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Department of Resources Management


Faculty List

Professor GreenburgJoshua Greenberg - Department Head - Associate Professor of Resource Economics; University of Connecticut '82 B.S.; University of Alaska Fairbanks '84 M.S.; Washington State University '90 Ph.D. Dr. Greenberg's research includes bioeconomic modeling, economic issues pertaining to the allocation of Alaska renewable natural resources, and the economics of Alaska's reindeer industry. He teaches natural resource and environmental economics. E-Mail: ffjag@uaf.edu

 

Professor FixPeter Fix - Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation; University of Wisconsin LaCrosse '93, B.S.; Colorado State University '99 M.S.; Colorado State University '02 Ph.D.; Dr. Fix's research interests include human dimensions of natural resource management, motivations for recreation participation, recreation planning frameworks, recreation research methods, natural resource based tourism, recreation economics, and nonmarket valuation. E-Mail: ffpjf@uaf.edu

 

Professor KofinasGary Kofinas - Assistant Professor of Resource & Policy Management; University of North Carolina Greensboro '75, B.S.; Antioch/New England Graduate School M.S.T.; University of British Columbia Ph.D.; Dr. Kofinas' research interests are in human dimensions of northern resource management including US-Canadian comparative work, sustainability of communities, community resource management systems, indigneous-agency co-management institutions, local knowledge in ecological monitoring and integrated assessment, and human role in reindeer/caribou systems.
E-Mail: gary.kofinas@uaf.edu Website: http://wwww.faculty.uaf.edu/ffgpk/

Professor LurmanJulie Lurman Joly - Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Law; Rutgers University '97 B.S.; Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies '99 M.E.S.; Georgetown University Law Center '03 J.D.; Dr. Lurman's research interests include wildlife law, comparative natural resources law among arctic circle nations, and the legal/political processes by which natural resources policies are developed in the state of Alaska. E-Mail: ffjjl@uaf.edu

 

Professor SparrowElena Sparrow - Research Associate Professor of Soil Microbiology and Science Education; University of the Philippines '62 B.S.; Cornell University '66 M.S.; Colorado State University '73 Ph.D.; Dr. Sparrow's research interests include nutrient cycling and organic matter decompostion, pesticide degradation, effects of oil spills on soil microbiota and their activities, earth system science education and climate change effects on plants, microorganisms and their activities.
E-Mail: ffebs@uaf.edu

 

Sidney StephensSidney Stephens - Instructor of Global Change Education; University of Alaska Fairbanks '86 M.Ed.; Sidney's focus is K-12 teacher education. She is particularly interested in rural schools and the challenge of connecting the often-disparate perspectives and domains of school and community and of science and traditional ecological knowledge. She teaches science education courses for teachers.
E-Mail: ffss1@uaf.edu

Professor ToddSusan Todd - Associate Professor of Regional/Land Use Planning; Bryn Mawr '75 B.A.; University of Michigan '79 MRP; University of Michigan '95 Ph.D.; Dr. Todd's research concentrates on conflict resolution, mediation, and public land planning. She teaches graduate courses in planning theory and practice, and an undergraduate course in land use planning. E-Mail: ffskt@uaf.edu

 

Emeriti Resources Management Faculty

  • Dr. Allen Epps - Professor of Natural Resources, Emeritus; Montana State University '66 B.S.; '69 Ph.D.
  • Dr. Alan Jubenville - Professor of Resource Management, Emeritus; North Carolina State College '62 B.S.; West Virginia University '64 M.S.; University of Montana'70 Ph.D.
  • Dr. Bonita Neiland - Professor of Land Resources &' Botany, Emeritus; University of Oregon '49 B.S.; Oregon State College '51 M.A.; University of Wisconsin, Madison '54 Ph.D.
  • Dr. Wayne Thomas - Professor of Economics, Emeritus; California State Polytechnic College '65 B.S.; University of Nevada '67 M.S.; Washington State University '71 Ph.D.
  • Dr. Robert Weeden - Professor of Resource Management, Emeritus; University of Massachusetts '53 B.S.; University of Maine '55 M.S.; University of British Columbia '59 Ph.D.

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