Alex W. Peimer, Ph.D.
Geography and Environmental Studies
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor
Office:
BBH 344C
Phone:
(773) 442-5642
Email:
a-peimer@neiu.edu
Fax:
(773) 442-5650
Office Hours:
Spring 2026: Wed 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Thurs 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., or by appointment. Scheduling by email is preferred.
Expertise
- Nature/Society relations
- Political Ecology
- River and Watershed Science
- Environmental Justice
- Disability Geography
- Physical and Environmental Geography
Research Interests
- Lived Experiences of Organ Transplantation
- Organ Transplantation Allocation Methods and Metrics
- Environmental Quality Regulation (Air) and Permitting
- Environmental Justice Organizing and Activism
- River and Wetland Restoration and Management
Education
Ph.D., Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Geography, Kent State University
B.A., Geography (Geology minor), SUNY New Paltz
A.S., Natural Sciences, SUNY Cobleskill
Selected Publications
Peimer, Alex W., Rhoads, B.L, and Thomas J. Bassett. 2022. Standardizing No Net Loss Stream Mitigation Assessment Methods: Tradeoffs between Expediency and River Science. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13045
Peimer, Alex W., Krzywicka, A.E., Cohen, D.B., Van den Bosch, K., Buxton, V.L., Stevenson, N.A., and Jeffrey W. Matthews. 2016. National-Level Wetland Policy Specificity and Goals Vary According to Political and Economic Indicators. Environmental Management: 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-016-0766-3