Tendai Chitewere

Tendai Chitewere received her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Binghamton University in 2006. Dr. Chitewere has been a lecturer for the Child and Adolescent Development program, where she taught Action Research Methods.  She will be working most closely with Area 3, Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Dr. Chitewere's research is an interdisciplinary study of U.S. environmentalism; specifically she examines the consumption of "green" commodities as a means to effect environmental change.  She is interested in the emergence of green or natural capitalism as a response to the current environmental crisis.  Dr. Chitewere studied how residents in ecological cohousing communities attempt to create socially and ecologically sustainable lifestyles.  She has a strong interest in qualitative research design and methodology. 

Originally from Zimbabwe, Dr. Chitewere serves on the Board of Directors of Earth Team, an environmental education organizations that inspires a new generation of youth to become leaders in the environment, and The Clarence Foundation, an engaged philanthropic organization that funds small nonprofit groups in developing countries that work on human rights and environmental causes.  She has also worked closely with several environmental organizations in the Bay Area.

 Dr. Chitewere teaches courses in LIberal Studies, Social Science and Environmental Studies.