Faculty
Howard N. Apsan
Adjunct Professor of Public Affairs
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
University Director, Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management, The City University of New York
E-mail: hna1@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BA, MA, Brooklyn College, 1979; M.Phil., Columbia University, 1981; PhD, 1985.
Adjunct Professor of Public Affairs at SIPA since 1986; University Director, Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management, at CUNY since 2003; environmental and management consulting for commercial, industrial, and government clients, since 1986; policy and management positions at New York City's Department of Sanitation, Board of Education, and Mayor's Office, prior to 1986. His research and consulting interests include Environmental Health and Safety, Risk Management and Business Continuity, Sustainability and LEED, and Management and Organizational leadership. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, a member of the Editorial Board of Environmental Quality Management, and writes and lectures regularly..
COURSES
Summer
Fall
MEDIA EXPERTISE
Howard N. Apsan welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
Auditing and Assessment
Program Management
Remediation
Strategic Environmental Management
EPA’s College and University Environmental Auditing Initiative
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Recent Journal Articles and Reports
Apsan, Howard N. "H1N1 Prevention at the City University of New York." University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA) Insights, January, 2010.
Apsan, Howard N. "Understanding Risk Management through an Environmental Health and Safety Template." Journal of the University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA) Autumn, 2008.
Apsan, Howard N. "Environmental Leadership and Organizational Change: The University as a Role Model." Presented at Taiyuan University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. June, 2006.
Apsan, Howard N. "What Gets Measured Gets Done: Two Years into the CUNY-EPA Audit Agreement." Environmental Quality Management Spring, 2005.
Apsan, Howard N. "'Bomb Materials at Campus Reactors' and Other Scary Thoughts: An EH&S Perspective on Combating Bioterrorism." Environmental Quality Management, Winter, 2004.
Apsan, Howard N. "Environmental Value: A Business View of Environmental Costs and Opportunities." Environmental Quality Management, Summer, 2002.
Shadan Azali
Lecturer in International and Public Affairs
Associate Director of Corporate Relations, the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Hogan Hall, Room A-109
Tel: 212-854-5123
Fax: 212-854-0274
E-mail: sazali@ei.columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BS in Environmental Policy, Antioch College, {2000}; MPA, Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, {2005}. Distinctions: Columbia University Environmental Fellowship; Mari Michener Co-op Scholarship; John Bowman International Scholar; Horace Mann Scholar. Shadan Azali works closely with senior leadership, administration, and researchers at the Earth Institute. She leads corporate relations efforts by identifying and developing new corporate partnerships for the Earth Institute. In addition, Azali focuses principally on managing the Corporate Circle, the Earth Institute’s corporate engagement program consisting of about twenty or so members at any given time. Before joining the Earth Institute, Azali worked in the corporate philanthropy sector for financial institutions. She previously consulted for C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Bank of America, and managed the corporate giving program for Ally Bank. Azali has administered grant and sponsorship applications for over eighty New York City non-profits and provided over ten million dollars for strategic community investment throughout the east coast. She also established new partnerships for financial firms with various community groups working on affordable housing and financial literacy issues.
COURSES
Fall
ENVP U9230 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management II
Spring
ENVP U9232 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis
MEDIA EXPERTISE
Shadan Azali welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Community Reinvestment Act
Sustainability and Business
Kathleen Callahan
Deputy Director for Research Management Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
International Affairs Building, Room 1406
Tel: 212-854-5208
E-mail: kc2378@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BA, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1971; Harvard's Environmental Policy Program (residential) 1980; Washington Executive Seminar 1987; Risk and Decision Making, 1988; Certified Total Quality Management Executive Facilitator, 1992. Candidate CERC Certificate in Conservation Biology.
Consultant, Energy Efficiency and Environment (current),US EPA Deputy Regional Administrator (Retired), 2003-2008; Adjunct Lecturer Columbia University School of Public and International Affairs, 2006-2009; Associate Regional Administrator for New York City Response and Recovery Operations, 2001-2003; Director, Division of Environmental Planning and Protection, 1996-2001; Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, 1991-1996 and August 2001-December 2001; Deputy Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, 1989-1991; Deputy Director, Division of Planning and Management, 1979-1989; Chief of the Planning and Evaluation Branch, Office of Policy and Management, 1977-1979; Program Analyst, 1973-1977; Enforcement Analyst, 1971.
Member, New York State Audubon Society, Stewardship Council.
Recipient Presidential Meritorious Executive Award (1998) and (2002).
COURSES
Summer
ENVP U9229 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management I
Fall
ENVP U9230 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management II
Spring
ENVP U9232 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis
SIPA U9000 Capstone Workshop
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Recent Journal Articles and Reports
Kai M. Tang, Charles G. Nace, Jr., Mark A. Maddaloni, James D. Harkay, Donald R. Graham, Jr., Richard N. Koustas, and Joseph D. Rotola, Dore LaPosta and Kathleen C. Callahan. Evaluation of Vacuum and Wet-Wipe Methods for Removal of World Trade Center Dust from Indoor Environments. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, Volume 54, Issue 10, 1293-1298. Publication Date: October 01, 2004.
