PPE Lecture Addresses Land Ethics and Cultivating Wonder
SHERMAN, TEXAS— Austin College’s Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program welcomes Dr. Kristen Page to present her lecture titled, “Developing A Land Ethic: The Importance of Literary Landscape for Cultivating Wonder,” on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 11 a.m. in Hoxie Thompson Auditorium of Sherman Hall.
Page is the Ruth Kraft Strohschein Distinguished Chair and professor of biology at Wheaton College. Page has published numerous articles on her area of expertise, the transmission dynamics of disease in human-altered landscapes. Her research primarily focuses on the transmission dynamics of raccoon roundworm and the development of mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of transmission to children. Page is also investigating the link between parasitic infection and other opportunistic infections among HIV patients.
At Wheaton College, she teaches biology courses on topics of zoology, botany, ecology and evolution, modeling the systems of life, parasitology, and public health and nutrition in developing areas.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Furman University, master’s degree in zoology and wildlife from Auburn University, and Ph.D. in forestry and natural resources from Purdue University.
She is a member of American Society of Parasitologists, American Society of Mammologists, Mu Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Wildlife Disease Association. Her work has appeared in scholarly journals, including The Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal of Parasitology, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Austin College’s Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program offers students the opportunity to journey beyond the borders of any single discipline by offering an integrated study of philosophy, political science, and economics. Initiated at Oxford University in 1924 and now adopted by colleges and universities across the globe, the PPE’s mission is to cultivate a breadth of study not found in any one disciplinary field and so, add to students’ historical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives as they address historical topics and contemporary affairs.
Following the PPE program, the student will be well prepared to enter the public and private sector, taking positions in government, business, and the nonprofit arena. The student will be prepared for graduate study in philosophy, economics, political science, business, and policy/public affairs.