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Environmental Science Faculty

Marc L. Lame
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1992

Dr. Lame teaches “Environmental Management”, “Management Communication”, “Environmental Policy” and “Insects and the Environment”. He readily assists the USEPA, non-profit children’s environmental health advocate organizations with the coordination of IPM programs in schools. You can read more about IPM at www.schoolswithoutpesticides.com.

Dr. Lame has received the:

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Pollution Prevention” - Indiana
USEPA, Office of Children’s Health Protection’s Recognition Award as team leader for the National Monroe IPM Model Implementation Team
USEPA Award of Recognition for the Regional and National Implementation of IPM in Schools
USEPA Partners for Environmental Stewardship Program Excellence Award for Pesticide Risk Reduction

Marc spent nine years of his career as an Extension IPM Specialist with the University of Arizona, Entomology Department where he was responsible for the implementation of Integrated Pest Management in cotton, and other field crops. Prior to coming to Indiana, he was a senior administrator for the Arizona Department of Environment Quality, where he acted as liaison to the regulated public (industry, municipalities, and state and federal agencies), Native American tribes and environmental groups. Dr. Lame currently serves on The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Air Toxics and Asthma Advisory Council, is on the Board of Directors for the Improving Kids' Environment Coalition (IKE), and on the Board of Directors for the International Urban Integrated Pest Management Association.

Marc thrives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife, twin daughters and Newfoundland dogs. He considers himself an outdoorsman, naturalist, and martial artist. He lives by the motto: “it is more fun to rock the boat when you are already wet”.

Publications

M. L. Lame (1996). ”Communicating in the Innovation Process”. Chapter in Handbook of Administrative Communication, J. Garnett and A. Kouzmin (Eds). (New York: Marcel Dekker).

Most Recent Publication

M. L. Lame. A Worm in the Teacher’s Apple: Protecting America’s School Children from Pests and Pesticides. (2005). Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse.

This book illustrates the national problem of pesticide dependence, and outlines proven and cost-effective alternatives to the traditional “exterminator” approach to pest control. It highlights the heroic actions of risk takers in our school and regulatory community, the greedy actions of some in the pest control industry and the non-action of those who are charged with protecting our children from pests and pesticides. My writing is intentionally gritty, somewhat “in your face”, but humorous and comprehensive regarding the subject matter. I write like I talk.

I am an entomologist and a parent. Like most parents, I want to know what is going on in my kids’ lives. I want to know that institutions I trust are protecting my kids, and if not, why? If I have learned anything during my 20-plus years as an entomologist, environmental regulator, and childcare advocate, it is that institutions are slow to change. It takes a crisis. AND, it takes activists to point out the crisis and the need for solutions. This book provides the solution for a safer learning environment for our children.

The material in this book is primarily intended for those concerned about children and our environment – parents, teachers, health care professionals, school officials (and other policy makers), regulators, children’s environmental health advocates and pest management professionals. However, I believe it will also be an excellent text for entomology and/or environmental management students.