David L. O'Hara

David L. O'Hara is a writer and speaker in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is Professor of Philosophy and Classics and Director of Sustainability at Augustana University.

He teaches courses in environmental philosophy including one on "wicked problems" in environmental law and policy. When he's not in his office or classroom, he's often walking the prairie, hiking along Alaska's rivers in search of migrating salmon, or working in rural Guatemala.

In addition to his books, he has published book chapters and poetry, and articles for Books and Culture, Orion, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.

He regularly teaches in Greece, Guatemala, and Belize. Originally from New York, he has lived and worked in Nepal, Spain, and Poland. He is a graduate of Middlebury College, St John's College (the "Great Books" program in Santa Fe, NM) and Penn State.

His favorite classrooms are all outdoors.