Dr. Levan Elbakidze is a Professor and Graduate Coordinator for the Ph.D. program in Natural Resource Economics at the School of Natural Resources and the Environment within the Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at West Virginia University. He also serves as a faculty research associate at the Regional Research Institute and at the Center for Innovation in Gas Research and Utilization at WVU. Dr. Elbakidze earned his BS and MS from the University of Nevada, Reno, and his PhD from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining WVU in 2015, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho (2008-2015), where he received tenure in 2014. At WVU, he earned tenure in 2018 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2022. Dr. Elbakidze's research program primarily focuses on natural resource economics, with particular emphasis on water resource economics, management of invasive species and pests, energy economics, and the application of experimental economics to environmental problems. His work often involves interdisciplinary modeling of complex systems where human and biophysical components interact. He has secured research funding from prestigious sources including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geologic Survey, and the Nature Conservancy. His research portfolio demonstrates a strong commitment to addressing pressing environmental challenges through economic analysis, with recent work spanning water quality issues (including PFAS contamination), agricultural trade impacts on the environment, food safety economics, and the socioeconomic dimensions of energy development. His publications appear in top journals including Water Resources Research, Resource and Energy Economics, and Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. Water Economics and Policy Editor's Choice for 2023 Featured on AGU Science News Editor Highlight (top 2% of publications) As Graduate Coordinator since 2018, Dr. Elbakidze plays a key role in mentoring the next generation of environmental and resource economists. His teaching interests align closely with his research, covering graduate and undergraduate courses in water resources economics, energy economics, environmental economics, and quantitative methods. Dr. Elbakidze's work bridges theoretical economic principles with practical environmental challenges, contributing valuable insights for policymakers addressing complex resource management issues.
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Dr. Andrew R. Thomas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing at the College of Business, The University of Akron, where he has been a faculty member since August 25, 2003. He specializes in international business and marketing, teaching courses such as International Business Environments and Strategic Marketing. His academic leadership includes serving as Department Assessment Coordinator and Study Abroad Coordinator for the Panama MBA Trip. PhD, University of Bucharest, Academia de Studii Economice MA, The University of Akron BA, The University of Akron Dr. Thomas’s research centers on global strategy, sales and distribution, neuromarketing, and transportation and supply chain security. His work bridges business and public policy, particularly in high-risk environments and emerging markets. He has extensively published on topics such as innovation diffusion, ethical implications of neuromarketing, and the geopolitical impact of energy shifts like the fracking revolution. His recent publications reflect a strong trend toward interdisciplinary research, combining marketing theory with security studies, public health, and global economics. From analyzing fentanyl exposure risks in transportation to examining neuromarketing ethics, his work demonstrates a commitment to addressing real-world challenges through academic inquiry. Books like The Canal of Panama and Globalization and American Shale Energy and the Global Economy highlight his expertise in geopolitics and infrastructure. Editorial Contribution Award, Springer (2025) North America Best Business Case 2020, New World Report (2021) Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Department of State (2006) Distinguished Service Award, U.S. Department of State (2015) Dean's Excellence Award for Graduate Teaching (2020) Winner: Berry-Book Prize, American Marketing Association (2010) Dr. Thomas has secured significant research grants, including $255,000 from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for predictive modeling in security. He has advised honors students and served as Graduate Council member and Faculty Senate representative. His editorial roles include long-term service as Journal Editor for the Journal of Transportation Security and guest editor for the European Journal of Marketing . He leads initiatives in academic publishing as a member of the UA Press Editorial Board and has contributed to international scholarship through Fulbright and editing volumes on Eastern Europe. His presentations to regional chambers and industry groups reflect strong community engagement and applied research dissemination.
Michael H Youngمشاهده پروفایل
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Dr. Michael H. Young is a Research Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin. He holds dual roles at the Bureau of Economic Geology and the Jackson School, focusing on ecohydrology, groundwater recharge, and soil-water interactions. His career spans over 35 years in academia, federal agencies, and private industry, with expertise in vadose zone hydrology and environmental geosciences. Education: Ph.D. in Soil and Water Science (1995, University of Arizona), M.S. in Geological Sciences (1986, Ohio University), B.A. in Geology (1983, Hartwick College). Research interests include arid landscape hydrology, water/energy nexus, and soil physics. He has authored/co-authored nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles, served as Editor of Vadose Zone Journal , and chairs committees in professional societies. Awards include Fellowships from the Geological Society of America and Soil Science Society of America (2016), and the Walter Excellence Award (2017). Advising: Supervised over 10 graduate students and postdocs, focusing on interdisciplinary topics like life cycle assessments of energy systems and induced seismicity. Active in teaching, including courses on geological research methods. Labs/Teams: Leads projects in the Texas Soil Observation Network (TxSON) and collaborates with the Center for Injection and Seismicity Research (CISR). Engages in consortia like the Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC) and Mudrock Systems Research Laboratory (MSRL).
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- Environmental Equity and Justice
- Energy and Food Systems Transitions
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Debra Davidson is a Professor in the Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. Her research focuses on climate change impacts, environmental equity, energy transitions, and natural resource governance. She co-leads a SSHRC-funded project on impact assessment reform ($652,000, 2020-2023), addressing Indigenous sovereignty, knowledge integration, and climate impacts in Canadian policy processes. Her teaching includes R SOC 271 (Politics of Food/Natural Resources) and R SOC 558 (Sociology of Environmental Risk). Recent interdisciplinary research projects include genomic-assisted tree breeding in Alberta forests and climate change mitigation in agricultural sectors. Davidson's work bridges social sciences and environmental policy, emphasizing reflexive governance, risk communication, and justice-centered approaches. She has published widely on fossil fuel politics, fracking impacts, and the sociological dimensions of climate adaptation, with over 50 peer-reviewed articles since 2014.
Paula Mouser is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on microbial ecology in extreme environments, particularly in hydraulically fractured shale wells, and the biodegradation of industrial contaminants in water systems. Ph.D., University of Vermont M.S., University of Vermont B.S., Utah State University Mouser's work spans environmental microbiology, toxicology, and engineering, with key contributions to understanding: Microbial adaptation in shale gas wells Biodegradation of surfactants and PFAS Antibiotic resistance gene dynamics Uranium attenuation in contaminated aquifers SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance Her recent publications (2024-2011) reveal trends in environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, wastewater treatment challenges, and microbial community responses to industrial contaminants.
Erich Muehlegger is a Professor at the University of California, Davis, specializing in energy economics, environmental policy, public finance, and industrial organization. His research employs empirical methods to analyze consumer responses to taxes, subsidies, and regulations, with focus areas including electric vehicle adoption, pollution abatement, and gasoline market dynamics. Education Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005 B.A., Mathematics and Economics, Williams College, 1997 Research Focus Professor Muehlegger's work centers on quantifying behavioral responses to economic incentives in energy and environmental contexts. Key themes include distributional impacts of vehicle policies, tax evasion dynamics, air pollution externalities, and market reactions to regulatory changes. His approach combines quasi-experimental designs with microeconomic modeling to inform climate and transportation policy. Publication Trends Recent articles (2019-2025) demonstrate a strong emphasis on electric vehicle economics, including adoption incentives, pollution benefits, and market barriers. Concurrent work examines political economy aspects of fuel taxation and decarbonization investments. Methodologically, studies leverage microgeographic data and natural experiments to establish causal relationships. Awards and Grants National Center for Sustainable Transportation Grant (2022): Analysis of fuel tax opposition NSF SB-1 Grant (2021): Economics of electric vehicle adoption Caltrans Grant (2017): Distributional impacts of vehicle policies Three additional competitive grants (2017-2019) on EV subsidy effectiveness and pollution abatement Teaching and Service Teaches courses in strategy, competition, regulation, quantitative methods, and market failure. No student advising or lab affiliations reported.
Aaron Veenstraمشاهده پروفایل
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Aaron Veenstra is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), where he teaches courses such as Political Communication and Mass Communication Theory. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and previously taught at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. His research focuses on how social and political identities shape media engagement, particularly in the digital age. He also integrates his background in web development to explore how digital environments influence information access and interpretation. Dr. Veenstra’s expertise spans political communication, media effects, online communities, and cognitive bias. His work examines topics like partisan media consumption, identity-driven media evaluation, and the role of social media in maintaining relationships among diaspora communities. He has published extensively on topics such as social identity theory, media framing, and the evolution of communication models. His recent articles highlight trends in AI’s impact on journalism education, the interplay of political identities in public policy debates, and the dynamics of social media discourse. While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, his contributions address contemporary challenges in digital communication and media literacy. He advises no listed students but maintains active involvement in graduate education through course instruction. Dr. Veenstra’s research often bridges theoretical frameworks with practical digital phenomena, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to communication studies. His work on Twitter’s role in political discourse and YouTube’s influence on partisan attitudes underscores his commitment to understanding evolving media landscapes.
Joanna Gilmoreمشاهده پروفایل
مدرس ارشد
- Public Order Law
- Policing Policy
- Counter-Terrorism
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Dr. Joanna Gilmore is a Senior Lecturer in Law at York Law School, University of York. Her expertise spans public order law, counter-terrorism, human rights, and community-based responses to police misconduct. She holds degrees from Newcastle, Manchester, and York Universities, including a PhD (2013) on protest regulation under the Human Rights Act 1998. Her career includes roles at the University of Manchester (2012–2013) before joining York as Lecturer (2013–2021) and Senior Lecturer (2021–present). Her research focuses on protest policing, with notable projects including the socio-legal study of the 1984–85 miners’ strike and analysis of anti-fracking protests. She collaborates with organizations like Liberty and the Century Foundation, and co-founded the Northern Police Monitoring Project. Her work has influenced UN interventions, parliamentary debates, and media coverage (e.g., The Guardian, BBC Newsnight). She leads initiatives to improve access to higher education and the legal profession. Key projects include British Academy/Leverhulme-funded research on legal solidarity during the miners’ strike, ESRC-funded work on wrongful convictions, and interdisciplinary studies on protest trials’ democratic potential. She teaches Criminal Law, Counter-Terrorism, and Law & Society modules, and serves on editorial boards and advisory groups.
Karen Makuchمشاهده پروفایل
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Karen Makuch is an Associate Professor in Environmental Law at Imperial College London's Centre for Environmental Policy (CEP) under the Faculty of Natural Sciences. She serves as the GECP Option Co-convener for the MSc Environmental Technology program, overseeing curriculum design, recruitment, and student development. She chairs the CEP Communications Committee and co-chairs the Mitigating Circumstances Committee, while also holding roles on College-wide panels including the Academic Misconduct and Student Appeals Panels. Affiliation: Centre for Environmental Policy Affiliation: Grantham Institute Affiliation: Sustainable Transitions Karen leads the Makuch Research Group, mentoring global PhD researchers in topics such as climate finance, environmental resilience, and water management. Her research spans environmental law, public interest environmental law, citizen science, and the environmental rights of children, with a focus on legal frameworks for sustainability and justice. She has supervised PhD theses funded by entities including the UKRI, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, and Mexican National Council of Science and Technology. Her recent publications (2020-2023) analyze procedural justice in greenhouse gas removal, citizen science applications, shale gas regulation, and behavioral strategies for energy sustainability. Key trends include interdisciplinary legal analysis, comparative policy studies, and justice-centered approaches to environmental governance. Karen contributes to external academic evaluation as a peer reviewer, external PhD examiner, and LLM External Examiner. She previously served as a Trustee and Chair of a Community-run Organisation's Board of Trustees.
Zdeněk P. Bažant is the McCormick Institute Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University, with courtesy appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. A registered structural engineer in Illinois since 1971, he holds a C.E. (1960) from Czech Technical University, a Ph.D. (1963) in Engineering Mechanics from Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, and a Docent in Concrete Structures (1967) from Czech Technical University. Czech Technical University in Prague, Civil Engineer (C.E.), 1960 Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, 1963 Charles University, Postgraduate Diploma in Theoretical Physics, 1966 Czech Technical University, Docent (Habilitatis) in Concrete Structures, 1967 His research spans fracture mechanics , size effects in material failure, creep and hygrothermal modeling in nanoporous solids, probabilistic mechanics , and computational methods for concrete, rocks, composites, and biomimetic materials. Recent work includes hydraulic fracturing in shale, CO2 sequestration , and WTC collapse mechanics . Key publications focus on fracture scaling , concrete durability , and multi-physics modeling . Awards include ASME Medal , ASCE Lifetime Achievement , and 7 honorary doctorates . He has contributed to engineering standards for concrete and composite materials. ASME Timoshenko Medal Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art 7 Honorary Doctorates Northwestern's ZP Bazant Medal Stanford's #1 Civil Engineering Citation Rank (2019) He leads research on creep-shrinkage interactions , microprestress-solidification theory , and AI-aided material optimization , with applications in nuclear waste storage , geothermal energy , and impact-resistant composites . His work has been cited in over 250,000 publications (ISI Highly Cited).
Heather Veilleuxمشاهده پروفایل
پژوهشگر ارشد
- Climate Change Biology
- Marine Biology
- Genomics
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Dr. Heather Veilleux is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (James Cook University) and the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on genomic and epigenetic mechanisms enabling coral reef fish to acclimate to climate change, with a special emphasis on transgenerational acclimation and molecular responses to warming. She employs next-generation sequencing, qRT-PCR, and environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques to study climate impacts on marine organisms. Her work bridges molecular biology and ecological adaptation, addressing critical questions about species resilience in a changing climate. Veilleux’s academic career includes a PhD from James Cook University (2015), followed by postdoctoral research at JCU and collaborations with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). She has also conducted eDNA studies to detect invasive species in Australian waters and Arctic grayling in Canada. Her teaching includes coordinating undergraduate labs in biochemistry and molecular ecology. Her research interests span climate change biology, marine genomics, epigenetics, and conservation biology. She has contributed to projects on thermal tolerance in corals, Arctic grayling habitat analysis, and synthetic musk toxicity in aquatic organisms. Veilleux’s interdisciplinary approach integrates fieldwork, molecular techniques, and computational analysis to advance understanding of climate adaptation in marine ecosystems.
Christian Leuz is the Charles F. Pohl Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting and Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He holds affiliations with institutions such as the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and the Leibniz Institute SAFE. His research focuses on corporate disclosure, transparency regulation, ESG reporting, and the economic effects of regulation in financial markets. Leuz earned his doctoral degree and Habilitation from Goethe University Frankfurt and received an honorary doctorate from Maastricht University in 2024. Key research areas include corporate governance, financial markets, securities regulation, and international accounting standards. His work bridges accounting, finance, and policy, addressing topics like fracking’s environmental impacts, mandatory carbon disclosures, and audit quality. Leuz has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the ACA Prize and Humboldt Research Award, and is a senior editor for the Journal of Accounting Research . Education: PhD and Habilitation in Accounting, Goethe University Frankfurt Dr. h.c. (Honorary Doctorate), Maastricht University (2024) Affiliations: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Leibniz Institute SAFE European Corporate Governance Institute His recent work emphasizes transparency’s role in mitigating environmental externalities and informing climate policies. Notable contributions include studies on hydraulic fracturing’s water quality impacts and the design of mandatory carbon emissions reporting. Leuz also explores conflicts of interest in banking, audit partner rotations, and investor behavior in market manipulation schemes. Awards: Chicago Booth Phoenix Award (2023) ACA Prize in Financial Governance (2022) Humboldt Research Award (2012) Highly Cited Researcher (Thomson Reuters, 2014–2018) Grants & Teams: Leuz collaborates across disciplines, leading projects on sustainability governance, financial regulation, and environmental policy. His research often combines large datasets to analyze real-world impacts of regulatory policies.
