A woman wearing a blue jacket and a turquoise scarf is standing outdoors, smiling gently at the camera. She is holding a bunch of grapes on a vine, with green leaves from the vine visible in the background.

Jean Lavigne

Professor

Office: SJU PENGL 243

320-363-3994

[email protected]

Education

  • Ph.D., Geography, University of Kentucky
  • M.S., Geography, Pennsylvania State University
  • B.A., Geography, Macalester College

Biography

I have taught geography and environmental studies at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University since 2006. My research focus is at the nexus of food, culture, and the environment. As part of my research, I have worked with family scale producers of organic food on more than twenty farms in France, Italy, and Portugal. I especially enjoy taking student abroad, and I have led semester long programs in France (twice), Italy, and Greece; and three-week programs in Japan and Thailand. I also have a passion for learning languages. I speak French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Greek and Japanese at decreasing levels of fluency.

Teaches

  • ENVR 150: Intro to Environmental Studies
  • ENVR 279A: Environmental Methods & Analysis
  • ENVR 310: Environmental Geography
  • ENVR 311: Intro to Geographic Information Systems
  • ENVR 320: Research Colloquium
  • ENVR 395: Senior Research Seminar

Selected Publications

Contact Information

Email
[email protected]

Office and Phone
SJU Peter Engel 243
320-363-3994