Associate Professor, School of Art and Design
jtrumpey@umich.edu
Office Information:
phone: 734.763.0111
African Studies Center;
ASC Faculty
About
Major Projects:
- Founder of Eco-Explorers, an interdisciplinary and collaborative program combining science, art and environmental education. Each year it compares and contrasts a Michigan ecosystem (temperate forest) to a distant system. The collaboration is set up using technology via an interactive website and personalized classroom visits. Recent Africa sites include Ethiopia with Kat Hartman (2007, GIEU) and East Africa with Patricia Ferrer (2003, GIEU).
- Independent fieldwork in Kenya.
Countries:
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Mozambique
- South Africa
- Zambia
- Botswana
School:
