Tyler Bateman
- Visiting Lecturer II, Geography & Environmental Studies
Bio
Research and Teaching Areas: Environmental Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Qualitative Methods
Statement on Teaching and Research Interests: Tyler Bateman’s research focuses on the emotional, cultural, social justice, and colonial dimensions of environmental issues. This research has taken place over three major research streams. In the first, he focuses on connection with nature: its development, how it is narrated, and how it leads to environmental stewardship. In the second, he uses computational social science to understand the cultural meanings of environmentally significant phenomena. Third, his work with community organizations involves social justice and decolonial aspects of environmental issues. His teaching is based on helping students understand how the environment is connected to decolonization, social justice, and mental health, through concepts such as just sustainability. His teaching also aims to help students understand the importance of social science knowledge in everyday life and cultivating skills necessary to succeed both in academia and in students’ careers. He is a recipient of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award and is a co-chair of the Canadian Sociological Association’s Environmental Sociology Research Cluster.
