School of Natural Resources and Environment

Governing faculty

David Anthoff, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Background: 

Ph.D. (Economics), 2009. International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling and University of Hamburg, Germany.

M.Sc. (Environmental Change and Management), 2004. University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

M.Phil. (Philosophy, Logic and Philosophy of Science), 2003. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany.

Visiting Student (Philosophy), 2001-2002. University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

David Anthoff is an environmental economist who studies climate change and environmental policy. He co-develops the integrated assessment model FUND that is used widely in academic research and in policy analysis. His research has appeared in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Environmental and Resource Economics, the Oxford Review of Economic Policy and other academic journals.

Contact:

anthoff@umich.edu

2006 Dana Building

734.763.8650

Robyn C. Meeks, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Background: 

Harvard University, Ph.D. in Public Policy, 2012

Research fields: Environmental economics, development economics
Dissertation Title: "Essays on the Economics of Household Water Access in Developing Countries"

Yale University, Masters in Environmental Management, 2005
Thesis Title: "International Development and Integrated Water Resources Management"

Brown University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2000

Robyn Meeks is an environmental and development economist. Currently, much of her work focuses on understanding individual and household behavioral responses to the introduction of various environmental technologies and infrastructure in developing countries. Dr. Meeks is an assistant professor with appointments in both the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). She teaches within the Environmental Policy and Planning field of study in SNRE and the Program in the Environment in LSA.

Contact:

meeks@umich.edu

2008 Dana

734.763.8648

Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor

Educational Background: 

Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1990. Advisors:  C. Peter Timmer (chair), Jerry Green, Lawrence Goulder. Dissertation: Essays on Land Management

Master of Arts in Economics, Harvard University, 1988

Arts Baccalaureate, Duke University, 1985. Double Major: Mathematics and Economics

Marie Lynn Miranda became dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, effective Jan. 1, 2012. She also holds an appointment as professor in SNRE and in the Department of Pediatrics. 

Contact:

mlmirand@umich.edu

2046a Dana

734.764.2550

Bilal Butt, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Background: 

Postdoc (Geography & Remote Sensing) University of Wisconsin, Madison 2011
Postdoc (Geography & Ecology) University of Wisconisn, Madison 2010
Ph.D. (Geography) Michigan State University 2007
Graduate Fellow International Livestock Research Institute 2007
M.A.  (Geography) Michigan State University 2002

Bilal Butt is an assistant professor at the School of Natural Resources and Environment and a faculty affiliate of the African Studies Center. Bilal is a people-environment geographer with regional specialization in sub-Saharan Africa and technical expertise in geospatial technologies (GPS, GIS & Remote Sensing), ecological monitoring and social-scientific appraisals.

His general research interests lie at the intersection of the natural and social sciences to answer questions of how people and wildlife are coping with, and adapting to changing climates, livelihoods and ecologies in arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa.  His current projects investigate: (1) the spatiality of livelihood strategies (resource access and utilization) among pastoral peoples under regimes of increasing climatic variability and uncertainty; (2) the nature of the relationships between wildlife and livestock in dry land pastoral ecosystems of East Africa; (3) violent and non-violent conflicts over natural resources, and; (4) how mobile information technologies such as cell phones influence natural resource management strategies among pastoral peoples in dry lands.

Contact:

bilalb@umich.edu

2502 Dana Building

734-615-6149

Bradley J. Cardinale Ph.D.

Associate Professor

I use theory, experiments, and observational studies to address questions aimed at understanding how human alteration of the environment impacts the biotic diversity of communities and, in turn, how this loss can affect fluxes of energy and matter that are required to sustain life on the planet. I focus on this topic because I believe that global loss of biodiversity ranks among the most important and dramatic environmental problems in modern history.

Contact:

bradcard@umich.edu

1068 Dana Building

(734) 764-9689

Joshua Newell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Background: 

2008 Ph.D., Geography, Urban Ecology Certificate  University of Washington
2003 M.A., Geography  University of Washington
1991 B.A., History Brown University

Josh Newell joined SNRE in Fall 2010. His research grapples with how to define, measure, model, and assess urban sustainability, particularly from the context of resource consumption.  This research emphasis stems from the conviction that to mitigate (and adapt to) climate change and to address global ecological crises, we need to fundamentally reshape and redesign our urban areas--where more than half of the world’s population already lives, works, and consumes. He will teach courses on integrated assessment, sustainable cities and communities, and sustainability science and society. 

Contact:

jpnewell@umich.edu

1064 Dana

734-763-8652

Ming Xu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Background: 

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, 2009
M.S., Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2006
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2003

Ming Xu joined SNRE in Fall 2010. He has a courtesy appointment with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is also a core faculty member in the Center for Sustainable Systems. He is interested in developing and applying interdisciplinary system-based analytical tools to understand complex sustainability issues. Current focus of research includes "big data" mining and visualization, environmental implications of emerging bioenergy and clean vehicle technologies, and environmental impacts of international trade.

Contact:

mingxu@umich.edu

3006 Dana

734-763-8644

Shelie Miller, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Educational Background: 

PhD, Civil and Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

ME, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University

BS, Chemistry, Denison University

Shelie Miller’s research interests center around the life cycle impacts of emerging energy systems.  Recent work focuses on the noncarbon aspects of biofuels, such as disruptions to the nitrogen cycle and changes in land use.  Interests also include advancing Life Cycle Assessment methods to analyze dynamic and emerging systems, such as hydraulic fracturing in the US and electricity grids in developing countries.  She teaches Environmental Systems Analysis at the graduate level and Ecological Issues at the undergraduate level.

Contact:

sheliem@umich.edu

3008 Dana

734-763-8645

Stanton Jones

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture

Educational Background: 

B.S, 1983, Miami University;
B.S.L.A., 1988, University of California, Davis;
M.L.A., M.C.P., 1993, University of California at Berkeley. (1993)

My work focuses upon the issues of inclusive design and social justice and how they impact both design processes and the physical places we help to create. Through my teaching, research and writing, I work to clarify how issues pertaining to landscape construction, technology, sustainability, process and form can and should be impacted by a deeper understanding of how the decisions we make as design and planning professionals impact the ability of people to take part in the life of vibrant, healthy landscapes, be they urban, rural, or wild.

Contact:

stanj@umich.edu

3546 Dana

734-764-6529

John M. DeCicco, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice

Educational Background: 

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, 1988
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State Univ., 1983
B.A. Mathematics, Catholic University of America, 1974

My teaching and advising interests address energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from transportation as well as broader aspects of sustainable mobility and energy use. A main interest is the "cars vs. climate" problem, which I address in a holistic manner that examines the technolgical, economic, behavioral and policy factors that shape oil demand and GHG emissions from motor vehicles and fuels that power them. Such understanding is crucial as society seeks globally viable solutions for sustainable transportation. 

Contact:

DeCicco@umich.edu

3532 Dana Building
Central Campus

734-647-0227

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