Mitch Wagener, PhD
Professor l Ecologist l Climate Change Educator
145 Science Building
Western Connecticut State University
wagenerm@wcsu.edu
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Learn About Me
I teach climate ecology, entomology, and related courses at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. My research interests include the impact of historical events—such as the Industrial Revolution—on the environment.
I began life in the Missouri Ozarks and attending high school in Branson, MO. After spending a year as an exchange student in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I attended the University of Missouri Columbia and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In Fairbanks, I met the lovely Rita Kabali, a native of Uganda, East Africa, to whom I have been married since 1983. We have two lively daughters, Rohanna (a history teacher) and Danika (a nurse).
I enjoy—among other things—watching my grandson grow up, and explaining climate change to the public.
My Education:
PhD Soil Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1995
MS Stream Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1985
BS Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Missouri Columbia, 1981
