We are Human Ecology @ ESA
Diolo Celine plants Gnetum (okok) in the village of Minwoho, Lekié, Center Region, Cameroon. Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR
In the Human Ecology Section, we make up a vibrant community of scholars and practitioners interested in engaging and equipping members of society with critical ways to think about human-nature interactions — as they occur and affect human and nonhuman individuals, groups, and communities. We believe that human ecology is at the heart of a prosperous future for all.
Our history
Our first official meeting happened in August 2008 at ESA’s 93rd annual meeting in Milwaukee, where the founding members John Anderson and Rob Dyball were elected as the section’s first chair and vice-chair.
Our story within ESA, though, has deeper roots, and it is intrinsically connected to the Society for Human Ecology. Get to know more about the Human Ecology Section from its founders:
“A Century of Human Ecology“ by Richard J. Borden
“A Brief History of Human Ecology within the Ecological Society of America” by Robert Dyball.
Human Ecology Section 2023-2024 Officers
Kennedy Rubert-Nason, Co-Chair
kennedy.rubertnason@nullmaine.edu
Yiyi Zhang, Co-Chair 
yiyi.zhang2@nullmail.mcgill.ca
Diele Lobo, Past Chair 
lobo0010@nullumn.edu
Lin Meng, Past Chair
lin.meng@nullvanderbilt.edu
Beth Olsen, Past Chair 
bolsen@nullumd.edu
Rob Dyball, Past Chair
rob.dyball@nullanu.edu.au
Positions open
- Secretary
- Student representative
Join us!