First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Christopher,Smith,Instructional Assistant Professor,"My graduate research primarily revolved around using microscopic organisms called foraminifera as environmental indicators, using both microfossils and extant groups in the present day. Foraminifera are extraordinarily sensitive to environmental changes, which makes them a potentially valuable tool in a wide array of research avenues.
Under Dr. Susan Goldstein at the University of Georgia, my doctoral project involved the effect of heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, copper, nickel, and zinc on foraminifera. Because foraminifera are so sensitive to environmental shifts in everything from temperature to salinity to pH, it can be historically hard to ascertain the specific effects of heavy metals and other pollutants on foraminifera. Specifically, it is not known if there is a major difference in how these elements affect foraminifera. In addition, it is unclear whether different clades of foraminifera respond to heavy metal influence in the same fashion. The goal of this study was to enhance the utility of foraminifera as bioindicators by seeking answers to these questions so that potential bioindicator species might be confirmed. To do this, I used a technique pioneered by Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Elisabeth Alve that involves the harvesting of propagules. Propagules are juvenile foraminifera present in aquatic sediment. By sieving out everything except the smallest possible fraction, the propagules can be isolated and placed in conditions of the researcher's choosing. Sediment samples were taken from two different coastal sites: Sapelo Island, Georgia, and Little Duck Key, Florida. Using the propagule method, assemblages of foraminifera were grown in the laboratory from propagules in the sediment samples, with exposure to selected individual heavy metals. The metals had an overall negative effect on the population dynamics and shell chemistry of foraminifera. Zinc in particular seems to cause shell deformities in certain species at elevated concentrations. This research also used laser ablation ICP-MS to explore possible incorporation of the metals into the foraminiferal shell itself. Using facilities at Oregon State University, LA-ICP-MS revealed that the vast majority of foraminifera incorporated the surrounding heavy metals in the water into their tests. The amount of metal incorporated seemed to depend on the species and metal involved, revealing possible vital effects at work governing biochemical reactions between the foraminifera and the elements in the seawater. This doctoral project resulted in three professional papers, all three of which are published, with two in the Journal of Foraminiferal Research and one in Marine Micropaleontology.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Marine and Coastal Environmental Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n01f48ad9
Clare,Palmer,Professor,,Professor,Philosophy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0387e7c9
Md Yousuf,Reja,Geospatial Analyst,"Md Yousuf Reja is a Geospatial Analyst at Texas Community Watershed Partners (TCWP). He develops and tests GIS methodologies for the CHARM mapping platform. His responsibilities include preparation for use in CHARM of state and federal datasets, geospatial analyses, and QA/QC procedures for CHARM data. He is versed in both ArcGIS and CommunityViz software, which he utilizes for community-based long-term community planning and risk analyses. In addition to GIS responsibilities, he also facilitates community workshops to help local officials and stakeholders understand risks specific to their communities and recognize the value of linking planning with a long-term vision for risk reduction. His research interests are in coastal resiliency planning, disaster and environmental research using geospatial technologies, urban planning, data visualization, and participatory planning. Prior to joining TCWP, Reja worked for the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center as a post-graduate research assistant on wetland resiliency project. Reja worked as a CHARM GIS intern with TCWP for the last six months of his graduate studies at Texas A&M University. As a Graduate Research Assistant for the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores (CTBS), he performed research on hurricane recovery and ecological resilience.",GIS Program Manager,Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n03957c0e
Daniel,Walters,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,School of Law,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0a71982d
Ashrant,Aryal,Assistant Professor,"I am interested in the use of different technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), sensor signal processing, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make the our built environment more adaptive and more human-centered. The objectives are to improve human comfort, productivity and well-being by using intelligent indoor environmental controls while trying to maintain energy efficient building operations. Some example topics of interest are:
Human-Building Interaction
Thermal comfort modeling and control of HVAC and personal comfort systems
Physiological monitoring to understand the impact of indoor environment
