UNH Sustainability Research Inventory

UNH Sustainability Research Inventory 2010

NAME DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT (2nd AFFILIATION AND/OR NEW NAME) TITLE
Aber, John Earth Sciences Now Natural Resources & the Environment Terrestrial ecosystem and forestry; organic dairy as an ecosystem; Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Forest, Ecosystems, Including Effects of Atmospheric Deposition & Climate Change
Abrams, Eleanor Education   Ecological Literacy
Afolayan, Funso History   African history, African religions, Atlantic history, world/non-Western history
Alexander, Lee Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Electronic ocean charting; marine environmental protection
Armstrong, Andrew Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping UNH Joint Hydrographic Center Hyrographic surveying
Arriaza, Pablo Social Work   Intro to Social Work, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Oppression and Social Injustice, Death and Dying,
Social Work with Groups
Asbjornsen, Heidi Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Ecosystem Ecology, Plant Ecophysiology, and Ecohydrology; Land-Use and Climate Change Impacts; Sustainable Management of Forests and Agroecosystems 
Aytur, Semra Health Management & Policy Carsey Institute Relationships between policy, environment, and systems change to promote healthy behaviors and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. She is particularly interested in health disparities and in relationships between land use, transportation, and environmental policies which affect access to health- promoting resources. 
Babbitt, Kimberly Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Forest Mgmt for Amphibians; Goshawk Nesting Ecology; Salt Marsh Sparrow Nesting; Wetland Wildlife Ecology; Amphibian Ecology and Behavior; Effects of Landscape Changes on Wetland-Dependent Organisms
Baker, Alan Biological Sciences   Ecology and behavior biology; limnology and phycology
Baldwin, Kenneth Mechanical Engineering   In Situ Gear Whale Interaction; UNH Wave and Tide Sites; Aquaculture
Ballestero, Thomas Civil Engineering   Hydrogeology, hydrogeologic monitoring, water resources and hydrology
Barber, Nelson Hospitality Management   Environmental consumers; Food and Beverage Management; Consumer Behavior and Decision Theory (demand side research); International Wine Marketing Research and Education
Bartlett, David Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Marine sciences
Baughman, Reagan Economics   Health Economics, Labor Economics, Public Finance, Economic Demography
Baxter, Charlene Family Studies   Gone Giving 2009
Bean, Jessica Carsey Institute   Research and data analysis regarding low income and high-risk families; health and wellness, specifically as they relate to women’s health, mental health, substance use, and differential access to health care.
Becker, Mimi Larsen Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Policy,
Marine Resource Education
Bell, Brent Kinesthiology   Philosophy and Methods of Outdoor Education, Psychological Aspects of Adventure Education, Risk and the Human Experience, Adventure Based Travel—Backpacking, Wilderness Emergency Medicine.
Bennett, Karen Cooperative Extension Natural Resources & the Environment Good Forestry; Forest stewardship information and educational programs for landowners, foresters, communities;  Professional development opportunities for foresters and other natural resource professionals; Private forest landowners
Benoit, Jean Civil Engineering   Geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, bedrock bioremedication
Berlinsky, David Zoology Now Biological Sciences Black Sea Bass; Aquaculture; fish physiology; reproduction
Birch, Francis Earth Sciences   Ground-water geophysics, marine geophysics, and geophysics applied to problems of Quaternary geology
Bolker, Jessica Zoology Now Biological Sciences Fish development, evolutionary developmental biology
Bolster, Jeffrey History   Maritime history, African-American history, environmental history, Atlantic history
Borda, Jennifer Communication   Feminist studies
Bradt, Shane Cooperative Extension   Remote sensing of lake water quality; Use of GIS and GPS for community mapping; Applied GIS for watershed analysis
Brennan, Sandra J. Nursing   Nursing and Globalization, public health nursing
Brettschneider, Marla Women's Studies   political philosophy, feminist theory, Queer theory, diversity and democratic theory, Jewish politics
Brito, Andre Biological Sciences   Organic dairy systems
Broido, Pamela Communication Sciences & Disorders   Special education in Belize
Brown, Cliff Sociology   social stratification, race and ethnic relations, comparative historical sociology, the environment and social change, the U.S. labor movement
Burdick, David Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Baseline for North Mill Pond; Effects of Ditches on Marshes; Phragmites in the Great Marsh; Salt Marsh Restoration Perform; Ecology, Restoration and Assessment of Coastal Wetlands, with Emphasis on Salt Marshes and Seagrass Meadows
Burger, John F. Zoology Now Biological Sciences Biodiversity of aquatic insects
Burke, Joanne Animal and Nutritional Sciences Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Food Solutions New England (online scenarios tool; Voices from the Field); UNH food/nutrition profile; Community and public health nutrition education
Calder, Brian Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Ocean mapping
Campbell, Janet Earth Sciences Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Oceanographic remote sensing; Bio-optical oceanography
Carmela, Amato-Wierda Chemistry   Solar panel technology
Caron, Rosemary Health Management & Policy   Multi-disciplinary nature of public health, as well as her own comprehensive professional experiences. Currently, Caron is working on projects aimed at undergraduate and graduate public health education; chronic disease prevention; childhood lead poisoning; academic-community partnerships; risk communication; disease ecology; environmental health; college student health; and emerging infectious disease preparedness and policy; and public health workforce competencies.
