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Below are a few of the Ohio University faculty members who are available to direct student research. Select a department to find the faculty associated with it.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advisory Board Members

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Michele Morrone, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1994

Environmental Policy, Science Policy, Environmental Health, Environmental

Education

Grover Center E342                      

593-9549                     

morrone@ohio.edu

 

Elliot Abrams, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1984

Cultural Ecology

Bentley Annex 123                       

593-1387                      

abrams@ohio.edu

 

Kim Brown, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2000

Ecosystem Ecology, Forest Ecophysiology

Porter Hall 419                            

593-1122                     

brownk4@ohio.edu

 

Glen Jackson, Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2002Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography, Explosives, Detecting Decaying
Flesh, Metal Contamination in Waterways

Clippinger 175                           

593-0797                      

jacksong@ohio.edu

 

James Lein, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1986

Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Planning,

  Environmental Impact Assessment

Clippinger 107                              

593-1147                           

lein@ohio.edu

 

Dina Lopez, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1992

Hydrogeochemistry, Hydrogeology, Acid Mine Drainage

Clippinger 316                             

593-9435                       

lopezd@ohio.edu

 

Nancy Manring, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1991

Environmental Politics, Public Dispute Resolution

Bentley Annex 251                        

593-4375                     

manring@ohio.edu

 

Wendy Parker, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2003

Climate Modelling, Science and Public Policy, Environmental Ethics

220B Ellis

593-4544

parkerw@ohio.edu

 

Willem Roosenburg, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992

Evolution of Life Histories, Evolution of Environmental Sex Determination, Turtles

Life Sciences Bldg. 247               

593-9669                       

roosenbu@ohio.edu

 

Kevin Crist, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1995

Trophospheric Photochemistry, Air Quality Modeling, Emissions Assessment,

  Pollution Control, Environmental Impact Analysis, Director Center for Air Quality

Stocker Center 127                       

593-4751                          

cristk@ohio.edu

 

Tim Ryan, Ph.D., University of Texas-Houston, 1998

Environmental Sciences, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Volatile Organics, Distance

Education Pedagogy, Carbon Monoxide, Noise

Grover Center E344                     

593-2134                          

ryant@ohio.edu

 

Bruce Martin, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2000

Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Ethics, Psychosocial Processes

 And Outcomes of Adventure Programming

Grover Center E195

593-4647

martinc2@ohio.edu

 

 

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

 

 

African American Studies [top of page]

 

Vibert Cambridge, Ph.D., Ohio University, 1989

Communication & Development (Social Change)

Lindley 302                   

593-9178              

cambridg@ohio.edu

 

 

Biological Sciences [top of page]

 

Helaine Burstein, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1988

Animal Science, Nutrition (Ruminant)

Irvine Hall 062         

593-9483         

burstein@ohio.edu

 

Patrick Hassett, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1986

Biological Oceanography, Zooplankton Ecology

Wilson Hall 202                       

593-2356                            

hassett@ohio.edu

 

Kelly Johnson, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1993

Entomology, Ecology & Evolution, Insect/Plant Interactions, Adaptational Physiology

Wilson Hall 101                       

593-0276                        

johnsok3@ohio.edu

 

Donald Miles, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1985

Ecology & Conservation Biology - Lizards & Birds

Life Science 131                        

593-2317                           

milesd@ohio.edu

 

Scott Moody, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1980

Herpetology, Systematics, Morphology

Irvine 318                                

593-2360                          

moody@ohio.edu

 

Molly Morris, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1987

Behavioral Ecology, Fish, Sexual Selection and Evolution of Communication

Life Sciences Bldg. 243              

593-0337     

morrism@ohio.edu

 

Stephen Reilly, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1986

Amphibian Biology, Morphometrics, Ecological Morphology

Life Sciences Bldg. 129              

593-0424                             

reilly@ohio.edu

 

Willem Roosenburg, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992

Evolution of Life Histories, Evolution of Environmental Sex Determination, Turtles

Life Sciences Bldg. 247               

593-9669                       

roosenbu@ohio.edu

 

Gerald Svendsen, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1973

Vertebrate Ecology, Mammalogy

Irvine Hall 202                          

593-2995                      

svendsen@ohio.edu

 

Matthew White, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1983

Population Genetics, Conservation Biology

Irvine Hall 310                           

593-2413                         

whitem@ohio.edu



Chemistry [top of page]

 

Jared Butcher, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1978

Organic Chemistry

Clippinger 391                           

517-8463                      

jbutcher1@ohio.edu

 

Howard Dewald, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 1984

Analytical Chemistry

Wilson Admin. Bldg. 307              

517-8455                         

dewald@ohio.edu

 

Peter Harrington, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1988

Analytical/Forensic Chemistry

Clippinger 177                            

517-8458            

peter.harrington@ohio.edu

 

