ESP Biography



ALANA RIVERA, Grad student in environmental studies




Major: Environmental Management

College/Employer: Harvard University

Year of Graduation: Not available.

Picture of Alana Rivera

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Alana is a MA native and Hampshire College graduate. She's a curatorial assistant for mollusks at the Harvard Museum of Natural History and a grad student at Harvard in Environmental Management. She's been involved with ESP as both a student and a teacher, has been to many countries, loves drawing and comics, loves creating music, and is really interested in sustainable development and the creation of sound international environmental policy. Essentially, a little bit of everything.



Past Classes

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Drawing the fantastic in SPLASHONWHEELS (2008)
This class is a workshop for practice in drawing the fantastic. If you like fantastical mythical creatures or have an ...


Global Climate Change in SPLASHONWHEELS (2008)
What is all this business about global climate change anyhow? A whole lot of people think it's a big deal, ...


global climate change in SPLASH (2007)
Climate change has turned into a hot topic. What does it have to do with the Nobel peace prize? What ...


illustration: the small book in SPLASH (2007)
A book can be filled with words, and pictures, in varying quantities. In this course we will work to create ...


Global Climate Change in SPLASH (2006)
Do you understand global climate change? Do you worry about it? Is it the greatest hoax ever perpetuated on the ...


Global Climate Change in SPLASH (2006)
Do you understand global climate change? Do you worry about it? Is it the greatest hoax ever perpetuated on the ...


words and pictures in SPLASH (2006)
Let's look at storytelling and comics, picking apart what's appealing about some webcomics, and delving into interesting ways to make ...


words and pictures in SPLASH (2006)
Let's look at storytelling and comics, picking apart what's appealing about some webcomics, and delving into interesting ways to make ...


Environmental Footprints in SPLASH (2005)
We live on a pretty fascinating planet along with a bunch of really interesting things. What kind of footprints to ...


Environmental Footprints in SPLASH (2005)
We live on a pretty fascinating planet along with a bunch of really interesting things. What kind of footprints to ...


storytelling in SPLASH (2005)
Do you like to tell stories? How do you tell them? Gossip circles on Monday before class? Elaborate books? Sequential ...


storytelling in SPLASH (2005)
Do you like to tell stories? How do you tell them? Gossip circles on Monday before class? Elaborate books? Sequential ...


Whatchya readin? in SPLASH (2005)
Do you read a lot? I do, and I love hearing about neat books from other people. This is an ...


Whatchya readin? in SPLASH (2005)
Do you read a lot? I do, and I love hearing about neat books from other people. This is an ...


Philosophy Lounge in SPLASH (2004)
How do you see the world? Why are we social critters? What are the key distinctions between belief, thought, idea, ...


Philosophy Lounge in SPLASH (2004)
How do you see the world? Why are we social critters? What are the key distinctions between belief, thought, idea, ...


Philosophy Lounge in SPLASH (2004)
How do you see the world? Why are we social critters? What are the key distinctions between belief, thought, idea, ...


Philosophy Lounge in SPLASH (2004)
How do you see the world? Why are we social critters? What are the key distinctions between belief, thought, idea, ...


The Art of the Comics in SPLASH (2004)
Comics are an interesting combination of words and pictures that give a different flavor of storytelling. If you are interested ...


The Art of the Comics in SPLASH (2004)
Comics are an interesting combination of words and pictures that give a different flavor of storytelling. If you are interested ...


The Power in Words in SPLASH (2004)
Vocabulary is an interesting thing since we're expected to bend over backwards learning an incredible volume of new words. There ...