Kristin L. Stewart earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Geography at Florida State University in 2006.  A practicing trial attorney in Florida since 1994, Kris returned to graduate school to study human-animal relationships and the dimensions of ethics, place, law, and policy that sit at the heart of those relations. In 2001, Kris completed a Master’s degree in Political Science, honing her use of quantitative methods while focusing on wildlife law and policy.  Thereafter, as she pursued a doctorate in cultural geography, Kris expanded her work to include qualitative explorations of human-animal relationships, at the same time enriching her law and policy background with investigations of animal geographies, social theory, and practical ethics.

Kris serves as an Ethics Advisor for Practical Ethics and on the Board of Directors of the Animals and Society Institute. Additionally, she has a courtesy appointment with Florida State University and is engaged in post-doctoral research projects including a policy paper on contemporary human-dolphin encounters and book titled Facing Dolphins: The Joy and Shame of our Love Affair with Dolphins.  In addition, Kris works as a consultant to those in the private and public sectors that grapple with the myriad questions associated with contemporary animal-society issues, particularly questions of animal law, policy and ethics.

Selected publications:

Stewart, K.L. (Forthcoming).  Dolphins.  In Robbins, Paul (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society.  Thousand Oaks:  SAGE Publications.

Stewart, K.L.  (2007).  Marine Mammals, Aquariums, and People.  In Bekoff, Marc (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships:  An Exploration of Our Connections with Other Animals. Westport, CT:  Greenwood Press.

Stewart, K.L.  (2007).  Animal Geography.  In Bekoff, Marc (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships:  An Exploration of Our Connections with Other Animals. Westport, CT:  Greenwood Press.

Stewart, K. L.  (2006). Animals and Geography. In Warf, Barney (Ed.),
 The Encyclopedia of Human Geography. London:  SAGE Publications.

Stewart, K. L. (2002). Environmental Protection Act. In Schultz, David (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of American Law. New York: Facts on File, Inc.

Stewart, K. L. (1999). "The Debate Over Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act." Coastal Currents 7: 1-3.

Stewart, K. L.  (1998).  "Dolphin-Safe Tuna:  The Tide Is Changing." 
Animal Law Journal 4: 111-136.

Stewart, K. L. (1998). "Marine Mammal Strandings: Cooperation from Rehabilitation to Release." The Coastal Society Bulletin 20: 16-22.