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Overview

Kyle Powys Whyte is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily intersects social sciences and environmental science, with a specific focus on sociology and political science as a subfield. Their work explores themes related to environmental justice and health disparities, Indigenous health, education and rights, Indigenous studies and ecology, mining and resource management, risk perception and management, as well as Vietnamese history and culture studies.

The scientist has published extensively in notable academic venues. Frequent publication locations include Environmental Justice, where they have contributed to four papers, followed by The Science of The Total Environment and Science with two publications each. Additional publication venues include Science Advances and People and Nature.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Effects of land dispossession and forced migration on Indigenous peoples in North America" (2021) published in Science
  • "Global impacts of extractive and industrial development projects on Indigenous Peoples' lifeways, lands, and rights" (2023) published in Science Advances
  • "Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air and tap water samples in residences of pregnant women living in an area of unconventional natural gas operations: Findings from the EXPERIVA study" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Contribution of Indigenous Peoples' understandings and relational frameworks to invasive alien species management" (2023) published in People and Nature

Kyle Powys Whyte collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including Rae Cade, Danlin Yu, Pankaj Lal, Cortni Borgerson, and Dominique David-Chavez. Each of these coauthors has partnered with them on multiple occasions, reflecting an established network in related fields.

Best Publications

  • Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States

    Sarah R. Weiskopf;Madeleine A. Rubenstein;Lisa G. Crozier;Sarah Gaichas

  • Indigenous Climate Change Studies: Indigenizing Futures, Decolonizing the Anthropocene

    Kyle Whyte

  • Indigenous science (fiction) for the Anthropocene: Ancestral dystopias and fantasies of climate change crises:

    Kyle P. Whyte

  • Settler Colonialism, Ecology, and Environmental Injustice

    Kyle Whyte

  • On the role of traditional ecological knowledge as a collaborative concept: a philosophical study

    Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Too late for indigenous climate justice: Ecological and relational tipping points

    Kyle Whyte

  • Justice forward: Tribes, climate adaptation and responsibility

    Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Is There a Right Way to Nudge? The Practice and Ethics of Choice Architecture

    Evan Selinger;Kyle Whyte

  • Weaving Indigenous science, protocols and sustainability science

    Kyle Powys Whyte;Joseph P. Brewer;Jay T. Johnson

  • Indigenous Women, Climate Change Impacts, and Collective Action

    Kyle Powys Whyte

  • The Recognition Dimensions of Environmental Justice in Indian Country

    Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Ethics of Caring in Environmental Ethics

    Kyle Powys Whyte;Chris Cuomo

  • Trust, expertise, and the philosophy of science

    Kyle Powys Whyte;Robert P. Crease

  • No high hopes for hopeful tourism: A critical comment

    Freya Higgins-Desbiolles;Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Hunting and Morality as Elements of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

    Nicholas James Reo;Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Factors that support Indigenous involvement in multi-actor environmental stewardship:

    Nicholas J Reo;Kyle P Whyte;Deborah McGregor;MA (Peggy) Smith

  • What Do Indigenous Knowledges Do for Indigenous Peoples

    Kyle Whyte

  • Effects of land dispossession and forced migration on Indigenous peoples in North America.

    Justin Farrell;Paul Berne Burow;Kathryn McConnell;Jude Bayham

  • The Importance of Participatory Virtues in the Future of Environmental Education

    Matt Ferkany;Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Nudge, Nudge or Shove, Shove—The Right Way for Nudges to Increase the Supply of Donated Cadaver Organs

    Kyle Powys Whyte;Evan Selinger;Arthur L. Caplan;Jathan Sadowski

  • Engaging Southwestern Tribes in Sustainable Water Resources Topics and Management

    Karletta Chief;Alison Meadow;Kyle Whyte

  • Indigenous mobility traditions, colonialism, and the anthropocene

    Kyle Whyte;Jared L Talley;Julia D. Gibson

  • The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Injustice, and U.S. Colonialism

    Kyle Whyte

  • Indigenous Experience, Environmental Justice and Settler Colonialism

    Kyle Whyte

  • Our Ancestors’ Dystopia Now: Indigenous Conservation and the Anthropocene

    Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Food Sovereignty, Justice, and Indigenous Peoples

    Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics

    Erik Thorstensen;Ellen-Marie Forsberg;Michael O'Rourke;Zach Piso

  • Indigenous Lessons about Sustainability Are Not Just for “All Humanity”

    Kyle Whyte;Chris Caldwell;Marie Schaefer

  • Ethics of Caring in Environmental Ethics: Indigenous and Feminist Philosophies

    Kyle Whyte;Chris J. Cuomo

  • Is it colonial déjà vu?: Indigenous peoples and climate injustice

    Kyle Powys Whyte

  • Climate change and indigenous peoples: A synthesis of current impacts and experiences

    Kathryn Norton-Smith;Kathy Lynn;Karletta Chief;Karen Cozetto

Frequent Co-Authors

Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles University of South Australia
Rachel Morello-Frosch
Rachel Morello-Frosch University of California, Berkeley
Lawrence Busch
Lawrence Busch Michigan State University
Arthur L. Caplan
Arthur L. Caplan New York University
Philip W. Mote
Philip W. Mote Oregon State University
David B. Resnik
David B. Resnik National Institutes of Health
Brett Clark
Brett Clark University of Utah
Stephen Wearing
Stephen Wearing University of Technology Sydney

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