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GVSU Land Policy Initiative Database*
*These individuals have expressed interest in collaborating with the MIHELP Consortium. Click on the name of the individual to link to their homepage.
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Department |
Phone |
Email |
Areas of expertise |
| Baker-Clark, Charles |
Hospitality & Tourism |
331-3125 |
bakercc@gvsu.edu |
Community education, hospitality, food systems |
Balfour,
Dan |
Public & Nonprofit Administration |
331-6594 |
balfourd@gvsu.edu |
ethics, public policy and management |
| Borders, Stephen |
Public & Nonprofit Administration |
331-6569 |
borders@gvsu.edu |
Regional perinatal system of Michigan, healthy communities |
| Christopher, Norman |
Sustainability Initiative |
331-7461 |
chrisfn@gvsu.edu |
Sustainability |
Griffin,
Carol |
Biology |
331-3104 |
griffinc@gvsu.edu |
Natural resource management and policy, environmental science |
| Hoffman, Mark C. |
Public & Nonprofit Administration |
331-6587 |
hoffmanm@gvsu.edu |
GIS, Community analysis |
Hunt,
Jodee |
Biology |
331-2504 |
huntj@gvsu.edu |
Enviromental science & ethics, ecology, fisheries and wildlife biology |
Jelier,
Richard |
Public & Nonprofit Administration |
331-6578 |
jelierr@gvsu.edu |
Economic and community development, Urban and Regional studies, comparative urban planning, community analysis |
| Kimboko, Priscila |
Graduate Studies & Grants Administration |
331-7105 |
kimbokop@gvsu.edu |
Healthy aging related to built and natural environment, comprehensive planning/neighborhood, transportation, data collection |
Koches,
John K. |
Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) |
331-3749 |
kochesj@gvsu.edu |
Land Use Planning, Watershed management, environmental impact analysis |
Lioubimtseva,
Elena |
Geography and Planning |
331-2874 |
lioubime@gvsu.edu |
Effects of Landuse landcover change, advanced GIS, landscape analysis |
| MacDonald, Neil |
Biology |
331-2697 |
macdonan@gvsu.edu |
Forest Soils & Ecology, Watershed management / Land reclamation, Local conservation districts |
| Menon, Shaily |
Biology |
331-2506 |
menons@gvsu.edu |
Conservation biology/Landscape ecology/GIS |
| Moon, Seong-Gin |
Public and Nonprofit Administration |
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moons@gvsu.edu |
Environmental Policy, Urban Air quality, voluntary environmental behavior of private firms |
| Nordman, Erik |
Biology |
331-8706 |
nordmane@gvsu.edu |
GIS and Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Policy |
| Penn, Jim |
Geography and Planning |
331-8522 |
pennji@gvsu.edu |
Natural Resource Use, Protected Areas, Demographic Change |
Pyne,
Jeremy |
Johnson Center for Philanthropy |
331-7219 |
pyneje@gvsu.edu |
GIS, Data Analysis |
Rogers,
Karel |
Biology |
331-3097 |
rogersk@gvsu.edu |
Conservation, environmental ethics, green development |
| Rotondaro, Gustavo |
Johnson Center for Philanthropy |
331-7591 |
rotondag@gvsu.edu |
Urban planning & design, GIS, Community Analysis |
| Steinman, Alan D. |
Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) |
331-3749 |
steinmaa@gvsu.edu |
Water resources, sustainable water resources, environmental analysis and modeling, pollution |
| Sterrett Isely, Elaine |
Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) |
331-8788 |
iselyel@gvsu.edu |
West Michigan Ecosystems |
| January 3, 2008 | Sociology |
331-3129 |
stillejo@gvsu.edu |
Cool cities, urban redevelopment, Urban sociology |
| Wagendorp, Jeroen |
Geography and Planning |
331-8672 |
January 3, 2008
Integrated regional planning / GIS// Resource management |
| Wampler, Peter J. |
Geology |
331-2834 |
wamplerp@gvsu.edu |
Human impacts to river systems / Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing /and Environmental Geology |
| Xu, Gang |
Geography and Planning |
331-3068 |
xug@gvsu.edu |
economic geography, location analysis, international business, globalization, tourism management |
Other GVSU Faculty/Staff with Land Policy Expertise
Name |
Department |
Phone |
Email |
Areas of expertise |
| Agard, Kathy |
Johnson Center for Philanthropy |
331-7587 |
agardk@gvsu.edu |
Philanthropy |
| Bajema, Carl |
Biology |
331-2471 |
bajemacj@gvsu.edu |
Transportation/Human use of natural resources |
| Biddanda, Bopaiah |
Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute (AWRI) |
331-3978 |
biddandb@gvsu.edu |
Biological limnology and oceanography: Land-water linkages |
| Burton, Stephen |
Biology |
331-3456 |
burtonst@gvsu.edu |