Grid-Interactive Efficient buildings
Building energy simulations with occupant behavior
Wearable sensing for construction safety",Faculty Affiliate||Assistant Professor,Construction Science||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c5bb945
Felix,Mormann,Professor,"My research explores the legal, policy, and financial challenges along the path to a sustainable energy economy. My scholarship draws on and engages with multiple literatures, including the literatures on environmental law, regulatory theory, law and economics, corporate law, technology innovation, tax law, and, more recently, federalism.",Professor||Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute||School of Law||College of Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n13379c81
Elizabeth,Pierson,Professor,"Dr. Pierson's areas of research include plant-microbe interactions, biological control, and sustainable agriculture. She also conducts research related to zebra chip disease of potato, microbe-insect interactions, and terrestrial plant ecology. She teaches the undergraduate course Garden Science and the graduate course Plant-associated Microorganisms, which is available to students in three different graduate programs. Dr. Pierson is active in graduate education, currently serving as a member of the Horticultural Sciences Graduate Program Committee and the MEPS admissions committee and as the advisor for the Horticulture Graduate Council. She also serves as a chair or member of graduate research committees and provides undergraduate laboratory research experience.",Professor||Adjunct Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology||Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1757e534
Michael,Conklin,"Assistant Professor of Business Law, TAMUCT; Lecturer, TAMU School of Law","My research focus is expansive with over 100 publications and an SSRN ranking as a top 20 legal scholar. I'm known for being a demanding co-author who likes to identify in-demand topics and get manuscripts submitted for review quickly, thus being the only option for journals to consider on the topic. This strategy has worked well for me.",Assistant Professor||Lecturer,"Texas A&M University – Central Texas - (Killeen, Texas, United States)||School of Law",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n22d9d42c
Lindsay,Sansom,Assistant Research Professor,"My research efforts over the last 10 years have revolved around embracing and utilizing the community-based participatory action research approach to ensure that results from my endeavors are meaningful, actionable, and empower communities with tools for enacting positive change.
Socio-Ecological Systems Framework: A roadmap for collective-action
Within the context of complex environmental challenges faced by modern society, the communities that are most at-risk of negative health outcomes are those that are underserved by traditional governmental services and lack the power or voice to advocate for positive change. Marginalized communities are at a higher risk to natural and anthropogenic hazards, face greater prevalence of water insecurity, and face an unequal access to health promoting activities, such as greenspace and recreation. Building on the Socio-Ecological Systems Framework, my research provides actionable insights into the mechanisms for effective collective action, aiming to bridge the gap between vulnerable communities and equitable access to environmental resources and public health services.",Assistant Research Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n242ea6f7
Susie,Dai,Associate Professor,"My research group is interested in evaluating environmental hazard substances, their interactions with the environment and species, and biological systems that can degrade and detoxify the pollutants. We have established broad analytical platforms to survey a wide spectrum of natural or man-made toxic chemicals such as mycotoxins, microcystins, agricultural, and industrial chemicals.
We integrate electrocatalysis/photoelectrocatalytic processes and material engineering with biological systems for 1) chemical degradation and 2) energy storage. Meanwhile, our laboratory has built a modern analytical tool suite, which includes mass spectrometry-based platforms for monitoring and surveillance, hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry for protein structure dynamics analysis, and gel free mass spectrometry-based proteomics analysis. We develop qualitative and quantitative methods for molecular characterizations, protein analysis and proteomics when working in different environmental systems.",Associate Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n27690618
Peter,Santschi,Distinguished Professor,"Research interests include a broad range of topics in Marine and Environmental Chemistry, including the role of natural nanoparticles in the biogeochemical cycling of trace substances, tracer applications using radioactive and stable isotopes, relationships between trace element and natural organic matter biogeochemistry, and the importance of exopolymeric substances and hydroxamate siderophores for trace element binding and removal from natural waters. That involves learning from new techniques, approaches and concepts that are used in related fields and applying them to solve questions in biogeochemistry and environmental science. Current themes of research are: Trace element speciation and cycling. Tracer applications in natural water systems using stable and radioactive isotopes. Sediment-water and particle-water interactions, with emphasis on colloids. Natural organic matter geochemistry. Metal-organic matter binding. Mobility of radioactive and toxic trace contaminants in surface waters, sediments and ground water. Applications of atomic force microscopy, accelerator, thermal ionization, and gas chromatography mass spectrometry in marine and environmental chemistry and geochemistry.",Distinguished Professor,Marine Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b3d402d
