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  • Professor Yuko Aoyama is an economic/industrial geographer with expertise in globalization, industrial organization, technological innovation, and cultural economy. Her research interest lies in developing geographic understandings of global capitalisms from institutional and comparative perspectives. Her work demonstrates how various industrial 摆鈥

  • Dana Bauer

    Assistant Director, George Perkins Marsh Institute

    Research Scientist, Economics

    Dr. Dana Bauer is an interdisciplinary researcher with particular interests in conservation and sustainability. She applies economic and ecological theory towards the assessment of ecosystem services and the analysis of policies and programs that aim to protect them. Her current 摆鈥

  • Asha Best

    Assistant Professor, Geography

    Dr. Asha Best received her Ph.D. (2017) in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark. She is an urbanist whose research and teaching is interdisciplinary. Her work links mobilities studies, post-colonial and black studies, critical race theory and studies of urban informality. 摆鈥

  • Halina Brown

    Professor Emeritus, Sustainability and Social Justice

  • Cynthia Caron

    Associate Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

    As a development sociologist and practitioner in international development and humanitarian assistance, Cindy Caron's research focuses on gender relations in a variety of contexts: agricultural production, access to land and natural resources, land and natural resource governance, displacement, and reconstruction 摆鈥

  • Mark Davidson聽is an urban geographer with聽an聽international reputation for his research on gentrification, urban theory, municipal finance, and urban sustainability. He has聽published in high-impact social science journals and published edited collections with SUNY Press and Sage. He has received research funding 摆鈥

  • Timothy Downs

    Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

    Tim Downs is a specialist in environmental science and engineering with over 30 years field experience designing and managing collaborative projects in the UK, the United States, Latin America and Africa. His research focus is on how humans change the 摆鈥

  • Lyndon Estes

    Associate Professor, Geography

    I am an environmental scientist who investigates the drivers and impacts of agricultural change, with a particular focus on Africa. I conduct my research using new Earth Observation technologies and a range of modeling techniques, and work within inter-disciplinary projects 摆鈥

  • Ellen Foley

    Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

    Ellen Foley is a medical anthropologist whose research addresses the social production of disease with a focus on how intertwined global, national, and local social forces shape vulnerability to disease, health status, and access to medical care, particularly in sub-Saharan 摆鈥

  • Abby Frazier

    Assistant Professor, Geography

    Dr. Abby Frazier is a climatologist who studies the spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of climate change and climate variability. Her research uses geospatial analysis to integrate diverse datasets, including models and observations, to understand the multi-disciplinary impacts of climate on 摆鈥

  • Dr. Karen Frey is a professor of earth system science in the Graduate School of Geography. Her research interests involve the combined use of field measurements, satellite remote sensing, and geospatial analytics to study large-scale linkages between land, atmosphere, ocean, 摆鈥

  • Dr. Geoghegan received a B.A. from Queens College, City University of New York in 1987, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 and 1995, respectively. She has been at 顶级国产视频 since 1996. Geoghegan, currently 摆鈥

  • Robert Goble

    Part-time Instructor, Sustainability and Social Justice

  • Denise Humphreys Bebbington

    Research Associate Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

    Denise Humphreys Bebbington is Research Associate Professor in the Department of Sustainability and Social Justice (formerly IDCE) at 顶级国产视频 in Massachusetts, USA. She is Co-director of the Center for the Study of Natural Resources Extraction and Society at 顶级国产视频 摆鈥

  • Robert Johnston

    Professor, Economics

    Director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute

    Dr. Johnston received a B.A. from Williams College in 1990 and a Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island in 1996. He has been at 顶级国产视频 since 2008. He is Director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute and Professor of 摆鈥

  • My research focuses on the effects of climate, disturbances, and land use on mountain forest ecosystems in the U.S. and in Europe. Important recent research themes include: 1) the causes and consequences of forest disturbances such as fires and insect 摆鈥

  • I am an urban geographer with interests in the meanings and understandings of place, local politics, legal geography, qualitative methodologies, and social movements (particularly neighborhood activism). My research focuses on the United States, including past research in the Twin Cities 摆鈥

  • Professor James McCarthy earned a B.A. in English and Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining the Graduate School of Geography in 2011, he was an 摆鈥

  • James Murphy

    Professor, Geography

    Director, Geography

    Jim Murphy鈥檚 research elucidates the structures, agencies, relationalities, and spatialities shaping contemporary economic geographies and examines the prospects for more just, sustainable, and resilient forms of development in the Global South (esp. Africa). 聽This work draws on concepts, theories, and 摆鈥

  • Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger

    Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

    Professor Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger joined the faculty in 2006 after several years of teaching GIS and remote sensing at Mount Holyoke College and Tufts University. She received Ph.D. from 顶级国产视频, and B.A./M.A. degrees in Geography with distinction from Moscow State 摆鈥

  • Gustavo Oliveira

    Assistant Professor, Geography

    I am a human-environment geographer and global political ecologist with a background in the liberal arts and political philosophy, and a PhD in geography from the University of California, Berkeley. My work is driven by a passionate commitment to socio-environmental 摆鈥

  • Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr is a Professor in 顶级国产视频鈥檚 Graduate School of Geography. Dr. Pontius specializes in Geographic Information Science (GIS) with particular expertise in statistics, simulation modeling, and land change science. He derives quantitative methods that are in 摆鈥

  • Margaret Post

    Research Associate Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

  • Samuel Ratick

    Professor Emeritus, Geography

    Sam Ratick served as an environmental scientist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he worked on a forecasting system that assessed current and future effects of economic activity on the environment and the effects of proposed environmental policies on 摆鈥

  • John Rogan joined the faculty as Assistant Professor in Fall 2003. Dr. Rogan received his Ph.D. (Geography) degree from the joint doctoral program at San Diego State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was funded by 摆鈥

  • Laurie Ross

    Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

    Director, Sustainability and Social Justice

    Laurie Ross brings expertise in developing and supporting long-term community-university partnerships that address the social determinants of youth violence. The intractability of youth violence requires horizontal knowledge and strategy production (i.e. responses that are co-created by individuals and communities affected 摆鈥

  • Rinku Roy Chowdhury completed her bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Environmental Science at Wellesley College, a master's degree in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development at the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in Geography at 顶级国产视频. Before returning 摆鈥

  • Morgan Ruelle

    Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice

    Morgan Ruelle is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Science and Policy program in the Department of International Development, Community and Environment. He is interested in how biological and cultural diversity enable communities to anticipate and adapt to change. His 摆鈥

  • Florencia Sangermano is a geographer specialized in geographic information science (GIS), remote sensing, landscape ecology, and ecoacoustics applied to conservation. Her research focuses on climate and land cover change impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity through the lens of geospatial analysis, 摆鈥

  • Dr. Williams is a professor of earth system science within 顶级国产视频鈥檚 School of Geography and is director of the environmental sciences program at 顶级国产视频. 聽His expertise is in terrestrial ecosystems, global environmental change, and climate change.聽 聽He and his team 摆鈥

  • Jing Zhang

    Professor, School of Management

    Jing Zhang's Research Interests include: Information Systems and Sustainability,Smart Government and Smart City,聽Organizational impact of technology and innovation, and聽Interorganizational knowledge sharing and networking. 摆鈥

  • Junfu Zhang

    Professor, Economics

    Department Chair, Economics

    Dr. Zhang received a B.A. from Renmin University of China, an M.A. from 顶级国产视频, and a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He was a dissertation fellow at the Brookings Institution during 2000-2001, and he worked as a 摆鈥