholar.
Research Interests: Sustainable development, transnational social movements, green gentrification, urban sustainability, Latin America, alternatives to development, climate adaptation, managed retreat
Education:
Ph.D., University of California - Davis - 1996 (Sociology)
B.A., Vassar College - 1989 (Sociology)
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental sociology, sociology of development, social movements
Books and Publications
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. 2022. "Gowanus Canal." In A People's Guide to New York City. Carolina Bank Muñoz, Penny Lewis, and Emily Tumpson Molina (eds.). Oakland, CA: University of California Press Books. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2022
Gould, Kenneth A., Tammy L. Lewis, and Emily Tumpson Molina. 2022. "Environmental Justice Tour." In A People's Guide to New York City. Carolina Bank Muñoz, Penny Lewis, and Emily Tumpson Molina (eds.). Oakland, CA: University of California Press Books. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2022
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis (eds.). 2021. Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology, Third Edition. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2021
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis (eds.). 2021. Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology, Third Edition. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2021
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. 2021. "Resilience Gentrification: Environmental Privilege in an Age of Coastal Climate Disasters." Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2021.687670. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2021
Anguelovski, Isabelle, James J.T. Connolly, Hamil Pearsall, Galia Shokry, Melissa Checker, Juliana Maantay, Kenneth Gould, Tammy Lewis, Andrew Maroko, J. Timmons Roberts. 2019. "Opinion: Why green 'climate gentrification' threatens poor and vulnerable populations." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dec, 116 (52) 26139-26143; DOI:10.1073/pnas.1920490117. (Books and Publications: Other) 2019
"Globalizing the treadmill of production: a solutions-oriented application to Ecuador." Environmental Sociology. doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2018.1514942. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2018
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis (eds.). 2018. Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology, Second Edition. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2018
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. 2018. "From Green Gentrification to Resilience Gentrification: An Example from Brooklyn." Invited submission. Symposium for City and Community. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. 2018. "Green Gentrification and Disaster Capitalism in Barbuda." NACLA Report on the Americas. 50(2): 148-153. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis (eds.). 2017. Thirty Readings in Introductory Sociology, Second Edition. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2017
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. Green Gentrification: Urban Sustainability and the Struggle for Environmental Justice. Routledge. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2017
Ecuador's Environmental Revolutions: Ecoimperialists, Ecodependents, and Ecoresisters. MIT Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2016
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. 2016. "Green Gentrification and Superstorm Sandy: The Resilience of the Urban Redevelopment Treadmill in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal." Pp. 145-163 in Taking Chances on the Coast After Hurricane Sandy. Karen M. O'Neill and Daniel J. Van Abs (eds.). New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2016
Lewis, Tammy L. and Craig R. Humphrey. 2015. Entry on "Sustainability and Sustainable Development" in Ethics, Science, Technology and Engineering: An International Resource (2nd edition). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2015
"How Biodiversity Science Shaped Ecuadorian Environmental Organizations." Experts and Campaigners: Scientific Information and Collective Action in Socio-Ecological Conflicts. Ed. Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias. Universitat de Valencia: Valencia, Spain. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2014
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2014
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2014
"Theory and Methods." Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology. Eds. K. Gould and T. Lewis. Oxford University Press. 3-29. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2013
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. "The Sociological Imagination." Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology. Eds. K. Gould and T. Lewis. Oxford University Press. 31-54. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2013
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. Thirty Readings in Introductory Sociology. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2013
"Thick Conservation Networks and Thin Pollution Networks in Ecuador's Environmental Organizations." Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research 3.3: 315-27. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2011
"Global Civil Society and the Distribution of Environmental Goods: Funding for Environmental NGOs in Ecuador." Environmental Inequalities Beyond Borders: Local Perspectives on Global Inequities. Eds. Julian Agyeman and JoAnn Carmin. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. 87-104. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2010
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. "Transnational Social Movements." International Studies Encyclopedia. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
"Environmental Movements in the Global South." Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology. Eds. Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2009
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. "An Introduction to Environmental Sociology." Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology. Eds. Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2009
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. "Conclusion: Unanswered Questions and the Future of Environmental Sociology." Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology. Eds. Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2009
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. "The Paradoxes of Sustainable Development: Focus on Ecotourism." Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology. Eds. Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2009
Gould, Kenneth A. and Tammy L. Lewis. Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2009
Review of Tropical Forests: Regional Paths of Destruction and Regeneration in the Late Twentieth Century, by Thomas Rudel. Society and Natural Resources 22.1. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2009
Lewis, Tammy and Kenneth A. Gould. "Viewing the Wreckage: Eco-Disaster Tourism in the Wake of Katrina." Societies Without Borders 2.2: 175-97. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2007
Review of Environmental Protest in Western Europe. Ed. Christopher Rootes. Mobilization 11.4: 502-03. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2006
Humphrey, Craig R. and Tammy Lewis. "Sociology and the Environment: An Analysis of Coverage in Introductory Sociology Textbooks." Teaching Sociology 33.2: 154-69. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Humphrey, Craig R. and Tammy Lewis. "Sustainability." Encyclopedia of Science and Ethics. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Lewis, Tammy and Richard A. Niesenbaum. "Extending the Stay: Using Community-Based Research and Service-Learning to Enhance Short-Term Study Abroad." Journal of Studies in International Education 9: 251-64. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Lewis, Tammy and Richard A. Niesenbaum. "The Benefits of Short-Term Study Abroad." The Chronicle of Higher Education June 3: B20. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2005
