Meet the Team
Director, University Honors Program
Professor of Religion
Dr. Thomas teaches, writes, and researches at the intersections of religion, environmental studies, and food studies. He is the founding director of the SEEd Project at Cal Lutheran--a small campus regenerative farm and demonstration site for experiential learning--and currently serves as Director of the First Year Experience and Director of the University Honors Program.
In addition to his teaching and research, he serves on the board of directors of Los Padres ForestWatch and is a member of the Slow Fox Writers Collective. He runs a small woodworking studio called Wildbird Woodworks, where he designs and makes hand-crafted furniture and household accessories using local, sustainable timber.
His current writing projects include a trade-press book on nature, craft, spirituality, and the possibility of human community in the Anthropocene, in addition to several shorter essay-length works on trees, awe, wonder, practice, mycology, and other assorted topics.
Associate Director, University Honors Program
Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Student Program Coordinator (SPC)
Junior
Student Program Coordinator (SPC)
Sophomore