About Philip
Philip Halliwell completed undergraduate studies at Penn State University with a BS in Industrial Engineering. He followed this degree with a MS in Environmental Engineering, also at Penn State. His masters work focused on hydrologic impacts and river restoration. After a ten-year engineering career in the public and private sectors, he turned his focus to environmental science and sustainability education. Philip completed a doctorate in Sustainability Education at Prescott College, focusing specifically on social-ecology and diverse citizen science in the National Parks. In addition to his position as a research scientist with the Natural Resource Ecology Lab at CSU, he concurrently serves as affiliate faculty with GDPE (CSU) and adjunct faculty for Colorado Mountain College teaching environmental science and sustainability, a position he has held since 2011. His love for engaging students in the natural sciences led him to partner in a faculty position with the Rocky Mountain Sustainability and Science Network in 2018. He strongly believes that experiential nature education is one of the greatest tools to positively impact individuals, as well as society at large. Philip continues to explore the transformative effects that nature and science education may have on people. At the foundation of all his work is a desire to broaden and diversify science fields. Outside of the classroom, he enjoys living the mountain life, rafting, skiing, and fly fishing with his wife and children in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Website Google Scholar ProfileInterests
- Sustainability Education
- Citizen Science
- National Parks & Protected Areas
- Place Attachment
- Stewardship Motivations
- Connected Learning
- Diversified Science
- Pollinator Ecology
Education
Ph.D. , Sustainability Education - Prescott College
Prescott, AZ, 2019
MS, Environmental Engineering - Penn State University
State College, PA, 2010
BS, Industrial Engineering - Penn State University
State College, PA, 2002
Awards, Honors, Grants
- Faculty of the Year (Colorado Mountain College) , 2014
Selected Articles
Twenty?First?Century Climate Education: Developing Diverse, Confident, and Competent Leaders in Environmental Sustainability
Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 1-12, April
Learning to love protected areas: Citizen science projects inspire place attachment for diverse students in United States National Parks
Journal of Geoscience Education, 1-9, June 24
Presentations
Community Based Experiential Learning
Connected Learning Summit, Vitual, July
Connections With Nature
Baruch Climate Scholar Didactic Speaker, New York, NY, November
The Power of Citizen Science
CMC Golden Hour Lecture Series, Glenwood Springs, CO, March
National Park Citizen Science: Evaluating Place Attachment and Stewardship
Prescott College Sustainability Symposium, Prescott, AZ, April
National Park Citizen Science: Evaluating Place Attachment and Stewardship
Prescott College Sustainability Symposium, Prescott, AZ, April
National Park Citizen Science Inspiring Place Attachment & Stewardship
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Biannual Conference, Big Sky, MT, September