George Washington University
ER-16: Faculty Engaged in Sustainability Research

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Aaronson, Susan Ariel - History Anderson, Catherine - Interior Design and Architecture Design Bailard, Catie - Media and Public Affairs Benton-Short, Lisa - Geography Bloom, Dana - Interior Design and Architecture Bobe, Rene - Anthropology Bowie, Alasdair - Political Science Brooks, Alison - Anthropology Brooks, Leah - Public Policy Chang, Jennifer - English Cheers, Imani - Media and Public Affairs Churchill, Robert Paul - Philosophy Cressy, Pamela - Anthropology de la Fuente -Maria J. - Romance Languages Doebel, Hartmut - Biology Engstrom, Ryan - Geography Feldman, Illana - Anthropology Fishman, Ram - Economics Fisher, Joshua - Anthropology Friend, Michele - Philosophy Gonglewski, Margaret - Romance Languages Hawks, Catherine - Museum Studies Hughes, Llewelyn - Political Science Jones, Antwan Sociology Joselit, Jenna Weissman - History Kanter, Jodi - Theatre and Dance Keeley, Melissa - Geography Ken, Ivy - Sociology Klemek, Christopher - History LeTourneur, Michele - Interior Design and Architecture Licht, Stuart - Chemistry Lill, John - Biology Linquiti, Peter - Public Policy Liu, Meina - Organizational Sciences and Communication Livingston, Steven - Media and Public Affairs Malik, Arum - Economics Mann, Michael - Geography Markham, Catherine - Anthropology Matthews, Rosser - History Modarres, Reza - Statistics Morris, David - Biology Mote, Jonathan - Organizational Sciences and Communication Norton, Macy - History Palmquist, Sasha - Museum Studies Powell, Scott - Biology Rain, David - Geography Rogers, Daniel - Anthropology Ross, Eric - Anthropology Schmesier, Maximilian - Organizational Sciences and Communication Sesno, Frank - Media and Public Affairs Shepherd, Robert - Anthropology Shiklomanov, Nikolay - Geography Streletskiy, Dmitry – Geography Svoboda, Michael - University Writing Smith, Adam - Biology Smith, Stephen - Economics Squires, Greg - Sociology Stroud, Jonathan - Statistics Talmadge, Caitlin- Political Science Tossell, John - Chemistry Von Balgooy, Max - Museum Studies Voutchkov-Kostal, Adelina - Chemistry Wagner, Michael - Chemistry Waisbord, Silvio - Media and Public Affairs Wilkerson, Abby - University Writing Yezer, Anthony - Economics Zanne, Amy - Biology Elliott School of International Affairs (does not have departments) Jedwab, Remi King, Marcus Maguire, Robert Roberts, Sean Rycroft, Robert Yarr, Linda Graduate School of Education and Human Development Cseh, Maria - Human and Organizational Learning Scully-Russ, Ellen - Human and Organizational Learning Sheppard, Maia - Curriculum and Pedagogy Milken Institute School of Public Health Applebaum, Kate - Environmental and Occupational Health Baird, Sarah Jane - Global Health Bingenheimer, Jeffrey Bartlett - Prevention and Community Health Cleary, Sean - Epidemiology and Biostatistics Colon-Ramos, Uriyoan - Global Health Dietz, William - Prevention and Community Health Evans, W. Douglas - Prevention and Community Health; Global Health Goldman, Lynn - Environmental and Occupational Health Graham , Jay - Environmental and Occupational Health; Global Health Gray, George - Environmental and Occupational Health Gulati, Prea - Global Health Katz, Rebecca Lynn - Health Policy; Global Health Lantz, Paula - Health Policy LaPuma, Peter - Environmental and Occupational Health McCormick, Sabrina - Environmental and Occupational Health Michaels, David - Environmental and Occupational Health Mookerji, Sangeeta - Global Health Napolitano, Melissa - Prevention and Community Health; Exercise Science Northcross, Amanda - Environmental and Occupational Health; Global Health Perry, Melissa - Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics Phoenix , Janet - Health Policy; Environmental and Occupational Health Price, Lance - Environmental and Occupational Health Price, Olga Acosta - Prevention and Community Health Robien, Kim - Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Exercise Science Roess, Amira - Global Health Schwartz, Arnold - Environmental and Occupational Health; Pathology Vigilance, Pierre - Global Health Young, Heather - Epidemiology and Biostatistics Zota, Ami - Environmental and Occupational Health School of Business Askari, Hossein - International Business Elliott, Sheryl Marie - Marketing El-Tarabishy, Ayman - Management Forrer, John - Strategic Management and Public Policy Friedland, Julian - Strategic Management and Public Policy Hawkins, Donald - Tourism & Hospitality Management Helm, Anna - International Business Lamoureux, Kristin - Tourism & Hospitality Management Levy, Stuart – Marketing Luna-Kelser, Juan - Tourism & Hospitality Management Kim, Eun-Hee - Strategic Management and Public Policy Patnaik, Sanjay - Strategic Management and Public Policy Radin, Tara - Strategic Management and Public Policy Rivera, Jorge - Strategic Management and Public Policy Weiner, Robert - International Business School of Engineering and Applied Science LeBlanc, Saniya - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Deason, Jonathan - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Farhadi, Leila - Civil and Environmental Engineering Francis, Royce - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Hsu, Stephen - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering LeBlanc, Saniya - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Leftwich, Megan - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Li, Zhenyu - Electrical and Computer Engineering Manzari, Majid - Civil and Environmental Engineering Monteleoni, Claire - Computer Science Plesniak, Michaele - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Riffat, Rumana - Civil and Environmental Engineering Roddis, Kim - Civil and Environmental Engineering Ryan, Julie - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Santos, Joost Reues - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Shaw, Gregory Leonard - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Shittu, Ekundayo - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Shuai, Danmeng - Civil and Environmental Engineering van Dorp, René - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Wickenheiser, Adam - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering School of Law (does not have departments) Attanasio, Donna Braman, Donald Charnovitz, Steve Glicksman, Robert Murphy, Sean Paddock, LeRoy Pierce, Richard Schoenbaum, Thomas Shelton, Dinah Turley, Jonathan School of Medicine and Health Sciences Cooper, James - Medicine El-Bayoumi, Jehan (Gigi) - Medicine Horvath, Anelia - Pharmacology and Physiology Maynard, Thomas - Pharmacology and Physiology Puchalski, Christina - Medicine Schwartz, Arnold - Pathology College of Professional Studies (does not have departments) Ashkar, Adele Carruthers, John Hooshangi, Sara