Environmental ethics |
| Cole, Kevin |
Geology |
331-3791 |
colek@gvsu.edu |
Geophysics, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Geohydrology |
Cole,
Roy |
Geography and Planning |
331-3377 |
coler@gvsu.edu |
Drought in Africa, development, land use/cover change |
| Denning, Rod |
Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute (AWRI) |
331-3793 |
denningr@gvsu.edu |
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| Dietrich, Margaret |
Biology |
331-2816 |
dietrima@gvsu.edu |
Conservation |
| Gasahl, Laurie |
Geography and Planning |
331- 2861 |
gasahll@gvsu.edu |
Geography education |
| Gills, Bradley |
History |
331- 3298 |
gillsb@gvsu.edu |
Forestry |
| Isely, Paul |
Economics |
331-7418 |
iselyp@gvsu.edu |
Environmental economics/macro economics |
| IsHak, Samir |
Seidman College of Business Management |
331-7458 |
ishaks@gvsu.edu |
Government, business, society/management |
| Johnson, Sonja |
Van Andel Global Trade Center |
331-6811 |
johnsoso@gvsu.edu |
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Joseph,
Edwin |
Geography and Planning |
331-2990 |
josephe@gvsu.edu |
Urban and regional planning |
| Keenlance, Paul* |
Biology |
331-8579 |
keenlanp@gvsu.edu |
Wildlife habitat and resource selection, International resource management |
| Kennedy, Devereaux |
Sociology |
331-3730 |
kennedde@gvsu.edu |
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| Kucsova, Simona |
Political Science |
331- 3163 |
kucsovas@gvsu.edu |
Public policy |
| Ma, Kin M. |
Geography and Planning |
331- 2328 |
makin@gvsu.edu |
GIS/Watershed Management |
| Moore, Amy |
Education |
331-6230 |
moorea@gvsu.edu |
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| Nikitin, Alexey |
Biology |
331-2505 |
nikitin@gvsu.edu |
Evolution of Life Histories/population genetics |
| Northup, Melvin |
Biology |
331-3444 |
northupm@gvsu.edu |
Soils/Climate/Natural resource management |
| Northrup, Greg |
West Michigan Strategic Alliance |
356-3030 |
northrupg@wm-alliance.org |
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| Ogura, Laudo |
Economics |
331- 7234 |
ogural@gvsu.edu |
Urban economics/economic development/urban growth |
Rediske,
Richard R. |
Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute (AWRI) |
331-3047 |
redisker@gvsu.edu |
Hazardous waste site assessment and remediation/Public speaking for professional and lay audiences |
Reifel,
John |
Seidman College of Business |
331-7426 |
reifelj@gvsu.edu |
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| Richards, Mark |
Political Science |
331-3457 |
richardm@gvsu.edu |
Court desicion-making and freedon of expression |
| Rueth, Heather |
Biology |
331-2814 |
ruethh@gvsu.edu |
Terrestrial ecosystem ecology/Environmental change ecology/Ecosystem models/Land use conversion |
| Sowa-Wojciakowski, Claudia |
Education |
331-6706 |
sowac@gvsu.edu |
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| Singh, Hari |
Seidman College of Business |
331-7420 |
singhh@gvsu.edu |
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| Thomasma, Linda Ebel |
Biology |
331-8579 |
thomasli@gvsu.edu |
Wildlife biology/forested landscaping |
| Uzarskil, Donald G. |
Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute (AWRI) |
331-3989 |
uzarskid@gvsu.edu |
Relate land use/land cover to chemical/physical variables as well as lentic and lotic biota using multivariate analyses |
Vail,
Janeth |
Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute (AWRI) |
331-3749 |
vailj@gvsu.edu |
Environmental education/outreach/research |
| Verchaeve, Joseph |
Sociology |
331-3438 |
verschaj@gvsu.edu |
criminology, deviance, methodology |
*New GVSU Faculty/Staff |
GVSU Research Centers and Institutes
Several research centers and institutes at Grand Valley State University conduct research and outreach related to land policies.
* Annis Water Resources Institute
* Sustainability Initiative
* Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
* Community Research Institute
* Public Policy Institute
* Van Andel Global Trade Center
GVSU Academic Departments
GVSU departments house faculty that contribute to land use and land policy research.
* Biology
* Natural Resource Management
* Hospitality and Tourism Management
* Geography and Planning
* Geology
* The Department of Political Science
* School of Public and Nonprofit Administration
* Seidman College of Business
* Business Administration
* Business Economics
* Sociology
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