Owain Lawson

Assistant Professor of History
College of Arts and Sciences
Owain Lawson

What are your research interests?

Environmental history, environmental justice, modern Middle East, water, pollution and development.

What classes are you teaching at Lehigh?

Environmental History

What degrees do you hold and where did you earn them?

  • Postdoc, University of Toronto
  • Ph.D., Columbia University
  • MPhil and M.A., Columbia University
  • M.A., the American University in Cairo
  • B.A., Concordia University

What was your previous institution?

Cardiff University

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

Learning with brilliant students

Why did you choose Lehigh?

The history department seems like a fantastic home for my research.