Glen Jackson, Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2002

Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography, Explosives, Detecting Decaying
Flesh, Metal Contamination in Waterways

Clippinger 175                           

593-0797                      

jacksong@ohio.edu

 

James Proctor, M.S.E.S., Ohio University, 1979

Reclamation Chemistry, Environmental Consulting

Bennett Hall 235, Chillicothe Campus   

774-7200                 

proctor@ohio.edu

 

 

Classics and World Religions [top of page]

 

Elizabeth Collins, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1991

Director of International Development Studies

Ellis Hall 220A                            

593-0392                        

collinse@ohio.edu

 

 

Economics [top of page]

 

Roy Boyd, Ph.D., Duke University, 1981

Environmental & Natural Resource Economics

Haning 211                                

593-2040                        

boydr1@ohio.edu

 

Julia Paxton, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1996

Agricultural Economics, Non-profit Organizations

Bentley Annex 329                      

593-2042                        

Paxton@ohio.edu

 

Ariaster Chimeli, Ph.D., University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, 2001

Environmental and Energy Economics

Bentley Annex 319                   

593-9849                           

chimeli@ohio.edu

 

 

Environmental and Plant Biology [top of page]

 

Harvey Ballard, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996

Plant Molecular Systematics & Evolution; Insect Ecology;  Conservation of Rare Species

Porter 406                                  

593-4659                      

ballardh@ohio.edu

 

Kim Brown, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2000

Ecosystem Ecology, Forest Ecophysiology

Porter Hall 419                            

593-1122                     

brownk4@ohio.edu

 

Philip D. Cantino, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1980

Angiosperm Systematics

Porter 411A                                 

593-1128                      

cantino@ohio.edu

 

Gene Mapes, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1978
Plant Paleontology, Paleoecology, and Environmental Studies

The Ridges Bldg. 22                     

593-9526                     

mapesg@ohio.edu

 

Glenn Matlack, Ph.D., University College of North Wales (Bangor, UK), 1984

Plant Population Biology & Forest Ecology

Porter Hall 508                              

593-1131                     

matlack@ohio.edu


Brian McCarthy, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1990

Forest Ecology, Invasive Species Ecology

Porter 416B                                  

593-1615                    

mccarthy@ohio.edu

 

Allan Showalter, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1983

Biochemical & Molecular Techniques

Porter 504B                                 

593-1135                    

showalte@ohio.edu

 

Arthur Trese, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, 1989

Nitrogen Fixation, Molecular Techniques

Porter 500A                                 

593-0260                         

trese@ohio.edu

 

Morgan Vis-Chiasson, Ph.D., Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995

Aquatic Ecology, Fresh Water Algae

Porter 400                                   

593-1130                      

vis-chia@ohio.edu

 

 

Geography [top of page]

 

Tim Anderson, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1994

Cultural Geography, Geopolitics, International Migrations

Clippinger 110                             

593-1148                    

anderst1@ohio.edu

 

Nancy Bain, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1973

Land Use Planning

Clippinger Lab 122                        

593-1140                       

bainn@ohio.edu

 

Geoffrey Buckley, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1997

Historical Environmental Geography, Resource Conservation and Management,

  Landownership; and Land Use, North America, and Appalachia

Clippinger 111                             

593-9846                   

buckleg1@ohio.edu

 

James Dyer, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1992

Biogeography, Landscape Ecology & Human Impact

Clippinger 112                              

593-1142                         

dyer@ohio.edu

 

Brad Jokisch, Ph.D., Clark University, 1998
Agriculture, Land Use, International Population Migration, Latin America

Clippinger 113                              

593-1143                       

jokisch@ohio.edu

 

James Lein, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1986

Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Planning,

  Environmental Impact Assessment

Clippinger 107                              

593-1147                           

lein@ohio.edu

 

Harold Perkins, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2006

Urban Political Ecology, Urban Political Economy, Politics of Nonhuman Organisms

Clippinger 105a

593-9896

perkinsh@ohio.edu 

 

Margaret Pearce, Ph.D., Clark University, 1998

Cartographic Design and Geovisualization, Indigenous Mapping, Map History
Clippinger 104A

593-1116

pearce@ohio.edu

 

Dorothy Sack, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1988

Geomorphology, Lake and Stream Systems, Arid Lands, Air Photo Interpretation

Clippinger 108                             

593-1149                          

sack@ohio.edu

 

Yeong-Hyun Kim, Ph.D, Syracuse University, 1998

Urban and Economic Geography

Clippinger Lab 105B

593-9179

kimy1@ohio.edu

 

 

Geology [top of page]

 

Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1985

Sedimentology, Diagenesis, Ichnology, Liminology

Clippinger Lab 211                       

593-1989                     

gierlows@ohio.edu

 

