Oversite of UM Office of Michigan Sea Grant including: program development; administrative oversight; policy development and research; program planning and management; policy research, development and analysis; grant administration
University of Michigan Law School, Juris Doctorate 1987
Tufts University, Master's Degree in Land Use and Environmental Policy 1980. Master's Thesis: The Preservation of Agricultural Open Space in Washtenaw County ; Teaching Assistant - Land Use Planning and Policy, Environmental Law courses
University of Michigan, Bachelor's Degree in General Studies 1977. Coursework at Camp Davis Geological Station, Wyoming, 1977
I am interested in the evolution of environmental law in response to changing priorities and the issues of the day, whether in the legislature, administrative agencies or the courts. My teaching interests are: environmental law and policy; land use law and policy; and real estate law and policy. Outside of teaching, I serve as the Vice President and Secretary to the University of Michigan.
Contact:
2531 Dana
Office of the Vice President and Secretary, 2014 Fleming Administration Building, 503 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1340
MLA Landscape Architecture, 1989, University of Michigan
BA Music Performance/ Humanities, 1984, Northwestern University
Ph.D. Fisheries, 1992, University of Maryland
M.S. Fisheries, 1982, University of Miami
B.S. Biology, 1976, Tufts University
Teaching includes courses in fish ecology and fisheries science. Recent research includes exotic species impacts on aquatic food webs and predator-prey dynamics; understanding environmental factors influencing fish spawning, growth and survival; consequences of dam removal or altering hydropower operations for fish habitat and production; use of GIS to classify and map Great Lakes fish habitats; use of hydrodynamic circulation models and satellite imagery to understand effects of climate variability on advection and survival of fish eggs and larvae.
Ph.D. Agricultural & Resource Economics, 1988, University of California, Berkeley
M.A. Technology and Human Affairs, 1981, Washington University
B.A. English Literature, 1978, Swarthmore College
Research interests include the incentives associated with pollution policies in a variety of contexts, the distributional effects of environmental programs, policy analysis, and a range of environmental issues. Much of my work has examined the effects of different pollution control instruments, especially the use of incentives compared to standards, in various settings, ranging from theory to empirical applications, from agricultural runoff to ground-level ozone. My interests include the distributional effects of environmental policies, and I have at times dabbled in issues relating to management of federally owned lands. I have found economics a very useful paradigm for examining human behavior in relationship to the environment and for suggesting means to correct destructive activities.
Ph.D. Research Design, Methodology and Measurement, 1971, University of Michigan
AB Psychology, 1961, Mount Holyoke College
Ph.D. Geography, 1977, University of Michigan
M.A. Geography, 1976, Wayne State University
A.B. Mathematics (major), Zoology (official minor), History (unofficial minor), 1964, Vassar College
Adjunct Professor of Mathematical Geography and Population-Environment Dynamics. Most of my scholarly interests center on finding real-world applications for pure mathematics. Often, these theoretical projects have, as one component, a community service aspect: from the local to the international. In recent years, I have found Google 3D SketchUP and Google Earth to be exciting ways to confront theory with practice!
Ph.D. Zoology, 1978, Michigan State University
M.S. Zoology, 1969, University of Illinois
A.B. Biology and Chemistry, 1961, Agustana College
MLA Landscape Architecture, 1989, University of Michigan
BS Landscape Architecture, 1970, Michigan State University