Boqian,Xu,Assistant Professor,"In my research, I delve into the intricate relationship between Ecological Footprint and energy. The Ecological Footprint represents the demand on the Earth's ecosystems, and a significant portion of this demand stems from energy consumption. By focusing on energy efficiency in the design and planning of 'Ecocities', I aim to reduce this demand. This involves creating urban environments that not only consume less energy but also utilize it more efficiently. My goal is to contribute to the Energy Institute's efforts in promoting sustainable energy practices that will ultimately lead to a reduction in our overall Ecological Footprint. This is the essence of my energy-related research interests and experience.",Faculty Affiliate||Assistant Professor,Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3370ba0e
S Camille,Peres,Associate Professor,"My research focuses investigates performance implications for procedure design and use, Human Robotic Interaction in disaster environments, and measuring team performance in Emergency Operations.",Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n38788e6e
Angenette,Spalink,Assistant Professor,"I am a performance studies scholar whose research focuses on ecocriticism, a burgeoning subfield in performance studies that examines the intersections of performance and ecology. Ecocritical approaches to performance are critical because they expose performance practices and human attitudes that result in environmental destruction. Ecocritical approaches can also generate hope by creating new scholarly narratives that are grounded in research and aimed at promoting ecological and social justice. My research examines ecological aspects of theatre and dance as I study productions and performance-making techniques that focus on dirt, plants, fungi, and other ecological matter.",Assistant Professor,Performance Studies,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n47a706b4
Xuemei,Zhu,Professor,,Associate Professor||Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||The Texas A&M University System||Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n48affe9a
Guillermo,Garcia Sanchez,Associate Professor,"My current lines of research include international petroleum transactions, arbitration in the hydrocarbons sector, the impact of human rights in the energy sector, U.S.-Mexico energy relations, and international adjudication of energy disputes.",Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Energy Institute||School of Law,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4c5f41eb
Michelle,Lawing,Associate Professor,"Dr. Lawing is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology. She is primarily interested in using methods and models from modern ecology and evolutionary biology combined with evidence from the fossil record to inform our understanding of how species and communities respond to environmental change through time. Her work includes the investigation of geographic, evolutionary, and morphological responses of species and communities to environmental changes in the Late Pleistocene and throughout the Miocene to present. She is involved in developing species distribution models (SDM), geometric morphometric methods (GMM), and phylogenetic comparative methods (PCM). Before becoming an Assistant Professor, Dr. Lawing was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS). She earned a PhD double major in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior and in Geological Sciences from Indiana University, Bloomington.",Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4d1c74b5
Peregrine,Barboza,Professor,"The principal focus of our research is the consequences of life history and environmental change on nutrition. Our current projects are focused on ungulates (e.g., reindeer, caribou, moose, muskoxen, white-tailed deer) but we also study waterfowl (e.g. ducks and geese) as well as non-game species (e.g. porcupines and bats) in both wild and captive populations. We attempt to provide information that will expand policy options for managing wildlife populations and their habitats.",Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n57f7ebef
Ahmed K.,Ali,Associate Professor,"Dr. Ahmed K. Ali received his Ph.D. in Architecture and Design Research from Virginia Tech in 2012. Dr. Ali joined the Architecture Department at Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor in 2015. Dr. Ali teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in architectural design, building materials and construction, and building assemblies and tectonics. He developed two undergraduate and graduate courses in building materials and made significant curriculum changes to the Master of Architecture program in the materials and methods required NAAB accreditation criteria. Dr. Ali's research focuses on the role of design in the Circular Economy and industrial waste flows. He has received over $ 465,000 in research funding. Dr. Ali is a guest reviewer of several top-tier journals. He has obtained one provisional patent, written eight peer-reviewed journal articles, one book chapter, and fifteen papers in conference proceedings. He was the keynote speaker at the Scandinavian architecture conference PLAT18 in Sweden, and the Circular Economy Roundup at Austin Technology Incubator. Dr. Ali has chaired 2 doctoral committees, 17 master's committees, and served on 7 others. Dr. Ali received the J. Thomas Regan Interdisciplinary Prize in 2016, and the Architecture Research Centers Consortium New Researcher Award in 2018. Dr. Ali's work has been cited in numerous prestigious press including the Steven Holl Foundation's critical research archive, Bill Zahner's Steel Surfaces book by Wiley, General Motors Green, and Texas Architect Magazine.",Director // Resource-Based Design Research Lab (RBDR/Lab)||Associate Professor,Architecture||Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5f664dc1
Philip,Matich,Instructional Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on understanding the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that shape the behavior of top predators in coastal ecosystems, and how that affects the role they play in their respective food webs.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65093849
Lee,Fitzgerald,Professor and Curator,"My program is best described as evolutionary ecology and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles. I use reptiles and amphibians as study systems at the community and landscape level to address the general questions, ""What are mechanisms influencing the fit between organism and environment?"", and ""How do community-level processes influence species persistence and distribution of species across the landscape?"" This program addresses various conservation issues, for example, habitat requirements of single species, determinants of local and regional diversity, or mechanisms determining the fate of invasive and native species.",Professor and Curator,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65c121ba
Sungmin,Lee,Assistant Professor,"Sungmin Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. His primary research interests are in understanding and creating healthy and safe environments for people of all ages. The aim of this research is to explore the relationship between the built/natural environment and public health. He is particularly interested in addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, such as older adults, the benefits of green space, and the mitigation of health disparities and environmental inequalities. His experiences in researching built/natural environment-public health relationships using diverse methods such as surveys, systematic social observations, GIS analyses, and field audits. His interdisciplinary experience working with collaborators in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, social science, and public health enables me to become a versatile researcher to understand and explore diverse perspectives toward promoting healthy and safe environments for everyone. His research has been published in the Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Health & Place, and Gerontologist. Before joining Texas A&M, he worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut.",Assistant Professor,Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n66fba9c4
Dara,Wald,Associate Professor,"Dr. Dara M. Wald is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications at Texas A&M University. Wald's research explores the drivers of conflict and barriers to effective communication in natural resource contexts. She teaches courses in agricultural communication and journalism (AGCJ), risk communication, and public relations. Wald has received over $69.2 million in research funding, including competitive research awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the USDA, and prestigious foundations. She has published 23 peer-reviewed journal articles, an academic book, and has been an invited speaker at peer institutions and international conferences. Wald is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) in The Bush School of Government and Public Service and co-directs the Science Communications Lab at Texas A&M. She is affiliated with the Ecology of Bird Loss Project at Virginia Tech. Wald is an associate editor of the Science and Environmental Communication section within Frontiers in Communication, a top open-access journal in her subfield. Wald was previously the co-organizer of the Science Communication Project and the socio-economic lead for the C-CHANGE Project at Iowa State University. She received the Cassling Innovation Award from Iowa State University in 2019 and was a nominee for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. Wald received the CAREER award from the National Science Foundation in 2022.",Associate Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d3d32b2
