Aaron Malone

Research Assistant Professor

Aaron Malone completed his PhD in Geography from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2019. He has a broad background in Human Geography, including training in qualitative and quantitative methods and participatory research. His interests include critical minerals and energy transition, rural development and economic change, migration and mobility, and public policy, with a focus on Latin America and the US.

Featured Publications

Deberdt, R., A. Malone, N.M. Smith. 2024. Reprocessing and remining as grey extractivism: The example of cobalt from the Southeast Missouri Lead Belt. Globalizations. DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2024.2441632 

Malone, A., R. Deberdt, N.M. Smith, E. Holley. 2024. Could Justice40 reproduce injustices in the critical mineral sector? Environmental Science & Policy, 161: 103894. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci. 2024.103894

Malone, A., N.M. Smith, E. Holley, T. Htun. 2023. Prospects for American Cobalt: Reactions to mine proposals in Minnesota and Idaho. Energy Research & Social Science, 105:103284. DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2023.103284

Malone, A., et al.  2023. Transitional dynamics from mercury to cyanide-based processing in artisanal and small-scale gold mining: Social, economic, geochemical, and environmental considerations. Science of the Total Environment, 898:165492. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023. 165492

Malone, A., N.M. Smith, E. Zeballos Zeballos. 2021. Coexistence and conflict between artisanal mining, fishing, and farming in a Peruvian boomtown. Geoforum, 120: 142-154. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.01.012