Building a greener future: How Fushcia-Ann Hoover is reshaping environmental education

Fushcia Ann-Hoover, assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, spends a lot of time thinking about humans’ relationship to the planet. 

A former postdoctoral fellow at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, Hoover also served as a Harvard-Salata Climate Justice Fellow. For five years at UNC Charlotte, she has encouraged students to think critically about the environment beyond the classroom. That included being a role model, training to be a sustainability ambassador and helping her department earn a Green Workplace badge.

As Earth Month approaches Hoover believes now is a great time for reflection.

“It’s a time to reflect on habits and behaviors so that it’s not just us that gets to enjoy the planet — it’s so those seven generations ahead of us are able to enjoy this space and create community within it,” Hoover said.