Jennifer Westerman is a Professor in the Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department, where she teaches courses in environmental humanities, environmental literature, and labor environmentalism. Prior to beginning her university career, she worked as a park ranger for state parks, the National Park Service, and the US Forest Service in several states across the US. She served as a Peace Corps volunteer and is an alumna of the Student Conservation Association, and she welcomes the chance to talk with students about these opportunities. She is also a creative nonfiction writer, and her most recent essay, "The Imprint Theory of Childhood," appears in Solastalgia: An Anthology of Emotion in a Disappearing World.