Carroll, John E. Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Land Ethics and The College of Agriculture, The Wisdom of Small Farms and Local Food: Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic and Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability and Spirituality
Carroll, Joshua Recreation Management & Policy   Water Quality & Recreation NHLA; Winter Visitors Acadia Natl Pk
Carter, Vernon Brooks Social Work   Race, Culture, & Oppression; Field Internship; Research Methods in Social Work ; Social Work Practice II
Celikkoi, Barbaros Mechanical Engineering   Aquaculture; ocean engineering; Chilean fish farm
Chandler, Donald Zoology Now Biological Sciences Forest Aquatic Insect; Lepidoptera Survey Concord NH; Moth Survey Identification 2008
Chini, Gregory Mechanical Engineering   Multiscale Ocean Mixed Layer
Christie, Andrew Philosophy   Contemporary environmental issues, legal issues, pragmatism (especially William James and John Dewey)
Claeson, Stefan Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Blue Hill Bay Survey
Clyde, William Earth Sciences   Bighorn Basin Coring Project (BBCP), Paleocene-Eocene climatic and biotic evolution, Stratigraphic and faunal response to initial collision between India and Asia, Stratigraphy in phylogenetic analysis
Collin, Ware Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   GIS-3D, data visualization, ocean mapping
Collins, M. Robin Civil Engineering   Drinking water treatment
Collins, Mary Small Business Development Center   Best Environmental Busn Practi
Colocousis, Chris Sociology Carsey Environment-society interactions, community change and development, and social stratification. His particular focus is on natural resource–dependent communities
Congalton, Russell Geography Now Natural Resources & the Environment Quantitative aspects of spatial data including data accuracy and error analysis, and the application of remotely sensed data and GIS to measures of environmental stress and degradation, wildlife habitat, vegetation mapping, and natural resource inventory
Conway, Karen Smith Economics   Applied econometrics; health economics; labor supply; and public economics
Cooper, Vaughn Microbiology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Microbial evolutionary genetics: Mechanisms of pathogenic adaptation by Burkholderia cepacia, Microbial Population Biology; Vibrio Ecology
Crill, Patrick Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Earth Sciences Long-Term Res Environ Biology
Cullen, Kelly L. Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources & the Environment Non-Market Economics Relating to Wildlife, Public Lands and Forestry in the U.S., Real Estate, and Green Building
Dalton, Robert Office of Intellectual Property Management   EPSCOR 2006
Davis, Matt Earth Sciences   Groundwater, hydrology
Deem, Melissa Communication   Rhetorics of feminism
DeMoustier, Christian Electrical and computer engineering   Ocean mapping
Dibb, Jack Earth Sciences Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Chemistry of precipitation; Tropospheric Chemistry/Air-Snow Exchange
Dillon, Michele Sociology Carsey Institute Qualitative study of economic revitalization and community change in the North Country; strengthening of community institutions, civic culture, and social capital; the regionalization of community identity and practices;   factors facilitating innovation in economic development; civic participation in NH; religion, politics, and the environment in rural america; changes in attitudes among rural and urban Americans toward abortion and gay rights
Dingman, S. Lawrence Earth Sciences   Water (floods, stream flow)
Dorsey, Kurk History   US foreign policy, environmental history, history of Canada
Doyle, Brian Cooperative Extension   Beaches, Coastal Protection Structure, commercial fisheries/fishing; salmon
Drysdale, Alasdair Geography   Political geography, human geography, non-western world, Middle East, Japan, population and development
Ducey, Mark Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Calibration Carbon Change Estm; Carbon Accounting Toolkit; Crown Competition; Fuel and Fire in NH-ME forests; Noeartheastern Carbon Sink; Quantifying Forest Carbon; Forest Inventory, Management and Analysis
Duncan, Cynthia Sociology Health Management & Policy Social change and development, poverty and inequality, rural families and communities, social policy; CI: Every Child Matters; Invest America's Rural Family; Re-visioning Rural America; Sustianble Development & Study; Vulnerable Rural Families; Interdisciplinary research programs in Community, Environment and Development, especially in small cities and rural communities, and in the area of Women and Work
Durant, Yvon Chemistry   Green Chemistry; Traffic Paint Analysis
Dusek, Val Philosophy   Science and philosophy
Eaton, Alan Plant Biology Now Biological Sciences; Cooperative Extension PRO NE Pest Mgt Network; Integrated Pest Management programs for NH growers,  Food safety information and alerts; entemology
Eckert, Robert Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Social ecological System Resilience, Sustainability Education, Invasive Plant Species
Eisenhaure, Stephen Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment MacDonald Buckthorn Control
Elmslie, Bruce Economics   International trade; history of economic thought; growth theory; sexual discrimination and labor market distribution; discrimination and growth
England, Richard Economics   Property taxation; smart growth; land development; local economic development; ecological economics; state and local government finance
Fagerberg, Wayne Plant Biology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Structural and developmental biology at the cellular, tissue and morphological level using primarily the light and electron microscope. Current model systems being studied: Caulerpa and Codium, Sunflower, Venus’s flytrap; environmental factors which regulate and/or modify cell/tissue structure and the functional significance of those changes.