Gretchen,Miller,Associate Professor,"My research is highly interdisciplinary and focuses on groundwater sustainability, examining multiple aspects of the connections between the atmosphere, vegetation, soil, and groundwater. My current work has three main focus areas: 1) determining vegetation water requirements in groundwater dependent ecosystems, as needed to predict plant response to groundwater extraction; 2) improving the representation of hydrological and biogeochemical processes in Earth system models, which are vital to accurately predicting changes to climate and the hydrologic cycle; and 3) examining subsurface processes associated with engineered systems, such as in Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) projects and bioretention cells.",Associate Professor,Civil Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6f45d4fa
Laura,Jurgens,Assistant Professor,"I study community and ecosystem resilience in coastal oceans and estuaries.My lab works to uncover key processes and interactions that maintain biodiversity and the function of coastal marine ecosystems in the face of multiple stressors. These include increasing climate variability, extreme events, reductions in important species like predators and habitat-formers, and species invasions. Our focus on extreme event ecology includes effects of major storms, heat waves, low-oxygen events, harmful algal blooms, and diseases. We use field and lab experiments, environmental and biodiversity monitoring, data synthesis and theory to investigate these processes in a variety of marine ecosystems, urban and remote, intertidal and subtidal, temperate and tropical. We also help build the science needed to support sustainable invertebrate fisheries. We're especially interested in helping small-scale and traditional fisheries weather the increasing uncertainty of global change.",Assistant Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n70f0f1e7
Daniel,Roelke,Professor,Why is it that so many microscopic organisms can be found in a single drop of water? And how is it that these minute species can shape entire ecosystems? How might our knowledge of ecological principals governing these microbes be used to protect our living natural resources? Teaching and Research in the Roelke Lab addresses these questions. Understanding lower foodweb dynamics of aquatic ecosystems with an emphasis on interactions between biota and the physicochemical environment is the focus of much of this research.,Professor and Department Head,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7db49674
Raul,Medina,Professor,Dr. Medina's research centers around the role that ecological factors play in the population genetics of arthropods. He is particularly interested in the incorporation of evolutionary ecology considerations into pest control practices. His laboratory is currently assessing how species interactions at macroscopic (host-parasite interactions) and microscopic (arthropod microbiomes) levels interact with genetic variation of agricultural pests and arthropod vectors of human disease. His research team is exploring if the same principles governing insect herbivores' adaptation to their hosts translate into arthropod parasites of animals. He is also interested in understanding the factors that make some biotechnology innovations in agriculture controversial in the public sphere.,Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n807b8d90
Sanjay,Antony Babu,Assistant Professor,"Plants are in constant interactions with a large diversity of microorganisms, that belong to various biological kingdoms including archaea, bacteria, fungi and protista. In nature, these inter-kingdom interactions can be both cooperative and detrimental to the host-plants. My major research focus is to understand the dynamics of inter-kingdom microbiome-interactions and how it affects the crop production. We use cutting-edge culture-independent (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metabolomics) and culture-dependent (culturomics) methods combined with computational biology. We especially employ a systematics-based approach, so that we can identify individual organisms involved in these interactions, their biological functions, impacts on neighboring niches, and metabolic activity.
Current research projects
The research has several direct biotechnological applications, and the research in our lab focuses on the following:
1. Develop bioferlitizers/biopesticides: By disentangling the microbial functions that are essential for different growth stages of crop plants, we intend to develop ""soil probiotics"" to improve crop health. In order to achieve this, we study natural ecosystems and wild plants related to crops. The technology developed will be sustainable and environmentally friendly. Our current research focuses on developing microbial inoculum assemblages from teosinte (ancestor of modern maize) and transferring the microbiota to maize to improve pest and pathogen resistance.
2. Pathobiomes of plants: The concept of pathobiome is an emerging field in pathogen biology. In recent times, it has been noted that pathogens do not act alone in natural ecosystems, but along with a mob of other microorganisms. Deciphering the interaction between a plant pathogen and its associated microbiomes is necessary to understand pathogensis and also to design control measures. Research in my lab specifically focusses on mycosphere bacterial microbiota of pathogenic fungi. Our recent research focusses on pathobiomes associated with Fusarium wilt of cotton.
