Faculty Profile

Wande Benka-Coker

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2022)

Contact Information

benkacoa@dickinson.edu

Kaufman Hall
717-254-8040

Bio

Education

  • M.B.B.S., University of Benin, Nigeria, 2007
  • M.P.H. Emory University, 2011
  • Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2019

2026-2027 Academic Year

Spring 2027

ENST 162 Integrative Environmental Sci
This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary environmental science. Students will learn to draw upon a variety of natural sciences to identify and address environmental challenges. Students will examine environmental issues analytically, learn to evaluate existing data, and begin to develop skills for acquiring new knowledge via the scientific method. They will be exposed to basic techniques for assessing environmental problems in lectures, laboratory exercises, and fieldwork. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. Prerequisite: 161