Fahnestock, Mark Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   At Risk Ice Shelves & Glaciers; GRACE - NGA Climate Research; Glaciology
Fairchild, Elizabeth Biological Sciences   Stock enhancement; aquaculture; fisheries biology; marine ecology; hatchery reform; estuarine ecology; essential fish habitat; predator-prey interactions
Farag, Ihab Chemical Engineering   Algae & Enzymatic Biodiesel; Energy Efficiency Benchmarking
Feintuch, Burt English   Our State, Our Stories; Folklorist, specializing in music, ethnography, cultural revivals, public culture, New England culture and humanities
Ferber, Michael English   War and peace studies
Fitzpatrick, Ellen History   Modern American intellectual and political History, Historiography, Women's History
Fleetwood, Michelle Zoology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Veterinary pathology with a focus on small animal, marine mammal and wildlife species 
Foster, Diane Mechanical Engineering   Coastal Sediment Transport Mod
Fredriksson, David Mechanical Engineering   Aquaculture; ocean engineering
French, Charles Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources and the Environment; Cooperative Extension Social, Economic, & Cultural Influences on Urban Gardening Practices and Outcomes, Entrepreneurship in Urban Agriculture; Sustainable Community Development and Economics
Frey, Serita Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Microbial Community Structure and Function in Response to Environmental Change
Friedman, Mary Adamo Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources & the Environment Community Development,
Community Planning
Frolking, Stephen Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Global Irrigation; understanding of the Earth system; biogeochemical modeling
Gardner, James Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Seafloor mapping, marine sedimentology, quaternary paleoceanography
Gardner, Kevin Civil Engineering   Cocheco River; In-situ wetland treatment; environmental engineering; life cycle assessment
Gass, Michael Kinesthiology   Adventure Therapy, Social Development of Adolescents in Adventure Programs, Corporate Adventure Training, Adventure Program Accreditation, Adventure Programming and Middle School Students, Wilderness Orientation Programs
Gittell, Ross Management   NH Local Food System; RGGI Economic Impact Study; State Renewable Energy Project
Glass, Christopher Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Zoology, ocean sciences
Glauber, Rebecca Sociology Carsey patterns of gender, race, and class Inequalities in families and in the workplace; ransition to parenthood and mothers’ and fathers’ labor market outcome;  the transmission of wealth disadvantages across generations; grandparent childcare in single-mother families; the effects of family friendly policies on mothers’ labor market experiences, economic outcomes, and their children’s health and well-being
Golinski, Jan History   history of science, intellectual history, historiography
Goodridge, Lyndon E. Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources & the Environment Rural Area Development; Technology
Transfer Systems
Grandy, Stuart Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Soil Biogeochemistry, Soil Ecology, and
Agricultural Ecosystem Science
Gress, David Civil Engineering   Waste utilizatino/stabilization
Grimm, Curt Anthropology Carsey Institute Sustainable development and indicator research projects; evaluation activities around rural communities and development
Grizzle, Raymond Zoology Now Biological Sciences Expandg Shellfish Aquaculture; NRCS Oyster Conservationists; Public Participation in Oyster; Ecology of faunal benthos; ecology and aquaculture of bivalve molluscs; environmental ethics
Gullace, Nicoletta History   Modern Britain, European cultural history, women's history
Gullion, Laurie Kinesthiology   Arctic adventure travel, accident prevention in watersports, women’s wilderness travel.
