Sya Kedzior

Associate Professor

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Contact Info

Phone:
410-704-3192
Office:
College of Liberal Arts,
Room 2334
Email:
skedzior@towson.edu

Education

Ph.D., 2011, Department of Geography,
University of Kentucky,
Dissertation: Pollution Knowledge and
Urban Water Politics in the Ganges River
Basin, India.

M.A., 2006, Department of Geography,
University of Kentucky,
Thesis: A Political Ecology of the Chipko
Movement

B.A., 2000, Double Major: Integrated Studies-Global Social & Environmental Systems and Liberal Studies,
California State University at Monterey Bay

Areas of Expertise

Human geography and nature-society interrelationships studies

Environmental Social Movements (ESMs) and organizational studies

Political Ecology and urban water geographies

Ecological knowledge and philosophies of nature

Public participation in environmental politics and policy making

Regional Specializations: India and South Asia, North America

Selected Publications

2024 Kedzior, S.B. “Clean Water and universal sanitation in an era of sustainable 
development: Understanding the challenges and prospects for SDG-6 in the 
Ganga River Basin”. In Sustainability Science, Policy, and Practice in India: 
Challenges and Opportunities [Sustainable Development Goals Series], edited by 
V. Dutta, and P. Ghosh (Chapter 7, pp. 85-103). Springer Nature (ISBN: 978-3-
031-50131-9). 

2024 Bates*, C., Hicks*, J., Page*, S., Roberts*, T., and Kedzior, S.B. “Woodland 
Garden and Cherry Heights: A Cultural Landscape Analysis for NeighborSpace” 
[White Paper]. BTU – Office of Partnerships and Outreach, Towson University.

2023 Iles*, K. and Kedzior, S.B. “Operationalizing Participation: An Exploration of 
the Experiences and Perspectives of Participatory PGIS Program Coordinators”.
Journal of Geographical Systems, DOI: 10.1007/s10109-023-00416-x. [Impact 
Factor 2.417]

2022 Contributing Author. “Pesticides and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Relevant 
Environmental Research 2011-2021: Communicating Recent Pesticide Research 
Findings to Inform Stakeholders” [White Paper]. Pesticides and the Chesapeake 
Bay Watershed Project [Report for the Governor of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay 
Cabinet]. Maryland Pesticide Education Network [Released in 2022, revised and 
reissued in 2024].

2021 Kedzior, S.B. “Exploring links between public environmental knowledge and 
civil society organization for sustainable change in Asia and beyond,” in 
Environment, Development and Culture in South and East Asia: Local, Regional 
and International Perspectives [Volume One: Environment], edited by R.R. 
Thakur, S.D. Brunn, B. Thakur, and S.K. Thakur. Springer Nature.

Awards

  • 2022 Faculty Development and Research Committee (FDRC) Grant. Diversity, 
    inclusion, and equity (DEI) initiatives in environmental NGOs of the Chesapeake 
    Bay Region. Towson University.
  • 2021 Successful Pre-Application. B’More Climate Resilient: Community Partnerships for Resilience, Leadership and Action. NOAA Environmental Literacy Program (with Mary Stapleton, TU Center for STEM Education and Niki Fabricant, 
    Department of SOAN). [Advanced to final selection round, not awarded].
  • 2021 Faculty Research Grant, Media Portrayals of Pollution in India’s Ganga River 
    Basin, College of Liberal Arts, Towson University

Professional Service

  • 2022 Faculty Development and Research Committee (FDRC) Grant. Diversity, 
    inclusion, and equity (DEI) initiatives in environmental NGOs of the Chesapeake 
    Bay Region. Towson University. 
  • 2021 Successful Pre-Application. B’More Climate Resilient: Community Partnerships for Resilience, Leadership and Action. NOAA Environmental Literacy Program (with Mary Stapleton, TU Center for STEM Education and Niki Fabricant, 
    Department of SOAN). [Advanced to final selection round, not awarded].
  • 2021 Faculty Research Grant, Media Portrayals of Pollution in India’s Ganga River 
    Basin, College of Liberal Arts, Towson University