"Service-Learning for Social Change. Lessons from a Liberal Arts College." Teaching Sociology 32.1: 94-108. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Lewis, Tammy, Kenneth A. Gould and J. Timmons Roberts. "Blue-Green Coalitions: Constraints and Possibilities in the Post 9-11 Political Environment." Journal of World Systems Research. X.1, Winter: 90-116. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Review of Teamsters and Turtles. U.S. Progressive Political Movements in the 21st Century. Ed. John C. Berg. Contemporary Sociology 33.3. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2004
"Environmental Aid: Driven by Recipient Need or Donor Interest?" Social Science Quarterly 84.1: 144-61. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2003
Humphrey, Craig R., Tammy Lewis and Frederick H. Buttel. Environment, Energy, and Society: Exemplary Works. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2003
Lewis, Tammy and Richard Niesenbaum. "Ghettoization in Conservation Biology: How Interdisciplinary Is Our Teaching?" Conservation Biology 17.1: 1-6. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2003
Review of Anatomy of a Conflict: Identity, Knowledge, and Emotion in Old-Growth Forests, by Terre Satterfield. Social Forces 82.1: 439-41. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2003
Humphrey, Craig R., Tammy Lewis and Frederick H. Buttel. Environment, Energy, and Society: A New Synthesis. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2002
Review of Engendering the Environment: Gender in the World Bank's Environmental Policies, by Priya A. Kurian. Contemporary Sociology 31.1: 179-80. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2002
"Media Representations of 'Sustainable Development': Sustaining the Status Quo?" Science Communication 21.3.: 244-73. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2000
"Transnational Conservation Movement Organizations: Shaping the Protected Area Systems of Less Developed Countries." Mobilization 5.1: 105-23. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2000
Lewis, Tammy and Sarah Bauer. "Using Action Projects to Teach Environmental Studies." Communicating Sustainability. Ed. W.L. Filho. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Scientific Publishers. 419-37. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2000
Review of Development and Environment: Sustaining People and Nature. Ed. Dharam Ghai. Society and Natural Resources 8, September-October): 469-71. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 1995
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Award for Excellence in Research, Brooklyn College (Awards and Honors) 2017
Tow Professorship (Awards and Honors) 2017
Honorable mention from the Society for the Study of Social Problem's 2016 Global Division Book Award for Ecuador's Environmental Revolutions: Ecoimperialists, Ecodependents, and Ecoresisters (The MIT Press). (Awards and Honors) 2016
Tow Faculty Travel Award, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2013
Fulbright Scholar, Ecuador. (Awards and Honors) 2007
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Climate Change, Coastal Real Estate Development, and the Reproduction of Class." Sustainability and Development Conference. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
"Climate Justice, Disaster Capitalism, and the Selling of Barbuda" Caribbean Studies Association. Havana, Cuba. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
"Biodiversity Science and the Bifurcation of Ecuadorian Environmental Organizations." American Sociological Association. Denver. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"How Biodiversity Science Shaped Ecuadorian Environmental Organizations." International Conference on Science Participation and Sustainability. Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitat de Valencia, Spain. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
Lewis, T. and K. Gould. "Green Gentrification and Socio-Environmental Conflicts: Cross National Comparisons." El Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Ambientales (ICTA), Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
Lewis, T. and K. Gould. "Green Gentrification and the Urban Redevelopment Treadmill: the Socio-Ecological Remaking of Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal." American Sociological Association. Las Vegas. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Lewis, T. and K. Gould. "Green Gentrification in Brooklyn." CPC Africana Studies Conference. Gettysburg College. Gettysburg, Pa. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
Lewis, T. and K. Gould. "Viewing the Wreckage: Eco-disaster Tourism in the Wake of Katrina." CPC Africana Studies Conference. Gettysburg College. Gettysburg, Pa. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
Gould, K. and T. Lewis. "The Environmental Injustice of Green Gentrification: Socio-Ecological Change in the Neighborhoods of Brooklyn." American Sociological Association. San Francisco. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Gould, K. and T. Lewis. "Transnational Social Movements." International Studies Association. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"The Effects of Transnational Environmentalism on Domestic Environmental Coalitions in Ecuador." Rural Sociological Society. Manchester, N.H. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Lewis, T., K. Gould and J.T. Roberts. "Warming Climate? Labor-Environmentalist Relations and the Global Climate Crisis." American Sociological Association. Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Humphrey, C. and T. Lewis. "Mobilizing American Environmentalism: The Role of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring." American Sociological Association. Montreal. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
Lewis, T., K. Gould and J.T. Roberts. "Divide to Conquer? Union Schisms and New Opportunities for Environmentalist-Labor Coalition Formation." Eastern Sociological Society. Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"Foundation Funding for the Global Environment: Green Altruism or Green Imperialism?" American Sociological Association. Philadelphia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005
Professional Leadership
Chair (elected), Environmental Sociology Section, American Sociological Association, 2017-2018 (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2017
Chair, Nominating Committee (elected position), Environment and Technology Section, American Sociological Association, 2010-12. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Council member (elected position), Environment and Technology Section, American Sociological Association, 2010-12. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Curriculum liaison, Sustainability Council, Brooklyn College, 2009-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Board member and chairwoman, Audit Committee, Social Science Working Group, Society for Conservation Biology, 2007-09. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Sustainability fellow, Provost's Task Force for City-Based and Sustainability Education, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Book review editor, Society and Natural Resources, 2002-04. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2004
Council member, American Sociological Association, Section on Environment and Technology, 2001-04. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2004
Associate editor, Society and Natural Resources, 2000-03. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2003