Gumprecht, Blake Geography   Cultural, urban, and historical geography of the United States and Canada
Hackett, Robin English   Earlier twentieth-century British fiction, women’s/lesbian/gay/queer studies
Hale, Stephen Leitzel Center   Advancing Science
Halstead, John Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources & the Environment Economic Considerations in
Municipal Solid Waste Disposal
Hamilton, George Cooperative Extension   Monitoring European Corn Borer
Hamilton, Lawrence Sociology   the Arctic, human dimensions of climatic change, environmental sociology, statistics and data analysis
Haney, James Zoology Now Natural Resources & the Environment Ecology and management of lakes; lake food webs and biotoxins; EPA Zooplankton ID & Counting
Harris, Larry Zoology Now Natural Resources & the Environment Eradication of Didemnum; Sea Urchin Aquaculture; Sea Urchin Grow Out; Analysis of predator-prey associations; studies of the impact of invasive species on marine benthic communities; ecology and aquaculture of sea urchins; biodiversity
Hartter, Joel Geography   AGS Kibale Landscape & Climate; Forest and Community Change; natural resource use in rural communities, human-environment interactions, protected areas, and land use/land cover change
He, Pingguo Cooperative Extension   Fish reproduction
Helms, Edgar (Ned) NH Institute for Health Policy & Practice   Citizens Health Initiative; NH Health Care Town Hall
Herold, Marc Women's Studies Economics Third-world economic development, Brazil, civilian casualties of modern air wars, women and development, international studies, postmodernism, political economy
Hobbie, Erik Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Ca and Mg Biogeochemistry; Carbon Allocation Mycorrhizal; Fungal Evolution; Organic Nitrogen Cycling; Pine Savannas; Symbiosis Fungi REU; terrestrial ecology
Houtenville, Andrew James Economics   Economics of Disability, Disability Statistics, Economics of Education, Public Finance, Labor Economics, and Applied Econometrics
Howard, Theodore E. Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Forest Management and Forest Industry in New England and Atlantic Canada
Howell, William Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Fisheries biology; ichthyology; aquaculture
Howey, Meghan Anthropology   Archaeology of North America, ritual practice, non-hierarchical societies, ethnohistory, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Huang, Ju-Chin Economics   Environmental Valuation; Applied Econometrics
Huff, Lloyd Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Acoustic instrumentation and oceanographic equipment and hydrographic activities including the application of RTK techniques
Hunter, Jennifer Piscataqua Estuaries Project   Nutrient Criteria Development; PREP Year 14 (2010) Admin
Hurtt, George Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment; Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Carbon Dynamics: Amazon; Land Use Changes Earth System; Vegetation 3D Structure; community and ecosystem ecology
Irish, James Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Ocean instruments, their calibration, response and the methodology of their use. Buoys, moorings and modeling of moored observing systems. Physical oceanography of the coastal ocean, including waves, tides, currents and water mass property observations and analysis. Acoustic instrumentation for bottom sediment and bedload transport, for remote observations of sediment and for fish surveys.
Jaffee, Eleanor M. Carsey Institute   Evaluation research and project management of the Coos County Youth Study and work on multiple evaluations, such as More Than Wheels and the Sustainable Microenterprise & Development Program
Janson-Sand, Colette Cooperative Extension   Nutrition in health; Healthy choices in nutritional behavior change; Childhood obesity
Johnson, Joel Earth Sciences Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping Marine geology, Quaternary sedimentology & stratigraphy
Johnson, Ken Sociology Carsey Institute National and regional population redistribution trends, demographic trends in recreational areas, the impact of immigration, and the relationship between demographic and environmental change
Johnson, Paul C. Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Insect Ecology and Forest Entomology
Jones, Stephen Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment 2008 Gulfwatch Program; 2009 Prep Estuarine Monitoring; Gulfwatch Program Management; National Coastal Assessment 2009; NH NCA Monitoring; Shellfish Sanitation Data Analysis; marine pollution; environmental microbiology and toxicology; bactieral source tracking; mercury cycling
Jorgensen, Cheryl Institute on Disability   Ctr for Inclusive Education
Kalnejais, Linda Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Oceanography
Kaye, David Theatre and Dance   Acting, directing, playwriting, and "Theatre for Social Justice"
Keller, Michael Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Global Forest Canopy; Natrl Forest Distrbnce-Santo; Natural Disturbance & Recovery
Kelly, Thomas Sustainability Academy   Food Solutions New England; NH Farm to School; Natl Citizen Technology Forum
Kinner, Nancy Civil Engineering   Coastal Response Research Ctr; bedrock bioremediation; groundwater, radon
Klein, Anita Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Now Natural Resources & the Environment Molecular population genetics; ecology and evolution of seaweeds
Knight, Suzann Cooperative Extension   Farm and Family Debt
Konzett, Delia English   American literature and cinema studies, modernism, ethnic writing, race theory
Kovach, Adrienne Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Genetic Testing for NEC; NE Cottontail monitoring; NEC connectivity in Maine; Molecular Ecology, Population Biology and Conservation Genetics of Vertebrates 
Krasner, James English   British Victorian literature, interdisciplinary studies, aesthetics, science and nature
LaFlamme, David Health Management & Policy   Online health information seeking (particularly among low-income Internet users), health literacy, health locus of control, psychosocial factors related to indoor air quality, the effects of employee monitoring on workplace climate, the use of handheld computers (e.g. Palm ) to conduct surveys, community-based participatory research methods and maternal and child health issues. His curriculum vitae is available online.
