Faculty List

Professor Lorenz teaches in the history and political science departments, directs the Public Affairs Institute, and teaches courses in support of the Environmental Studies and Public Health programs. In 2010, he was a finalist for the Ehrlich national service-learning award. He has served as the President of the Michigan Conference of Political Scientists and was appointed by Christine Todd Whitman during her tenure as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. He also serves as Legal Committee Chair of the Pine River Superfund Task-Force (an EPA community advisory group). His recent research has focused on international labor standards and the intersection of international labor, health, and environmental policy challenges arising from the operation of multinational enterprises. His recent book, "Civic Empowerment in an Age of Corporate Greed" won the best book of 2012 from the Historical Society of Michigan.

International labor and employment policy; intersection of labor, environmental, and health policy. Currently completing a book on the creation and regulation of business conglomerate Fruit of the Loom.

We like to joke that the average Alma College student is involved in a dozen organizations and activities, but Tanis Rozeveld ’14 proves that leadership is no laughing matter.