Rate My Professor Eric Otto

Otto has authored and edited significant works in environmental literature and science fiction studies, including the single-authored book Green Speculations: Science Fiction and Transformative Environmentalism (Ohio State University Press, 2012) and the forthcoming edited volume The Liverpool Handbook of Environmental Science Fiction (Liverpool University Press). Notable book chapters feature 'Science Fiction and the Revenge of Nature: Environmentalism (1990s–2010s)' in The Cambridge History of Science Fiction (Cambridge University Press, 2019), 'Killing Oliver Queen: Environmentalist Meaning and Demeaning in Green Arrow' in EcoComix (McFarland, 2020), and ''The Rain Feels New': Ecotopian Strategies in the Short Fiction of Paolo Bacigalupi' in Green Planets (Wesleyan University Press, 2014). Journal articles include 'Creating a Culture of Sustainability: Infusing Sustainability into the Humanities' (Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2009, with A. James Wohlpart) and ''From a Certain Angle': Ecothriller Reading and Science Fiction Reading The Swarm and The Rapture' (Ecozon@, 2012). His contributions extend to interviews in Salon and Gawker, and presentations at conferences such as Southwest Popular & American Culture Association (2025) and Escape Velocity (2019). Awards include the AGLS Exemplary Program Award for General Education (2016), Team Faculty Service Excellence Award (2013-2014), and nomination for Chair Excellence Award (2023-2024).