Current Research
My research interests include legal geography, environmental history, landscape studies, and cartography. My dissertation investigates the legal and environmental history of contested mineral rights to the Missouri riverbed in western North Dakota.
As a Ph.D. Fellow at Midwest Environmental Advocates, I work with staff attorneys to develop public guides and digital map resources about environmental justice issues across the state of Wisconsin. As an editor at Edge Effects, I have led two content series: the Indigenous Lands and Waters Series and Ground Truths Series. Finally, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Cartography Lab, I create original maps and conduct GIS data analysis for faculty in the Geography Department and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
Professional Affiliations
I am a board member of the Legal Geography subgroup of the American Association of Geographers, as well as a member of the Law and Society Association. Please see my CV for a list of conference presentations.
Publications
Griffith, Caroline, S. Klosterkamp, A. Cantor and A. Kocher. 2022. Legal Geography. Elgar Encyclopedia in the Social Sciences.
Griffith, Caroline. June 2019. One More Boom: Energy & Agriculture in Stark County. Perspectives on Place: North Dakota Field School 2018. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Press Book: 26-34.
Griffith, Caroline. March 2019. Farm Life on an Energy Frontier. Edge Effects. Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment.
Public Guides & Resources
Griffith, Caroline. January 2022. Living with Lead: Milwaukee's Lead Crisis Story Map. Midwest Environmental Advocates.
Griffith, Caroline and R. Lundberg. October 2021. Environmental Issues & Tribal Nations Public Guide. Midwest Environmental Advocates.
Podcasts
The Slow Erosion of Environmental Protections in Wisconsin. January 2022. Edge Effects Ground Truths Series. Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment.
What One Court Case Could Mean for Tribal Sovereignty: A Conversation with Rebecca Nagle. November 2019. Edge Effects Indigenous Lands and Waters Series. Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment.
The Land is a Teacher: A Conversation with Jeff Grignon. November 2019. Edge Effects Indigenous Lands and Waters Series. Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment.