2012-2013 Catalogue
Faculty for The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Saleem Hassan Ali
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2002
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1994 Tufts University
MES 1996 Yale University
Katharine Anderson
Senior Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1996
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1976 University of Vermont
MA 1979 University of Vermont
PHD 1997 Louisiana State University
Robert V Bartlett
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Professor of Political Science
Appointed in 2006
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BA 1974 Indiana University Bloomington
MPA 1976 Indiana University Bloomington
PHD 1984 Indiana University Bloomington
Mark Alan Beekey
Lecturer of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2001
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1994 Juniata College
PHD 2001 University of Delaware
Dale Roger Bergdahl
Professor of Environment and Natural Resources Emeritus
Appointed in 1977
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1966 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
MS 1974 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PHD 1979 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Paul Robert Bierman
Associate Professor of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Professor of Geology
Appointed in 1993
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1985 Williams College
MS 1990 University of Washington
PHD 1993 University of Washington
F. Herbert Bormann
Adjunct Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1994
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1948 Rutgers University New Brunswick/Piscataway
PHD 1952 Duke University
William Breck Bowden
Director of Water Resources and Lake Studies Center
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2002
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1973 University of Georgia
David Edward Capen
Research Professor of Natural Resources Emeritus
Appointed in 1976
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BSF 1969 University of Tennessee
MS 1972 University of Maine
PHD 1977 Utah State University
Lisa Cheryl Chase
Assistant Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Extension Associate Professor
Appointed in 2002
Extension - Programming and Faculty Support
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BA 1990 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
MS 1996 Cornell University
PHD 2001 Cornell University
Arthur B. Cohn
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1992
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BA 1971 University of Cincinnati
JD 1974 Boston College
Robert Costanza
Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2002
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BA 1973 University of Florida
MA 1974 University of Florida
PHD 1979 University of Florida
Cecilia Marie Danks
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2001
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1983 Williams College
MS 1993 University of California Berkeley
PHD 2000 University of California Berkeley
Jan Decher
Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Research Associate of Biology
Appointed in 1997
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1985 Philipps University
MS 1989 Fort Hays State University
PHD 1996 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Donald Henry Dehayes
Professor of Natural Resources Emeritus
Appointed in 1977
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1972 SUNY Stony Brook
MS 1974 Michigan State University
PHD 1977 Michigan State University
Donald Forrest Dennis
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1985
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
MS 1977 University of New Hampshire
MS 1982 Yale University
MPH 1983 Yale University
PHD 1988 Yale University
John R Donnelly
Professor of Natural Resources Emeritus
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1963 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
MS 1964 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
PHD 1970 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Therese M. Donovan
Research Associate Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2000
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1984 Eastern Illinois University
MS 1986 Eastern Illinois University
BS 1986 Eastern Illinois University
PHD 1994 University of Missouri Columbia
Gregory K. Druschel
Adjunct Associate Professor of Geology
Assistant Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2004
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1995 Muskingum College
MS 1998 Washington State University
PHD 2002 University of Wisconsin Madison
Jon D. Erickson
Director of the Gund Institute
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2002
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
AS 1989 North Country Community College
BS 1991 Cornell University
MS 1993 Cornell University
PHD 1997 Cornell University
Lawrence K. Forcier
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1977
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
AB 1966 Dartmouth College
MFS 1968 Yale University
PHD 1973 Yale University
Diane Elliott Gayer
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Lecturer I of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2002
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BA 1975 University of Colorado Boulder
MA 1979 University of Colorado Boulder
Clare A. Ginger
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Director of the Natural Resources Program
Appointed in 1994
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
AB 1981 University of Chicago
MSL 1987 Vermont Law School
MS 1992 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
PHD 1995 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
J. Morgan Grove
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2005
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BA 1987 Yale University
MFS 1991 Yale University
PHD 1996 Yale University
Gary J. Hawley
Research Associate and Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1986
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1975 University of Vermont
MS 1982 University of Vermont
Reese Jeremy Hersey
Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2002
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1996 Vermont College
MA 2002 University of Vermont
Jurij Homziak
Extension Assistant Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2000
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1975 San Diego State University
MA 1977 San Diego State University
Thomas Richard Hudspeth
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1972
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1970 Williams College
MS 1972 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
PHD 1982 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Jeffrey Winston Hughes
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Associate Professor of Plant Biology
Appointed in 1988
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1973 University of Massachusetts Amherst
MS 1982 University of Miami
PHD 1987 Cornell University
Charles L. Hulse
Research Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Research Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Appointed in 1996
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1982 Bucknell University
PHD 1989 University of Virginia
MD 1995 University of North Carolina
Adrian J Ivakhiv
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Interim Director of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2003
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BFA 1985 York University
MES 1991 York University
PHD 1997 York University
Jennifer Caroline Jenkins
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2004
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1991 Dartmouth College
MFS 1995 Yale University
PHD 1998 University of New Hampshire
David A. Kaufman
Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1988
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1972 Ithaca College
Stephanie Kaza
Director of the Environmental Studies Program
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1991
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1968 Oberlin College
MA 1970 Stanford University
PHD 1979 University of California Santa Cruz
MDiv 1991 Starr King School for Ministry
William Scott Keeton
Director of the Forestry Program