3. Indicators of microbial dysbiosis: Dysbiosis is a microbial imbalance caused by perturbation in an ecosystem or a niche. Plant microbiomes experience dysbiosis during biotic (disease) and abiotic (drought, flooding, heat etc) stress. We study dysbiosis to understand shift in microbial processes, detect stress indicators and design stress alleviation measures including developing microbial inoculum (biofertilizers).",Assistant Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n809679df
Burak,Guneralp,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Burak Guneralp's research interests center on socio-economic and environmental aspects of contemporary urbanization, particularly in relation to urban sustainability. He uses various theoretical frameworks and methodologies, in particular, systems analysis and geospatial analysis.",Assistant Professor,Geography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n80a1013a
Vanessa,Casado Perez,Associate Professor,"My research interests surround property and water law, and it is driven by real-world problems. I predominantly, though not exclusively, approach these problems through economic analysis.",Associate Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||School of Law,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n80f8fef8
Gunnar,Schade,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Faculty Fellow,Atmospheric Sciences||Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n878b420f
A. Peyton,Smith,"Assistant Professor, Soil Carbon Dynamics","My research focuses on how physical, biological and chemical processes interact at fine scales (soil aggregate or pore scale) to alter the flow of carbon and nutrients at larger scales (field or landscape scale). I am especially interested in how global change (land use- and climate change) and extreme weather (droughts, floods) alters the soil microbiome and their role in fundamental biogeochemical processes, such as nutrient and soil carbon cycling in both natural and agro-ecosystems. Microorganisms largely determine the fate of organic carbon in soils, as they are the agents controlling the majority of decomposition processes and organic matter transformations. Equally as important, the soil matrix (i.e. the 3D arrangement of particles and pores), ultimately governs those processes and interactions. As such, research in my lab couples organic matter and microbiome characterization with soil physical properties to better understand how molecular, microbial and moisture properties interact with their physical environment to control the stabilization and destabilization of soil carbon.",Assistant Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n883b4ac3
Antonio,Rene,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8911bceb
Carol,Goldsmith,Associate Dirctor,"Carol Goldsmith's research interests include public policy related to new scientific and technological discoveries, the environment, and environmental health. In particular, she examines how trust in government and in science and scientists, risk and benefit perceptions, knowledge, and individuals' backgrounds influence support or opposition to public policies and emergent technologies. Ms. Goldsmith has published research articles in peer-reviewed journals including Environment & Behavior, Health Security, and Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy.",Research Specialist III,"Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8cfc5371
Morgan,Treadwell,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Treadwell's primary responsibility is to provide leadership and coordination of extension educational programs by transferring new technology and the latest scientific advances in rangeland ecology and management to landowners, Extension agents, clientele, specialists, youth, and other interested parties throughout District 7 and parts of District 2, 3, and 6. Her primary research objective is to disentangle the mechanisms that drive ecosystem structure and function in order to address important natural resource management issues. The current research interests involve integrated approaches for brush management, prescribed burning, livestock grazing management, population plant ecology, and youth natural resources education.",Associate Professor and Extension Range Specialist,Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n92053e79
Michael,Schramm,Research Specialist,"As a research specialist for the Texas Water Resources Institute, Michael Schramm leads projects related to watershed planning, water quality assessments and stakeholder engagement. He also provides assistance with a variety of research and extension projects related to water quality and conservation. In addition to water quality research, Michael is interested in incorporating modern data science and open source programming methods into water resource planning.
Prior to joining TWRI in 2016, Michael worked with the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research projects contributed to greater understanding of current and potential environmental constraints associated with the U.S. hydropower fleet.",Research Specialist III,Texas Water Resources Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n99ab4e51
Valentini,Pappa,Manager of the Graduate Office,"Agro-environmental science, carbon sequestration, water and energy management, climate change focusing on greenhouse gas measurements and mitigation in agricultural systems. Dr. Pappa makes significant contributions in the environmental sector by combining existing knowledge to improve methodologies and data analysis; and examining crops under different farming systems. Dr. Pappa also focuses on how efficient and integrated management of energy, food and water resources can help address several of the biggest global challenges, such as climate change, economic, environmental and social security, developing an overview of the current integration of energy, food and water. She explores how innovative approaches such as a circular economy may address future challenges.",Program Coordinator I,Biological and Agricultural Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nad61fbd7
Amanda,Adams,Adjunct Faculty,,Adjunct Faculty||Senior Lecturer,Biology||College of Arts and Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nad7c1e41
