Gregg Mitman is Director of the Center for Culture, History, and Environment and William Coleman Professor of History of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a professor in the Department of Medical History, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, and the Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies.

His teaching and writing interests span the history of ecology, nature, and health in American culture, and are informed by a commitment and hope to help build a more equitable and just environment.