ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Schmid College of Science and Technology
Chapman University
Orange, California
Postdoctoral Researcher
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
EDUCATION
PhD, Sociology
University of Colorado Boulder
MA, Sociology
University of Colorado Boulder
BA, Social Welfare
University of California Berkeley
RESEARCH AND TEACHING SPECIALIZATIONS
Environmental Sociology
Environmental Justice
Sociology of Hazards and Disasters
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Intersectionality
Qualitative Research Methods
Community Engaged Methods
RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Niles, Skye. 2025. "Incarceration and Environmental Privilege: Prison Labor in the Playground of the Nation." Environmental Sociology, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2025.2517423.
Ryder, Stacia, Abby Cunniff, and Skye Niles. 2024. “Environmental Inequality.” Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology. Edited by Christine Overdevest. Edward Elgar Publishing.
"Building Climate Resilience in Mobile Home Communities." 2024.
Public presentation for ThistleROC resident-owned mobile home communities. Boulder, CO.
"Preparing for Extreme Heat in Mobile Home Communities." 2024.
Public presentation for Boulder and Denver, CO mobile home residents.
Co-Presented with Valentina Serrano Salomón, University of Colorado Boulder; Marda Kirn, EcoArts Connections; Luz Galicia, 9to5 Colorado; and Erin Edwards, Colorado Energy Office. Boulder, CO.