Lammers, Richard Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Land-surface hydrology
Langan, Richard CINEMAR/CICEET   Estuaries
LaValley, Kenneth Cooperative Extension   Fisheries Ext & Outreach Prog; Fisheries Extension; Fishing Fear ID System; Shrimp Selectivity Project; Shrimp Technology Transfer; Commercial fishing gear; Commercial fishing safety; Collaborative research between scientists and fishermen; sustainable local fisheries
Lee, Thomas Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Effects of Natural and Human Disturbance, and Invasive Plants, on the Structure and Plant Species Composition of Temperate Forest Communities
Lesser, Michael Zoology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Ecology of Deep Reefs; New Ocean Resources; Physiological ecology of marine invertebrates; polar and coral reef biology and ecology
Li, Changsheng Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   A Soil Carbon Model; Greenhouse gas abatement; Model CO2 Flux Eurasia Forests; NHIRC: Applied Geosltn Manutre; No. High Lat. Wetlands; Rice Management Practices; Russian Agroecosystem emission; biogeochemistry
Lindsay, Bruce Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources & the Environment Socioeconomic Aspects of Community
Gardening; Impacts of Terrorism
Lippman, Tom Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping Earth Sciences Beach erosion, nearshore physical oceanography, coastal and ocean engineering, large-scale coastal behavior
Litvaitis, John Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Ecology of NH Bobcats; genetic structure of cottontails; Grassland birds and snakes; NE cottonttail translocation; Wildlife Responses to Changes in
Land Use, Especially Human Activities
that Fragment Habitats
Litvaitis, Marian K. Zoology Now Natural Resources & the Environment Conservation Genetics, Phylogeography,
and Molecular Systematics of Animals, biodiversity
Lugalla, Joe L.P. Anthropology   Social & cultural anthropology
medical anthropology/sociology
development anthropology/sociology
urban anthropology/sociology
development & politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
HIV/AIDS
Luppold, Deborah Animal and Nutritional Sciences Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Nutrition education for limited income audiences
Lutcavage, Maryellen Zoology Now Biological Sciences; Cooperative Extension East Coast US Turtle Tags; Juvenile Bluefin Tuna Aggregat
Lyon, Alynna Political Science   Peacekeeping, conflict resolution, international organizations, ethnic identity and nationalism, political violence, U.S. foreign policy, Middle East politics
Majewski, Carl Cooperative Extension   Assessing Pasture Blends in NE
Malley, Jim Civil Engineering   Environmental engineering
Mallory, Bruce Education Carsey Institute Deliberative processes for citizen engagemen, the role of higher education in strengthening democratic practice, effective forms of citizen deliberation into policy analysis and dissemination around research topics related to social and economic justice
Manalo, Alberto Recreation Management & Policy Now Natural Resources & the Environment Sustainable and Local Agriculture,
Rural Economic Development
Mao, Huiting Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Mercury Cycling
Margolin, Aaron Microbiology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Public health and waterborne diseases
Marshall, Courtney English   African-American literature, critical race feminism, queer ethnic studies, law and popular culture
Martin, Mary Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Forest Health & Remote Sensing; Forest Structure; Mich & Wisconsin forests; New England forest health; regional soil database; forest ecosystem analysis/remote sensing
Mathieson, Arthur Plant Biology Now Biological Sciences Marine botany; phycology; ecology of marine macrophyes (seaweeds)
Mathur, Virendra Chemical Engineering   Emerging Issues Nat'l Energy; Energy & Environmental Security; Solar Energy
Mattingly, Beth Carsey Institue   Women, children, and family well-being; child poverty and how different family policies influence rural, suburban, and urban families and how families adjust their labor force behavior during times of economic strain; poverty-related issues, how families cope with economic distress, childhood maltreatment, and foster care across states
Mautz, William Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management
Mawson, Julia Cooperative Extension   Every Child in the Garden
Mayer, Larry Earth Sciences   Ocean mapping; Marine geology and geophysics, ocean mapping, sonar
McDowell, William Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Ecosystem Ecology and Watershed Management
McGrath, Robert J. Health Management & Policy Carsey Institute Health care disparities in vulnerable populations. Specifically, he examines how measurement and data quality affect information used for policies affecting vulnerable populations.
