Amy Smallwood

Dr. Amy Smallwood has worked in outdoor education for over 25 years, primarily in the context of higher education. Her teaching focuses on areas related to risk management, instructional techniques, environmental philosophy, and expedition planning & management. She also teaches wilderness medicine courses for Desert Mountain Medicine, avalanche courses through AIARE, and is an active member of her local Search and Rescue group. Amy's numerous technical certifications are balanced with a PhD in Environmental Philosophy from Lancaster University in the UK. Outside of academia, Amy has practitioner experience as a program director, operations manager, environmental educator, guide, and wilderness instructor. Amy currently works for Colorado Mountain College and lives on the western slope of Colorado with her two adventure cats.