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2001
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1990 Cornell University
MES 1994 Yale University
PHD 2000 University of Washington
Judith T Kildow
Adjunct Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2003
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AB 1964 Grinnell College
MA 1965 Tufts University
MALD 1966 Tufts University
PHD 1972 Tufts University
Walter Frederick Kuentzel
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Director of Recreation Management Program
Appointed in 1993
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1977 Saint Andrews Presbyterian College
MS 1989 Clemson University
PHD 1994 University of Wisconsin Madison
Perry J. LaPotin
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1993
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1980 Temple University
MS 1982 Temple University
MS 1984 Dartmouth College
PHD 1992 University of Amsterdam
Suzanne Nanette Levine
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1992
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1972 Western Washington University
MS 1976 University of Manitoba
PHD 1983 University of Manitoba
Steven R. Libby
Lecturer of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1992
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1976 University of Vermont
MSC 1987 University of Vermont
Oralia Veronica Lopez
Lecturer I of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1994
Robert Emmet Manning
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1976
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1968 Washington College
MS 1973 Michigan State University
PHD 1975 Michigan State University
J. Ellen Marsden
Interim Director of the Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Program
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1996
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1978 Bryn Mawr College
MS 1985 Cornell University
PHD 1988 Cornell University
Thomas James McEvoy
Extension Professor of Forestry Emeritus
Appointed in 1981
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1975 Michigan State University
Alan W. McIntosh
Director of the Environmental Sciences Program
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1989
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1966 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MS 1968 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
PHD 1972 Michigan State University
Nora J Mitchell
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2000
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BA 1973 Michigan State University
MA 1977 University of Montana
MA 1987 Tufts University
PHD 1996 Tufts University
Thomas Alastair More
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1987
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BS 1968 University of Massachusetts Amherst
MS 1970 University of Massachusetts Amherst
PHD 1973 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Leslie A. Morrissey
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1995
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1974 San Jose State University
MA 1978 San Jose State University
PHD 1992 Oregon State University
Patricia Jeri O'Brien
Assistant Professor of Medicine - Hematology Oncology
Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1991
Hematology Oncology, College of Medicine
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1975 University of Vermont
MD 1985 University of Vermont
Richard Roger Paradis
Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1986
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1978 University of New Hampshire
MS 1985 University of Vermont
PHD 2008 Union Institute and University
Donna L. Parrish
Research Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1991
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1974 Southeast Missouri State University
MS 1984 Murray State University
PHD 1988 Ohio State University
Walter Mallery Poleman
Director of Residential Learning Community
Senior Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1997
Residential Learning Community
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1984 Cornell University
MS 1996 University of Vermont
David A. Raphael
Lecturer I in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1997
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1972 Tufts University
MLA 1977 Harvard University
Paul Gerard Schaberg
Lecturer I in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1990
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1981 University of Vermont
MS 1985 University of Vermont
PHD 1996 University of Vermont
Amy Louisa Seidl
Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2000
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1988 Hampshire College
MS 1995 Colorado State University
PHD 2000 University of Vermont
John Buckley Shane Jr.
Lecturer in Natural Resources Emeritus
Appointed in 1983
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1980 University of Vermont
MS 1988 University of Vermont
James Bryan Shanley
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2002
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1974 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS 1983 University of Virginia
PHD 1989 University of Wyoming
Terence Scott Sillett
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2003
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1989 University of Arizona
MS 1992 Louisiana State University
PHD 2000 Dartmouth College
Michael Christian Snyder
Lecturer I of Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1990
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1985 University of Vermont
MS 1990 University of Vermont
Patricia A. Stokowski
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1998
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1976 Michigan State University
MS 1978 Michigan State University
PHD 1988 University of Washington
Allan Matthew Strong
Associate Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1999
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1983 University of Vermont
MS 1986 University of Missouri Columbia
PHD 1999 Tulane University
John H. Todd
Research Professor of Natural Resources Emeritus
Appointed in 1997
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BSC 1961 McGill University
MSC 1963 McGill University
PHD 1968 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Austin R. Troy
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Director of the Transportation Research Center
Appointed in 2001
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Transportation Research Center
BA 1992 Yale University
MF 1995 Yale University
PHD 2001 University of California Berkeley
Curtis L. Ventriss
Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1986
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1973 San Jose State University
BS 1973 San Jose State University
MPA 1976 University of Southern California
PHD 1980 University of Southern California
Kimberly F. Wallin
Director in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Research Assistant Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 2007
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1994 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
MS 1996 University of Wisconsin Madison
PHD 2001 University of Wisconsin Madison
Deane Wang
Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1989
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BA 1973 Harvard University
MS 1977 Cornell University
PHD 1984 Yale University
Richard A. Watts
Lecturer of Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Research Assistant Professor of Community Development and Applied Economics
Research Assistant Professor of Transportation Research Center
Appointed in 2001
Community Development and Applied Economics Department
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Transportation Research Center
BA 1985 SUNY Cortland
MA 1988 Syracuse University
PHD 2000 University of Vermont
Mary Catherine Watzin
Professor of Natural Resources Emerita
Appointed in 1994
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Ian Almer Worley
Professor Emeritus in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Appointed in 1970
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
BS 1964 Youngstown State University
BA 1964 Youngstown State University
MS 1966 Canterbury University
PHD 1971 University of British Columbia
PHD 1972 University of British Columbia
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