McNamee, Sheila Communication   Transformative dialogue in communities, education, health, and organizations
Miller, Patrick Health Management & Policy   Citizens Health Initiative
Minocha, Subhash Plant Biology Now Biological Sciences Biochemical Analysis of Corn; Ecophysiological Responses II; Markers of Environmental Stress; Microbial and Molecular Indica
Mohr, Robert Economics   Environmental economics; public finance; technology adoption and diffusion
Moore III, Berrien Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Measuring Wind-Profiles
Moore, Gregg Biological Sciences   Berry's Brook Restoration; Fresh Creek Assessment; Mangrove Restoration, Grenada; Rare species restoration; Saltmarsh database; Restoration ecology of temperate and tropical coastal habitats; rare plant species conservation; management of aquatic invasive plants
Moran, Catherine Sociology Carsey Institute Health and illness, with a focus on how individuals’ health care decisions are conditioned by gender, race, and social class.
Morgan, Ann L. Recreation Management & Policy   Relationships between recreation, play and developing a culture of peace. Integrating culture of peace sensibilities and skills into youth development programming. Multi-cultural perspectives and leisure both domestically and internationally. Public policy opportunities and challenges.
Morrell, Jesse Stabile Animal and Nutritional Sciences Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Human nutrition, obesity
Morris, Douglas Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources & the Environment Rural Economic Development; Land Use and Taxes; Economic Impact Analysis
Morrison, Ru Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Earth Sciences Biogeochemical processes, temporal and spatial variability of optically important constituents, phytoplankton photophysiology and ecology
Neal, Catherine Plant Biology Now Biological Sciences; Cooperative Extension Revitalizing Small Farms; Nursery crop production, Sustainable landscapes, native plants
Neefus, Chris Plant Biology Now Biological Sciences Biostatistics; marine botany/phycology; ecology and systematics of marine macrophytes; aquaculture of marine algae; Great Bay Seaweed Changes
Niman, Neil Economics   Strong Altruism & Moral Sentiments: Toward a Greater Understanding of Group Behavior; Organizational economics; evolutionary economics; history of economic thought
Nimmo, John Family Studies   Early childhood teacher research; Inquiry-based curriculum; cross-cultural and anti-bias education; Children's participation in the community.
Ollinger, Scott Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment; Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Forest Ecology and Biogeochemistry,
Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution, Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling, Ecosystem Modeling, Remote Sensing and Regional Ecological Analysis
Palace, Michael Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Forest Biometric Properties; Tropical Ecology and Remote Sensing of Biometric Properties
Pekins, Peter J. Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Bioenergetics and Management of Wildlife
Pennock, Jonathan R. Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Estuarine Biogeochemistry;
Phytoplankton Ecology; Eutrophication;
Harmful Algal Blooms
Peshkova, Svetlana Anthropology   Islam, gender dynamics, Islamic movements, globalization, transnationalism
Peterson, Julia Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment; Cooperative Extension Coastal Communities; NE Regional Water Program; Community Based Water Resource
Protection and Estuarine Water Quality
Prelli, Lawrence Communication   Rhetorical theory and criticism, rhetorics of environmental discourse, rhetorics of display
Pringle, James Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Physical oceanogarphy
Pszenny, Alexander Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Atmospheric chemistry
Reilly, Ruth Animal and Nutritional Sciences Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Human nutrition; nutrition education; women's health
Richardson, Andrew Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Carbon Pools; Econ Viable Forest Harvesting; New England Forest Health; Sugar Maple NE Forests
Robertson, Robert Recreation Management & Policy Now Natural Resources & the Environment Tourism, Community Development, Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management and Development
Rock, Barrett Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment; Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Vegetation Spectral Analysis; Watershed Watch; Remote Sensing of Vegetation, Biophysical Properties of Leaves and their Influence on Reflectance Features
Rodriguez, Julia History   Latin America, history of science and medicine, women and gender, Atlantic history
Rose, Jake Accounting and Finance   Corporate Directors and Social Responsibility;Accounting information systems, accounting judgment and decision making, and knowledge acquisition. 
Roseen, Robert Civil Engineering   Greenland Monitoring; LID in Willow Brook; TMDLs and Thermal Impacts
Rosenberg, Andrew Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Atlantic White Dolphin Bycatch; Census of Marine Life; Compass in New England; Conservation International; Historical Ecology Data; Long Term Population Dynamics; Mediterranean Recovery; NOAA's Ocean Policy Task Force; RARGOM; marine sciences; marine policy; fishers
Rubin, Fay Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Derry Wetlands Mapping; GRANIT 08; Wildlife Sightings
Rzhanov, Yuri Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Underwater imaging, image mosaicing, stereo reconstruction, laser line scan data processing
Safford, Thomas Sociology Carsey Institute International political economy, organizational sociology, environmental sociology, sociology of science and technology, qualitative methods, applied sociology; leading a new partnership between Carsey and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), in collaboration with Native American tribes in New Mexico and Washington, to investigate emerging social and environmental problems while also developing tribal capacity to respond to these challenges.
