Patrick Hossay teaches course in Environmental Politics, Sustainable Development, Municipal Environmental Policy, and International Relations. He is an Associate Professor of Political Science and the co-coordinator of the curriculum in Sustainability and Environmental Policy. He holds a PhD from the New School for Social Research, and MA in international relations from San Francisco State University, and a BS from San Jose State University’s school of engineering.

Professor Hossay has directed and advised sustainable development projects and community conservation initiatives in various communities in the Caribbean Basin. And he currently advises community and municipal sustainability projects throughout New Jersey, and leads the Stockton Campus Sustainability Initiative. He is the author of Unsustainable: A Primer for Global Environmental Justice (Zed Books, 2006).

Professor Hossay maintains a strong interest in municipal planning and sustainability, alternative energy, and green design. His own home is a model for green design, producing nearly as much energy as it uses. He lives in New Jersey horse country with his wife Sheri, a cluster of oversized dogs, and a cat with an attitude.