Tom Evans (PhD University of North Carolina 1998) is associate professor in the Department of Geography and director of the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC) at Indiana University. His past research has focused on dynamics of deforestation and reforestation in North and South America, with an emphasis on using spatial modeling methods and survey data to investigate household-level decision-making dynamics.
His current work focuses on the intersection of climate change, agricultural decision making, and food security in Africa (Zambia and Kenya):
Climate change and food security in Zambia
Water governance and irrigation in Kenya and Western US
His work is highly multidisciplinary and he has collaborated with colleagues from Political Science, Anthropology, Environmental Science, Biology, Psychology, Environmental Engineering/Hydrology, and Economics among other disciplines.
He is coeditor of the Journal of Environmental Management and is serving as a coordinating lead author of the Land chapter in the forthcoming Global Environmental Outlook report from the United Nations Environment Programme.