Sahagian, Dork Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Climate change, paleoclimatology, tectonics and stratigraphy, volcanoes
Salisbury, Joseph Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Net Ecosystem Metabolism; Organic Productivity Dynamics; oceanography; biogeochemistry
Saltzberg, Christine Women's Studies   Epistemological development/reflection; mentoring, wisdom and expertise; leadership/political development; ethics/health policy; theory development
Salyer, Lucy History   American legal history; Modern American and Progressive era history; race, ethnicity and immigration
Sample, Ruth Philosophy   Early Modern philosophy, ethics, social and political philosophy, feminism
Schlentrick Udo Hospitality Management   Ecotourism; International hospitality and tourism, franchising, finance and project development, hospitality marketing, services management and marketing, convention and meeting management, case study development, and international hospitality management
Schloss, Annette Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Digital Earth Watch
Schloss, Jeffrey Zoology Now Biological Sciences; Cooperative Extension Nutrient Loading; Lakes
Schuh, Mary Institute on Disability   Equity & Excellence Higher Ed; Family Support 360 FY09; Healthy Transitions; Inclusive Communities
Schwartz, Amy NH Institute for Health Policy & Practice   Health Effects Arsenic & Lead; Citizens Health Initiative; State Epidemiologist
Sciabarrasi, Michael Resource Economics and Development Now Natural Resources & the Environment; Cooperative Extension BH Crop & Revenue Insurance; NH Crop Insurance Educ 2009-2010; farm management; agribusiness
Seaman, Jayson Kinesthiology   Ways experiential learning is socially, culturally, and institutionally organized. Design of institutional supports for youth learning and development, especially when they connect youth to substantive areas of social concern, maximize their opportunities to contribute, and open new pathways for individual development. How youth learn about 'diversity' in non-formal settings. Student engagement in "Learning Expeditions," which are school-based curricular units that involve youth in solving meaningful community problems while addressing academic standards. 
Seavey, John Health Management & Policy Carsey Institute Rrural health care in the United States and more recently on in impact of socioeconomic status on health
Sheriff, Robin Anthropology   Politics of discourse and narrative, stratification and inequality, race/ethnicity, culture and globalization, United States; Brazil
Shiklomanov, Alexander Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Northern Eurasian Landscapes
Short, Frederick T. Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Ecology of Seagrass Ecosystems
Sideman, Rebecca Plant Biology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Winter Sprouting Broccoli; Vegetable and small fruit crops; sustainable agriculture; crop improvement and management
Sidor, Inga Microbiology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Veterinary pathology with a focus on nondomestic, aquatic and wildlife species
Siobhan, Senier English   Native American and nineteenth-century American literature, women’s studies
Sive, Barkley Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Atmospheric chemistry
Smith, Andrew Political Science   Evaluating Health Care
Smith, Kristin Sociology Carsey Women’s labor force participation and work and family polic; .women’s employment, earnings, and wives’ contributions to overall family economic well-being; wives as economic providers and their labor force exits; how families cope with economic turmoil due to either economic restructuring or recessions; the low-wage caregiving workforce; and the interplay between work, family, and child care for parents and children
Smith, Richard G. Natural Resources & the Environment   Agroecology; Sustainable Agricultural Systems; Weed Ecology and Management; Invasive Plant
Ecology and Management; Terrestrial Plant Community Ecology
Smith, Sarah Natural Resources Now Natural Resources & the Environment Forest Industry, Timber Harvesting,
Sawmills, Log Scaling; Technical and educational information and assistance to NH's forest industry and to local and state level economic development practitioners about forest industries and expansion opportunities; Coordinates educational component of NH Timber Harvesting Councils' Professional Logger Program
Sohl, Jeffrey Decision Sciences   Women entrepreneurs and angel investing; Early stage equity financing of high growth ventures, trends in the angel market, entrepreneurship
Sower, Stacia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Aquaculture, biological oceanography
Sowers, Derek Piscataqua Estuaries Project   Salmon Falls Watershed Project
Sowers, Jeanie L. Political Science   Comparative politics, Middle East, environmental politics, U.S. foreign policy, political economy
Stampone, Mary Geography   Climate dynamics and physical climatology with a focus on surface-atmosphere interactions, polar climates, and climate system modeling.