Timothy,Logan,Instructional Assistant Professor,"My primary research goals are (1) investigate the relationship between lightning source/flash rates and precipitation/flooding events in the Houston Metropolitan Area and communities along the Texas Gulf Coast, (2) analyze the long-term aerosol impacts on low-level and deep convective cloud development, and (3) discern the possible impacts of biomass burning smoke aerosols on severe weather and lightning.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Atmospheric Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb58309f8
Taehyun,Roh,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Taehyun Roh has a broad background in environmental health, with specific training and expertise in toxicology and epidemiology. His current research focus is epidemiological studies of the chronic health effects of drinking water contaminants including arsenic. His earlier research topics include mechanistic toxicological studies across in vitro/in vivo experiments, and exposure and risk assessment of environmental contaminants. He is a Registered Pharmacist in Korea.",Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbd3b92fa
Farzan,Sasangohar,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Sasangohar's research interests are centered around understanding and improving human decision-making and performance in multi-task, safety-critical work environments using a wide range of analytical techniques and technological innovations such as remote continuous monitoring and connected integrated systems. He is interested and has experience in designing, implementing, and testing systems that improve human-systems performance in socio-technical domains such as healthcare, air-traffic control, command and control, process control, and surface transportation.",Faculty Fellow||Faculty Affiliate||Faculty Fellow||Faculty Fellow||Faculty Fellow||Assistant Professor,"Center for Health Systems and Design||Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy||Center for Health Organization Transformation||Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems||Industrial and Systems Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc16a3cf0
John,Casellas Connors,Assistant Professor,"John Casellas Connors is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining Texas A&M, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Boston University's Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. He is a human-environment geographer whose research primarily addresses the politics of conservation and wildlife management. His research combines concepts and approaches from political ecology, land change science, legal geographies, and more than human geography. His ongoing research projects examine the politics of white-tailed deer management in suburban communities as well as the intersections of gun politics and conservation politics. Through this work he explores how people make decisions about living with and killing animals, and how existing wildlife management institutions shape the possibilities for human-animal coexistence. In addition, he has ongoing research projects related to food and water security, particularly food pantry access.",Assistant Professor,Geography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc2cac7d8
Brian,McCullough,Associate Professor,"Brian P. McCullough (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) is an Associate Professor in the Sport Management program within the Department of Health and Kinesiology. McCullough's research focuses on the intersection of sport and the natural environment. Specifically, examines this bidirectional relationship from three interrelated focal points: (1) to assess the environmental impact of sport organizations and fans; (2) to understand the decision-making processes by sport organizations to implement environmentally friendly practices; and (3) to examine the effectiveness of fan engagement campaigns related to environmental sustainability.
He has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, has authored one book (Introduction to Environmental Sport Management), and has co-edited one book (Routledge Handbook of Sport and the Environment). He has contributed to the formation of the United Nation's Climate Secretariat's Sports for Climate Action Framework and is currently working with the International Olympic Committee.",Associate Professor||Director,Kinesiology and Sport Management||Center for Sport Management Research and Education,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc7643ad4
Ty,Werdel,Assistant Professor,"My research interests include the fields of Wildlife Management and Landscape Ecology. This work addresses questions that provide insight into the relationships between wildlife, native environments, and contemporary human-modified landscapes.",Assistant Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd1a05b9b
C. Scott,Shafer,Professor and Head,"My research program has focused on questions and issues that address three major topics. First I have examined facilities, modes of transportation and experiences as they relate to trail planning and design. This topic area has further evolved into an examination of greenways and green infrastructure in land use and park planning. Second I have pursued research that examines visitor use and attitudes related to nature based recreation environments in order to help managers plan for impacts. Finally, I have pursued research on recreation specialization to better understand how leisure behavior evolves in individuals and how different types of users should be accounted for in planning and design.",Professor and Head,"Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd725da38
