About

Christine Vatovec (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is a Fellow at the Gund Institute for Environment, Research Assistant Professor in the Larner College of Medicine, and Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. She focuses her research and teaching on interconnections between human health and the environment.

Dr. Vatovec's commitment to sustainability echoes throughout her research, teaching, and service. Her work centers on the principle that ecological flourishing is the foundation of sustainability, and that human flourishing is best accomplished through policies, actions, and behaviors that support health, happiness, and well-being for all.