Stapleton, Jane Women's Studies   NH Needs of Children
Stitzlein, Sarah M. Education Women's Studies; Carsey Institute Qualitative and interpretive research approaches to explore and clarify key concepts within schooling from the perspective of social and political philosophy; role of political dissent and its cultivation through civics education
Stone, Amanda Cooperative Extension   NH Wetlands Mapper; NROC Coordination and Delivery; Saving Special Places
Stracuzzi, Nena Sociology Justice Studies; Carsey Institute Assessment of the relationship between the availability of and accessibility to healthy foods and diet-related health outcomes in New Hampshire
Sullivan, Elise Animal and Nutritional Sciences Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Marine microbiology
Swack, Michael Economics Carsey Institute Building scale in the nonprofit community development sector, innovations in community development finance, microfinance, and new models of social enterprise; economic development, finance, and development banking
Swier, Stan Plant Biology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences and Cooperative Extension Pesticide safety education and pesticide applicator certification and recertification;  Integrated pest management programs and sustainable strategies for turf, ornamentals, and forestry; Asian Long-horn Beetle
Swift, M. Robinston Mechanical Engineering   Aquaculture
Talbot, Robert Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Earth Sciences Mercury Monitoring; Atmosphere
Tarr, Matthew Cooperative Extension   Critical Habitats; Ext Wildlife Training & Info; Extension Wildlife; Land Management for Timber, Wildlife Habitat, Water Resources, Recreation and Aesthetics
Taylor, James Zoology Now Natural Resources & the Environment Vertebrate Population Ecology
Tsang, Paul Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Reproductive physiology of elasmobranchs (sharks and skates); steroid hormone function
Tsukrov, Igor Mechanical Engineering   Engineering of Closed Systems; aquaculture
Valcourt, Scott IT   NECC
Vandemark, Douglas Earth Sciences Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Applying EOS; Coastal Circulation Analysis; Air-sea Interaction and Ocean; Remote Sensing
VanDeveer, Stacy Political Science   Climate and environmental policy in the US, EU; international relations, international organizations, environmental politics, US Foreign Policy, European Politics
Varner, Ruth Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Biogeochemistry
Vasudevan, P.T. Chemical Engineering   Biochemical engineering, biodiesel
Venkatachalam, A.R. Decision Sciences   Technology commercialization, innovation management, green/clean energy, Information technology, electronic commerce, global information management, enterprise integration, emerging technologies, technology management, artificial intelligence.
Vorosmarty, Charles Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Arctic-CHAMP Project Office; Climate Change Impacts US Security; Ecohydrological Mapg  Exercise;Freshwater Biogeochemical Modl; Global Water System GWSP; Humans Transforming Water Cycle; Land Cover-Land Use Change; Nonlinear Resp Multi Envirn; Plus Island Sound Ecosystem; Water Cycles Solution Network
Wake, Cameron Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Earth Sciences GHGERF; CSNE; Snow Chemistry in Denali; glaciology; environmental chemistry
Walker, Charles W. Zoology Now Natural Resources & the Environment Development of novel marine model systems; clam leukemia and urchin gametogenesis
Wang, Le Economics   Applied econometrics, labor economics and development economics
Ward, Larry Earth Sciences   Coastal geology, sedimentation
Ward, Sally Sociology   Community Food Insecurity; urban sociology, social policy, poverty and inequality, methodology, communities
Ware, Colin Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Humpback Whale Tagging; NHIRC: Sky-Skan Climate Chg
Watson, Winsor Zoology Now Biological Sciences Lobsters, horshoe crabs; Buzzards Bay Lobster Reproduction; estuaries
Watters, David English   American Studies, New England Culture, and early American literature
Wauchope, Barbara Carsey Institue   Direction, design, and implementation of research and evaluation studies, especially focused on programs and initiatives with goals of improving the educational, economic, or health circumstances of low income at-risk families and children and the communities they live in
Weber, Thomas Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping   Rockfish Assessment
Whistler, Cheryl Microbiology Now Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Beneficial host-microbe interactions
Wilburn, Reginald A. English   African American literature and culture
Wiley, Mark Cooperative Extension   GBCW Monitor Water Quality;GBCW WQ & Phyto Monitoring; Marine and coastal environmental programs; Coastal policy issues; Marine science education
Witt, Charlotte Philosophy   Feminism
Wollheim, Wilfred Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Now Natural Resources & the Environment; Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space Aquatic Biogeochemistry/Modeling, climate change
Wood, Craig Decision Sciences   Using the Supply Chain to Disseminate Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Stakeholder Approach; Production and operations management, operations strategy, total quality management, technology management, project management, supply chain management
Woodward, Robert S. Health Management & Policy   Studies of 1) the socio-economic factors (race, education, income, insurance, etc.) determining the medical outcomes of kidney transplants; 2) the value of diagnostic information and the value of air quality forecast information to patients and health care providers; 3) the role of consumption amenities, risk aversion, and hope as drivers of rising health care expenditures. His research activities at WU included manipulations of large databases to determine the cost of disease and the cost saving potential of new pharmaceuticals and treatments
Woznik, Martin Mechanical Engineering   Fluid and thermal science and engineering, and include experiment and theory of wall-bounded turbulent flows, cavitation and bubbly flows, high-speed hydrodynamics, flow measurement, hydraulic modeling and alternative energy applications.
Wraith, Jon Plant Biology Natural Resources & the Environment NHAES Associate Dean of Agriculture
Xiao, Jingfeng Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space   Remote Sensing and Modeling of Terrestrial Ecosystems and Carbon Cycle ; GIS/GPS, ocean remote sensing