Alexander James is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Wyoming's College of Business. He holds a PhD from the University of Wyoming and a BA from California State University, Chico. His research explores natural resources, environmental policy, and behavioral economics using experimental methods. Research interests include the intersection of resource-rich economies with political and social outcomes, behavioral interventions in charitable giving and honesty, and spatial analysis of economic shocks. His work frequently addresses oil economics, regional development disparities, and crisis responses like COVID-19. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on empirical analysis of environmental and behavioral economics, with recent work examining oil-driven corruption, agricultural crime patterns, and pandemic behavior. Trends show growing emphasis on field experiments and policy applications. Top 5% of Authors in RePEc (2022) Researcher of the Year (CBPP, 2022) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence (2019) No student advisees or grant details are documented. External affiliations include the Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies at Oxford.
Professor Jenny Davis is a leading environmental scientist specializing in freshwater ecology at Charles Darwin University, affiliated with the College of Engineering, IT and Environment and the Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods. Her research focuses on groundwater-dependent ecosystems in arid, semi-arid, and tropical regions, addressing critical questions about environmental water needs and biodiversity conservation. She has been involved in six major research projects, including climate change risk assessments in Northern Territory ecosystems and the Beetaloo GBA Baseline Survey Program. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to life on land and water conservation. Awards: Murdoch University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision (2004), Australian Society for Limnology Medal (2006) Grants/Projects: Over $3 million in funding for initiatives such as groundwater security projects and water security programs in Northern Australia. Her research emphasizes the role of groundwater refugia and the impacts of climate change on arid zone biodiversity. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and technical reports, advancing knowledge in freshwater ecology and sustainable resource management.
Melina Ey is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Geography and Environmental Studies within the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her academic work focuses on cultural geography with particular emphasis on resistance, care, and repair practices in the context of climate change and resource extraction. Education: Doctor in Philosophy in Human Geography, University of Newcastle Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours), University of Newcastle Bachelor of Development Studies, University of Newcastle Melina Ey's research explores community-led and localized responses to environmental challenges, with particular attention to more-than-human reparative openings in energy transition contexts. Her work examines how non-humans survive and adapt in contaminated spaces, and investigates possibilities for human-non-human collaborations that foster care-full, nourishing relationships and inclusive communities. Her research bridges cultural geography, environmental humanities, and multispecies ethnography to address pressing questions about resistance practices, particularly in communities opposing mining and extractive projects. Her publication record reveals consistent scholarly engagement with themes of resistance, care ethics, and the complexities of resource extraction. Her work demonstrates an evolving trajectory from examining community resistance to extractive projects toward more nuanced explorations of more-than-human relationships in contaminated landscapes. Her methodological approaches increasingly incorporate feminist and decolonial perspectives, with recent work developing 'weak methodologies' for engaging with uncertainty in environmental research. Scientific Recognition: Visiting Fellowship: Biodiverse Anthropocenes at The University of Oulu (2024) Artist Residency co-awarded with Dr. Penny Dunstan through LiddellWORKS Upper Hunter (2023) Outstanding Contribution to Teaching award from the College of Engineering, Science and Environment (2023) Melina Ey serves as Associate Editor for Australian Geographer (2024) and Co-Convenor of the Cultural Geography Study Group for the Institute of Australian Geographers (2023-2024). She teaches several geography courses including Introduction to Human Geography, Global Poverty and Development, and Geographies of Development, where she brings her research expertise into the classroom through courses examining development issues from historical and geographic perspectives. Her academic work contributes significantly to understanding community responses to environmental challenges, particularly through her examination of localized resistance practices and more-than-human relationships in contexts of ecological transformation.