Dr. Amanda Sikirica
Sociology
Assistant Professor
Academic Credits
Ph.D., 2023, University of Oregon,
Sociology M.S., 2019, University of Oregon,
Sociology B.A., 2016, College of William and Mary, Economics and Environmental Policy
Academic Positions
University of Wyoming, Sociology Program, Assistant Lecturer (2023-Present)
Classes Taught
- Green Criminology
- Collective Behavior and Social Movements
- Sociological Principles
- Environmental Sociology
Research Interests
- Environmental Sociology
- Energy
- Political Economy
- Quantitative Methods
- Science and Technology Studies
- Historical Methods
Research Experience
Dr. Sikirica is an environmental sociologist interested in the political economic and cultural dimensions of technology, the environment, energy, and health. Her recent research traces how institutional configurations shape how regions with abundant and cheap renewable energies have and continue to grow fossil fuel use. She is also currently working on a collaborative project on biohacking as a masculine health practice drawing on cultural understandings of science and work.
