Soil Scientist/Science Communicator/Runner
Lydia Jennings, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Lydia Jennings (she/her) is an environmental soil scientist. Lydia, citizen of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Yoeme) and Huichol (Wixáritari), earned her Bachelors of Science from California State University, Monterey Bay in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in the Department of Environmental Sciences, with a minor in American Indian Policy.
Her research interests are in soil health, environmental data stewardship and science communication. Lydia is a 2014 University of Arizona NIEHS Superfund Program trainee, a 2015 recipient of National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a 2019 American Geophysical Union “Voices for Science” Fellow, a 2020 Native Nations Institute Indigenous Data Sovereignty Fellow, and a 2021 Data Science Fellow. Lydia was a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Arizona State University (School of Sustainability) and Research Fellow at Duke University (Nicholas School of the Environment) prior to her current role as an Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College.
Outside of her scholarship, Lydia is passionate about connecting her scholarship to outdoor spaces, through running and increasing representation in outdoor recreation. Lydia has been recognized as a “trail runner changing the world” by REI Co-op and as an “Environmental Sports Champion” by the Lewis Pugh Foundation.
