Christina L. Erickson, PhD, is Professor of Social Work and Environmental Studies at Augsburg University. Her work explores the intersections of social work as an applied profession and the experience of humans in their natural, social and economic environment. Dr. Erickson views social work knowledge, skills and values as essential to responding to and ameliorating environmental degradation.

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"it is interesting to see how Christina Erickson argues that power-critical debates on gender, race, class, diversity, and intersectionality now should be enlarged with ecological and ecosocial aspects to address social conflictlines in the same way as ecological ones.[This] provides an interesting outlook on a more holistic discourse on intersectionality in social work, ecology, and socio-ecological policies." -- Social Work

"Environmental Justice as Social Work Practice is a first in social work education. And, given the present-day concern with the impact of climate change, its publication could not be more timely. It is timely in another way as well, in meeting the Council on Social Work Education's new standard for competency in this subject area. Writing skillfully and with a great deal of imagination, Christina Erickson has taken the concept of environmental justice and expanded it considerably into such areas as human rights, history, ethics, economics, and social work values. Detailed graphs, narratives, boxed readings, and 'green space' exercises effectively highlight the text. I cannot wait to have a copy of this book." -Katherine van Wormer, PhD, MSSW, Professor of Social Work, University of Northern Iowa