Jenny R. Isaacs, Ph.D.
Environmental Studies /Geography / Conservation
Jenny Rebecca Isaacs is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography at Rutgers University and a lecturer at Monmouth University in New Jersey, USA. She has previously taught at Jefferson University (PA) and Northeastern University (MA). She has been teaching for more than twenty years.
Jenny is an educator and researcher, creator and performer who aims to instill an appreciation for the richness of our planet's cultural and biological diversity. Her research on the politics of wildlife management across borders, on a rapidly changing planet, illustrates the connections and shared vulnerabilities between peoples, other animals, and the environment.
Jenny earned her PhD in Geography at Rutgers University in 2021. She also holds a Master of Arts in Sustainability Studies from Ramapo College and Bachelor of Arts Degrees in English and Music from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Outside of higher education, she proudly serves on the Advisory Board of the Buffalo Field Campaign in West Yellowstone, Montana, USA - an Indigenous-founded and led wild bison advocacy group. She also works as an Associate Editor for the Political Animals section of the peer-reviewed journal Society & Animals.
Her professional conservation work has included service with The National Park Service, The United Nations, The Wildlife Conservation Society, The New Jersey Audubon, the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, and Educational Testing Services in Princeton, NJ. Before working in higher education, she worked as an outdoor educator and a state-certified high school teacher of English and the Performing Arts in Boston and New York City.