Dina Lopez, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1992

Hydrogeochemistry, Hydrogeology, Acid Mine Drainage

Clippinger 316                             

593-9435                       

lopezd@ohio.edu


Greg Nadon, Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1991

River System Dynamics

Clippinger 207                             

593-4212                        

nadon@ohio.edu

 

Gregory Springer, Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2002

Geomorphology, Fluvial Systems

Clippinger 214                              

593-9436                    

springeg@ohio.edu

 


History [top of page]

 

Peter John Brobst, Ph.D., University of Texas

British Empire/Commonwealth

Bentley Annex 447                       

593-0221                          

brobst@ohio.edu

 

Paul Milazzo, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2001

History, Clean Water Act

Bentley Annex 449                        

593-4359                      

milazzo@ohio.edu

 

Steve Miner, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1987

European and Soviet History

Bentley Annex 417                       

593-4333                        

miner@ohio.edu

 

 

Mathematics [top of page]

 

Vardges Melkonian, Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002

Operations Research, Discrete Optimization

550 Morton Hall                           

593-1279            

vardges@math.ohiou.edu

 

 

Philosophy [top of page]

 

Mark Lebar, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1999

Moral, Social and Political, Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy

220M Ellis Hall

593-4592

lebar@ohio.edu

 

Wendy Parker, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2003

Climate Modelling, Science and Public Policy, Environmental Ethics

220B Ellis

593-4544

parkerw@ohio.edu

 

Art Zucker, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990

Medicine and Ethics (Applied Ethics); Philosophy of Science;

  Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Biology; History of Genetics

202A Ellis Hall

593-4596 

zuckera@ohio.edu

 

 

Political Science [top of page]

 

Delysa Burnier, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1990

Public Administration, American Government

Bentley Annex 217                       

593-1337                       

burnier@ohio.edu


John Gilliom, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990

Constitutional Law

Bentley Annex 223                       

593-1338                       

gilliom@ohio.edu


Nancy Manring, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1991

Environmental Politics, Public Dispute Resolution

Bentley Annex 251                        

593-4375                     

manring@ohio.edu

 

Judith Millesen, Ph.D., University of Albany, SUNY, 2003

Non-profit Organizations

Bentley Annex 223                       

593-4381                      

millesen@ohio.edu

Mark Weinberg, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1981

Public Sector Strategy

Voinovich School 203                    

593-4390                   

weinberm@ohio.edu

 

Julie White, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1996

Ethics and Public Policy, Welfare

Bentley Annex 227                       

593-1333                   

whitej@ohio.edu



Sociology /Anthropology [top of page]

 

Elliot Abrams, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1984

Cultural Ecology

Bentley Annex 123                       

593-1387                      

abrams@ohio.edu

 

Gene Ammarell, Ph.D., Yale University, 1994

Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Social Change, Southeast Asia
Political Ecology

Bentley Annex 153                        

593-1379                   

ammarell@ohio.edu

 

Leon Anderson, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1987

Social Psychology

Bentley Annex 157                       

593-1377                   

andersoe@ohio.edu

 

Ann Freter-Abrams, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1988

Human Ecology, Latin America, and Archaeological Deforestation

Bentley Annex 121                       

593-1383                         

freter@ohio.edu

Stephen Scanlan, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2000
Comparative Social Change, Political Sociology, Collective
Behavior and Social Movements, Social Stratification and Inequality

Bentley Annex 113
593-1384
scanlans@ohio.edu

 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

 

 

Management Systems [top of page]

 

Gary Coombs, Jr., Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1993

Environmental Management, Organization Behavior & Theory

Copeland 334                              

593-9322                     

coombs@ohio.edu

 

 

Marketing Department [top of page]

Elizabeth Blair, MBA., Ohio University, 1984

Director Multicultural Affairs, Marketing

Copeland 626                               

593-2026                         

blair@ohio.edu

 

 

SCRIPPS COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION

 

 

School of Journalism [top of page]

 

Bernhard Debatin, Ph.D., Technical University Berlin 1994

Multimedia Policy, Journalism

Scripps 118

593-9809
debatin@ohio.edu

 

Daniel Riffe, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1981

Mass Communication & Environmental Risk, International News

Scripps 203                                  

593-2597                          

riffe@ohio.edu

 

 

School of Telecommunications [top of page]

 

David Mould, Ph.D., Ohio University, 1989

Politics & The Electronic Media

RTVC 097C                                   

593-4885                      

mould@ohio.edu

Rafael Obregon, Ph.D., Pennsylvannia State University, 1999

Communication and International Development, Health Communication,

 Media and Social Change

obregon@ohio.edu

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION [top of page]

 

 

Teresa Franklin, Ph.D., Ohio University, 1999

Educational Studies

McCracken 250                            

593-4561                      

franklit@ohio.edu


Ralph Martin, Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1981

Science Education, K-12

McCracken 246                            

593-4455          &nb