Research Interests: Environmental Sociology,
Social Movements, and Inequality.
Tom
Shriver's
primary
research
interests
are in the
areas of environmental conflict, social movements, environmental
illness, and social inequality. He is particularly interested
in state control of environmental activism. He has conducted
extensive research on the Oak Ridge Nuclear Reservation and recently
completed a project on veterans organizing around Gulf War illness.
Currently, he is conducting research on the emerging environmental
movement
in post-communist Czech Republic. His work has appeared in a
variety of sociological journals. Tom regularly teaches courses
in environmental sociology, social movements and inequality, and
he advises students in OSU's Environmental Science graduate program.