Dr. James G. Cantrill received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois – Urbana. Currently, he is the head of the Department of Communication & Media Studies and serves as the Director of General Education at Northern Michigan University. Jim has an extensive publication record and, over the years, he has developed a reputation as an international expert on environmental communication and the role of identity and place in natural resource advocacy. He has also been a consultant for organizations such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Parks Canada. Additionally, he serves as the Development Chair for the Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited and the District 6220 International Service Chair for Rotary International. In recognition of his teaching, scholarship, and service activities, he received the J. Robert Cox Award in Environmental Communication and Civic Engagement Recipient from the National Communication Association in 2107, the Excellence in Scholarship Award from NMU in 2009, and the Distinguished Faculty Award from Northern in 2001.
James G. Cantrill PhD
Department Head, Communication & Media Studies
Director of General Education
Northern Michigan University
Areas of Expertise
Publications
“Social Science Approaches to Environment, Media, and Communication.” In Anders Hansen (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication, 2nd Ed., in press.
“Losing One’s Place: Solastalgia and the Climate Change Refugee Diaspora.” In Anders Hansen (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication, 2nd Ed., in press. (co-author Rebecca M. Budesky)
“Home Waters Run Deep: Leveraging place Perception and Trout Conservation to Promote Climate Change Adaptation.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2019 (co-authors Rebecca M. Budesky and Bryan Burroughs).
“Amplifiers on the Commons: Using Indicators to Foster Place-Based Sustainability Initiatives.” Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, 2012.
“The Role of a Sense of Self-in-Place and Risk Amplification in Promoting the Conservation of Wildlife.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2011.
“Exploring a Sense of Self-in-Place to Explain the Impulse for Urban Sprawl.” Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, 2007. (co-authors Jessica Thompson, Glenn Rochester, and Erik Garrett)
“Place and the Promise of Conservation Psychology.” Human Ecology Review, 2003. (co-authors Suzanne Bott and Gene Meyers)
“Using the ‘Sense of Self-in-Place’ Construct in the Context of Environmental Policy-Making and Landscape Planning.” Environmental Science and Policy, 2001. (co-author Susan L. Senecah)