Alaina Smith

M.S. Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan (2025)  

B.A. Politics, The Catholic University of America (2023)

Minors in Sustainability, Hispanic Studies, and Human Geography & the Environment 

Research Interests: Environmental Ethics, Geophilosophies, Metaethics, Environmental Justice, and Queer Theory

I am a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, pursuing a Ph.D. in Philosophy. Passion and personal experience with environmental justice motivate my research into environmental ethics and the metaethics behind them. A key component of this work includes philosophies that have been traditionally excluded from the formation of environmental theory and praxis in social and political spheres.