Background

Matthew Lindstrom was born on August 28, 1969, in Willmar, Minnesota. He is the son of John, a state court judge, and Mary, a director of a women's shelter, Lindstrom.

Education

Matthew Lindstrom attended Saint John's University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts with cum laude in 1992. Besides, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy with distinction at Northern Arizona University in 1997.

Career

In 1996-1997 Matthew Lindstrom was an instructor in political science at the Northern Arizona University. In 1997 he started to work at the Siena College until 2005. Lindstrom held the position of an assistant professor of political science. He also was a member of the peace studies executive committee in 1998 and the environmental studies executive committee in 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he founded and directed of Siena Program for Sustainable Land Use. Then Lindstrom worked as an associate professor in 2003-2005. Since 2005, he serves at Saint John's University. In the beginning, he held the position of and associate professor, and later, in 2009, Lindstrom became a professor of political science. Moreover, Matthew Lindstrom was a guest speaker at Hofstra University in 2001, a chair of a panel on ecology, culture, and politics in land use planning at Pace University in 2002.

In addition to his educational career, Lindstrom is a public lecturer, including appearances on television and radio programs, and a consultant of the Turning Tide Productions (film production company). Also, he was a member of the board of directors of the Regional Farm and Food Project in 1998-2000.

Additionally, Matthew Lindstrom is a writer. He currently is the author or editor of fifteen books and more than thirty articles and reviews to periodicals, including Alternative Perspectives. The bulk of Lindstrom's writing concerns environmental policies and issues primarily, but not exclusively, in the United States. He works on land use planning issues related to the ever-increasing problem of suburban sprawl and the ensuing waste and inefficiencies. Fortunately, there is an enormous number of solutions to the multi-faceted issue of sprawl, and these will be explored in his forthcoming publications as well.

Achievements

• Matthew Lindstrom is widely known as a writer and educator. He teaches for almost twenty-five years. Lindstrom also is a holder of several honors and awards, including the grant from the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1996-1997, the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Regional Farm and Food Project in 2000, and the Best Paper Award from the Undergraduate Division of the American Political Science Association in 2002.

Works

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  • The National Environmental Policy Act

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    2001
  • Suburban Sprawl

    (A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of suburban ...)

    2003

Views

Matthew Lindstrom thinks that low-density, auto-dependent, generic development known as sprawl usually occurs on the fringe of metropolitan areas but affects everyone on the planet. Sprawl impacts so many different elements of everyone's lives, rich or poor, urban or rural, that the consequences of addressing some of the root causes are highly beneficial. Concerns about the "livability" of many neighborhoods and communities are sweeping across the country. So he participates in efforts to counter the forces that propel sprawl. Lindstrom believes that adopting ecologically sustainable and family-friendly alternatives to sprawl will benefit the vast majority of people while only hurting a small but disproportionately influential group of people.

Quotations: "Writing allows me to express my passion and conviction about various social and environmental issues. As a professor, I see writing as a natural extension of the classroom. Writing forces me to organize my thoughts and find the best ways of communicating an idea or interpretation: two skills also necessary for effective teaching. Knowing that one's writing is never perfectly finished or ever truly finished, I am constantly rethinking and reworking my pieces. As I write, I learn more about both the art and craft of writing or, in a sense, the creative and scientific elements of writing."

"I chose to get a doctorate in political science and work in higher education because it offers me an opportunity to influence the next generation of civic leaders and continually learn more about subjects I love."

Membership

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  Honest Weight Food Cooperative , United States

  1998 - present

• Matthew Lindstrom is a co-founder and president of the board of directors of the Troy Waterfront Farmers' Market Association.

  Troy Waterfront Farmers' Market Association , United States

  2000 - present

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  American Political Science Association , United States

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  Peace and Justice Studies Association , United States

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  Urban Affairs Association , United States

• Consortium for Peace Research, Education, and Development , United States

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  Western Political Science Association , United States

Interests

• Music, cooking, farmers' markets

Connections

Matthew Lindstrom married Amy Braig on July 9, 1993. They have two children, Isaac and Anna Lindstrom.

Father:

John S. Lindstrom

Mother:

Mary D. Lindstrom

Wife:

Amy E. Braig

Son:

Isaac Lindstrom

Daughter:

Anna Lindstrom

References

• @mlindstrom - Twitter