1. Nicolay Shiklomanov Assistant Professor, Geography, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Arctic Studies are a fast growing area of sustainability research at GWU. Over the last four years approximately $2.6 million of external funding was received from NSF, NASA, and Research Council of Norway to study the effect of climate change on natural and human Arctic environments. At present the main topics of research include (1): Long-term observations on the climate-permafrost system (2) Process studies and modeling of the Arctic natural environments and (3) Interdisciplinary research on the Arctic Urban Sustainability. The observational component is supported through NSF-funded The Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) project (PI. Shiklomanov N.I., Geography). The CALM program is concerned with observing the response of the active layer (the upper layer of soil in permafrost regions, which thaws and freezes on an annual basis) and near-surface permafrost to climate change at multi-decade time scales. 2. Rumana Riffat Professor, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Professor Rumana Riffat of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has a project on "Small-scale sewage treatment and wastewater reuse system for Pakistan" funded by USAID, from Nov 2010 through Mar 2014. This is a joint project with the Microbiology Department of Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan. The project was mentioned in a State Department Press release (Oct 23, 2013), as an example of a research project that has resulted in prototype construction and full scale application for wastewater reuse. 3. Melissa Perry Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Health Services Dr. Perry investigates the human health impacts of environmental exposures and strategies to reduce risks. Her lab at GW is currently funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the impact of environmental contaminants on male reproductive function; she is working with the U.S. Geological Survey and Potomac Riverkeeper to investigate endocrine disruptors in the Potomac River. 4. LeRoy C. Paddock Associate Dean, Environmental Law Studies, George Washington University Law School Lee Paddock was recently appointed to the American Bar Association's Presidential Task Force on Sustainable Development. The Task Force will recommend ways that ABA can provide leadership on sustainable development issues while also assisting the U.N. implement "The Future We Want" report. Additionally, Lee Paddock serves as co-lead for the Thematic Working Group on Environment and Natural Resources and the new "Legal Aspects of Sustainable Energy for All" Community of Practice which investigates the legal barriers to sustainable energy for all projects and pursues in-depth academic legal research on the U.N.'s Sustainable Energy for All initiative.

(1) The reported number of GW faculty engaged in research is for fiscal year 2013. This number represents principal investigators who have sponsored research, as counted by the Office of the Vice President for Research. (2) With one exception, we have not included adjunct faculty, although some are actively engaged in research. We have excluded adjuncts because of the magnitude of the search as well as the potential for these faculty to leave. That said, based in Washington DC, GW is lucky to have as many as 1,500 part-time faculty at any given time. Many of these people are Federal employees and provide sustainability students career insights and opportunities. (3) We have not counted faculty who are helping lead sustainability discussions at GW, but for whom research is a de minimus activity. People like Dr. Jerome Paulson, Director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment, and a member of both the Medical School and Milken Institute faculties, offer a great deal to the GW community and their contributions are not captured by the construction of this question.