Susan Bodnar Editor

Susan Bodnar, integrates ecotherapy in her traditional New York City psychotherapy practice, including walk sessions and pet therapy. She teaches clinical ecopsychology in addition to child psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, and started DEWLab.org to explore human relationships with the natural outside world. She is also the Clinical Director of the Wellness Center, a rural startup mental health clinic in Stamford, New York.

Chrystal L. Dunker, PhD, is an environmental educator and researcher specializing in human-nature interactions, coping, and resilience in youth. Her work extends Dr. Peter H. Kahn, Jr.'s research on human-nature interaction patterns, and she serves as managing editor of Ecopsychology and a HINTS Lab affiliate (Human Interaction with Nature and Technological Systems Lab, University of WA – Seattle). With over two decades of experience, she holds multiple graduate degrees in environmental fields and ecopsychology.

Jean Kayira, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) in Syracuse. Her research focuses on Indigenous knowledge systems, land-based education, climate adaptation, food justice, community-based research, and decolonizing methodologies. She teaches courses such as Indigenous Research Methods and Diversity and the Knowledge of the Environment, emphasizing the importance of diverse epistemologies and methodologies.