Allison,Hopkins,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Hopkins is a medical and ecological anthropologist specializing in interdisciplinary research on the connections between globalization and/or social relationships and human health. Specifically, she focuses on understanding the knowledge people have about local resources, how that knowledge relates to their behavior, what factors are associated with variation in their knowledge and behavior, and ultimately how that relates to health. She researches these issues in varying contexts, with different populations, types of knowledge and factors at play. Additionally, the theoretical and methodological approaches she uses are varied and depend on the research question and the strengths of the research team. For example, Hopkins is collaborating with colleagues on a study focused on smoking relapse prevention. She is using social network theory and methods to capture the composition and changes in the social networks of recently quit smokers in the United States, how their networks relate to their ability to stay quit, and how information on smoking cessation spreads through their networks. Most recently Dr. Hopkins started a mixed-methods project guided theoretical by cognitive anthropology to examine the conditions under which different models of social change, including educational models, are effective at reducing poverty and increasing wellbeing and food sovereignty in the Yucatan.",Assistant Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd78cbf7f
Benika,Dixon,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndd17aaa0
Edward,Rhodes,Research Specialist III,,Research Specialist III,Texas Water Resources Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne385aa4c
Xuejun,Dong,Associate Professor,"My program focuses on understanding soil-plant water relations and root/shoot processes for crop management in water-limited cropping systems. The leading research areas include (a) understanding plant biotic and abiotic stresses associated with water deficit and plant adaptation processes; (b) analyzing crop systems and developing new technologies to minimize risk, improve productivity and enhance soil quality and water conservation. I am currently serving as a guest-lecturer to a new graduate course, ""Root Biology"", which is cross-listed in MEPS and HORT at Texas A&M, College Station.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Uvalde Research and Extension Center||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nec170ca9
Kenneth,Casey,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ned179bee
Gerard,Kyle,Professor,"Gerard Kyle earned his undergraduate degree in psychology with an emphasis in park and protected area management from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia). His masters and PhD work continued this line of inquiry at The Pennsylvania State University where he graduated in 2001. His current research grows from this base. This research addresses an array of questions that provide insight on people's propensity to adopt behaviors that reduce their carbon footprint, protect biodiversity, promote stewardship, and support the protection and development of green infrastructure and the ecosystem services they afford. He was editor of the journal Leisure Sciences from 2013 to 2016 and is currently an Associate Editor for the journals Environment and Behavior, Society and Natural Resources, and the Human Dimensions of Wildlife.",Associate Department Head for Academic Programs,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf1c6fff3
Bruce,Herbert,Professor,"My research explores the role of open access and open science practices on the translation of agricultural research into societal impact, the ethical evaluation of academic research, advancing open education, and programs that support the sustainability of rural communities.
Previously, I served as the Director of the Office of Scholarly Communications in the Sterling C. Evans library At Texas A&M University. As Director, I was responsible for strengthening the Library's efforts in scholarly communications and open access through engagement and collaboration with the faculty across campus at Texas A&M University. In addition, we developed library services that support interdisciplinary research teams and enhance research translation and the societal impact of Texas A&M's research.
My earlier scientific research explored questions concerning biogeochemical processes that mediate the interactions between human society and ecosystems, including the fate and bioavailability of contaminants, natural and human perturbations of nutrient and organic carbon, and human impacts on ecosystem functioning.
In addition, I actively pursued research that characterized human understanding of complex earth systems; the professional development of future faculty and teachers; and the design of tertiary educational programs that promote learning for all students, develop synergy between educational and research activities, and address major societal issues. I have served as the Associate Director of Geosciences in the NSF-supported Information Technology in Science (ITS) Center for Learning and Teaching at Texas A&M University, the principal investigator of the NSF Teacher Professional Continuum program entitled Professional Learning Community Model for Alternative Pathways in Teaching Science and Mathematics, PLC-MAP, and co-PI of the NSF-sponsored CIRTL Network - Shaping, Connecting, and Supporting the Future National STEM Faculty.",Member||Professor||Assistant Director,"Center for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses||Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications||Engineering Education Research Taskforce",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf489b17d
Gabriel,Eckstein,Professor,"My research interests broadly address water and environmental issues. Most recently, I have been exploring pharmaceutical contamination of fresh water supplies, international bulk water transfers, climate change implications for global water resources, and international law for transboundary ground water resources.",Professor||Faculty Fellow||Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Center for Health Systems and Design||Public Service and Administration||Energy Institute||School of Law,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfb6be1a7
Genny,Carrillo,Associate Professor,"My research interests include exposure assessment and health outcomes, asthma in children, pediatric diabetes, children's environmental health, and public health disparities. My research is on the Texas-Mexico border.",Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfcdce654