Dr. Heidi Hausermann

Associate Professor

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Biography

Heidi Hausermann is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. As a trained geographer and political ecologist, she employs interdisciplinary approaches and mixed methods to understand landscape change, disease dynamics, contamination, and food systems. Her current research projects focus on the local effects of mercury vapor from small-scale gold mining in Ghana and the role of edible insects in coffee agroecosystems in Veracruz, Mexico. Hausermann maintains long-term international collaborations with institutions such as the University of Mines and Technology in Ghana and Universidad Veracruzana, alongside working closely with rural communities to develop and implement research objectives.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability • Ann Arbor, MI

Teaching and research in environmental justice and political ecology.

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science