Kai M. Tang, Charles G. Nace, Jr., Carol L. Lynes, Mark A. Maddaloni, Dore LaPosta, and Kathleen C. Callahan. Characterization of Background Concentrations in Upper Manhattan, New York Apartments for Select Contaminants Identified in World Trade Center Dust. Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 38, Issue 24, 6482-6490, Web Release Date: November 6, 2004.
Steven A. Cohen
Director, Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Director, Master of Science in Sustainability Management, School of Continuing Education, Columbia University, Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs
International Affairs Building, Room 1408Tel: 212-854-4445
Fax: 212-864-4847
E-mail: sc32@columbia.edu
http://www.columbia.edu/~sc32 (Personal Website)
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BA, Franklin College of Indiana, 1974; MA, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, 1977; PhD, 1979. Director, Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, 1985-98; vice dean, 1998-2001; associate dean, 1987-98. Management consultant, ICF, Inc., 1985-91; project director, National Academy of Public Administration, Hazardous Waste Management Project, 1985; senior associate, ICF, Inc., 1984; environmental protection specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Organization, 1980-81; Rockefeller fellow in environmental policy implementation, 1978-79; research fellow, Environmental Studies Center, SUNY, Buffalo, 1976-79. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, 1992-94; U.S. DOE, 1983-84; USEPA, 2005-present, 1981-97, 1977-78. His research interests include environmental policy and management; energy policy; nuclear waste policy; urban policy and politics; public management and management effectiveness.
COURSES
Summer
ENVP U9229 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management I
Fall
ENVP U9230 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management II
SUMA K4100 Sustainability Management
Spring
ENVP U9232 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Books
Cohen, Steven, Sustainability Management, Columbia University Press, 2011
Cohen, Steven, and William Eimicke., The Responsible Contract Manager, Georgetown University Press, 2008
Cohen, Steven, William Eimicke and Tanya Heikkila. The Effective Public Manager, 4th. Edition, Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Cohen, Steven. Understanding Environmental Policy. Columbia University Press, 2006.
Cohen, Steven, and Sheldon Kamieniecki, and Matthew Kahn. Strategic Planning in Environmental Regulation. The MIT Press, 2005.
Cohen, Steven, and William Eimicke. Tools for Innovators: Creative Strategies for Managing Public Sector Organizations. Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Cohen, Steven, and William Eimicke. The New Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government. Jossey-Bass, 1995.
Brand, Ronald, and Steven Cohen. Total Quality Management in Government: A Practical Guide for the Real World. Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Cohen, Steven, and Sheldon Kamieniecki. Environmental Regulation through Strategic Planning. Westview, 1991.
Recent Journal Articles and Reports
Cohen, Steven. "Governing New York City: Progressive Government Reforms Hiding in Plain View." Public Performance and Management Review June 2004.
Cohen, Steven, and William Eimicke. "America Works' Criminal Justice Program: Providing Second Chances Through Work." Civic Bulletin, Manhattan Institute November 2002.
Cohen, Steven, William Eimicke, and Jessica Horan. "Catastrophe and the Public Service: A Case Study of the Government Response to the Destruction of the World Trade Center." Public Administration Review September 2002.
Recent Book Reviews
Review of "Superfund's Future: What Will it Cost?" by Katherine N. Probst, David M. Konisky, et. al., Political Science Quarterly, Volume 117, Number 4, Winter 2002-2003.
Review of "The End of Government as We Know It: Making Public Policy Work," by Elaine Ciulla Karmack, Political Science Quarterly: Volume 122, Number 4, Winter, 2007-2008
Review of "Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector," by Stephen Goldsmith and Willian Eggers, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management: Volume 24, Number 5, Winter, 2005.
Review of "Bringing Society Back In: Grassroots Ecosystem Management, Accountability, and Sustainable Communities," by Edward P. Weber. Political Science Quarterly Spring 2004.
Cohen, Steven. Review of "Out of Bounds, Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA," by James V. DeLong. Political Science Quarterly Summer 2003.
Nancy Degnan
Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs
Schermerhorn Ext., Room 1012
Tel: 212-854-8310
E-mail: ald1@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
Nancy Degnan earned her MPA and Ph.D. from Columbia University. After that, Nancy served as Assistant Dean at SIPA and as the Associate Director at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC). At CERC, Dr. Degnan spearheads initiatives and programming in education, training and applied research STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Her research and writing has focused on community-based initiatives in education, sustainable development and redevelopment, as well as microfinance and enterprise development. She is also a member of Columbia Business School’s Deming Board, Chazen Institute.
COURSES
Spring
ENVP U9232 Workshop in Applied Earth System Policy
Business School ECLA Program: Sustainability and Business (January Term)
MEDIA EXPERTISE
Nancy Degnan welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
Energy, Water, Biodiversity Education and Conservation
Sustainability and BusinessEnvironmental Education
Adela J. Gondek
Lecturer in Discipline of Public Affairs
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
International Affairs Building, 13th Floor
Tel: 212-854-3646
E-mail: ajg2@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
PhD, Harvard University, 1981; BA, Goucher College, 1970. Consulting in public and environmental ethics for political and educational institutions, 2006-present; Lecturer of Discipline in Public Affairs, previously Adjunct Professor of Public Affairs, 1991-present, and Political Science, 1989-2003, Columbia University; Visiting Scholar in Ethics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2012; Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1984-1988; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rider College, 1980-1984; Legislative Aide, Massachusetts State Senate, 1972-1978..
COURSES
Fall
ENVP U6225 Ethics, Values, and Justice
Spring
EMPA U6025 Public Sector Ethics
MEDIA EXPERTISE
Adela Gondek welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
The Concept of the Person in Modern Liberalism
Forms of Justice and the Formation of Political Coalitions in the U.S.
Politics and Public Ethics
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Book Chapters
Gondek, Adela J. “The Dialectic of Religion and Politics.” Totalitarianism and the Challenge of Democracy. Eds. Andrezj W. Jablonski and Wojciech Piasecki. Uniwersytet Wroclawski-Wydawnictwo, 1992.
Recent Journal Articles and Reports
Gondek, Adela J., with Jairo Garcia. The Earth Charter and Ethics for Sustainability Management. Webinar Report, Earth Charter Institute, Costa Rica, 2012.
Gondek, Adela J. Reflections on Environmental Ethics. Presented at Columbia University, Panel of the Climate and Society Program, 2010.
Center for the Study of Science and Religion, Contributor, CSSR Symposium Report on Common Ground for a Sustainable Future, Earth Institute, Columbia University, 2009.
Gondek, Adela J. Note on Academic Integrity, EMPA Handbook, Picker Center, Columbia University, 2006.
Gondek, Adela J. Municipal and State Ethics Codes, Address/DVD, Advancing the Dialogue Forum on Ethics in Government, Ridgefield, CT 2006.
Reviews
Gondek, Adela J. "Social Status in the Debate Over Abortion." Journal of Health, Politics, Policy and Law, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1985.
Lloyd Kass, MPA, CEM
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
International Affairs Building, 13th Floor
E-Mail: lrk13@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BS, Brandeis University 1992; MPA, Columbia University 1998. Vice President, Willdan Energy Solutions (since 2009); Energy Director, New York City Housing Authority (2005-2009); Capital Budget Director and other managerial roles, New York City Housing Authority, Department of Budget & Financial Planning (2000-2005) ; Quality Assurance Associate, City of New York Department of Social Services (1998-2000). Certified Energy Manager, Association of Energy Engineers, 2007.
COURSES
Fall
ENVP U9230 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management II
Kytt MacManus
Adjunct Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
Senior Research Associate/Geographic Information Specialist
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 204 Geoscience
Palisades, NY
Tel: 845-365-8939
Fax: 845-365-8922
E-mail: kmacmanu@ciesin.columbia.edu
Profile
BA in Political Science, Northeastern University, 2006; MS in Environmental Policy, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, 2008. The Australian National Internship Program, 2005. Expert in Geographic Information Systems. Substantial experience with global dataset development for the NASA Socio-economic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Experienced web-GIS application developer. Python programmer. His research interests include the development of data driven web applications for decision support; the use of global population and housing census; and the use of Python for Scientific Computing.
Courses
Spring
ENVP U6224 Environmental Data Analysis
Summer
ENVP U9229 Workshops in Geographic Information Systems
Media Expertise
Kytt MacManus welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
Geographic Information Systems
Research
Selected Publications
DeSherbinin, A., Levy, M.,Adamo, S., MacManus, K., Mara, V., & Razafindrazay L.. 2012. Estimating Global Net Migration By Ecosystem and By Decade: 1970- 2010. Conference Proceedings of the American Assoiciation of Geographers.
Becker, M., and MacManus, K.. 2009. Mastering the Hudson: A Web-based GIS Approach to Spatial Education. Geographic Information Systems Technology News: The Newsletter of the New York State GIS Coordination Program. Winter 2009-2010.
Levy, M.A., B. Anderson, M, Brickman, K, MacManus, et al. 2008. Assessment of Select Climate Change Impacts on U.S. National Security. Working Paper. CIESIN, Palisades, New York.
Juerg M. Matter
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
Doherty Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 205 Comer
Palisades, NY
Tel: 845-365-8543
Fax: 845-365-8155
E-mail: jmatter@ldeo.columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
Graduate studies, Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (1992-1997); Research Assistant, Geological Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (1998-2001); PhD Natural Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (2001); Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Columbia University (2002-2005); Doherty Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University (2006-present); Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, 2010. His research focuses on carbon capture and storage as a climate change mitigation technology. His specific areas of study focus on fundamental and applied problems related to geochemistry of gas-water-rock reactions and geologic storage of carbon dioxide, on developing and deployment of monitoring and accounting techniques for carbon dioxide storage, and on developing policy frameworks for carbon storage. He is involved in several geologic carbon dioxide storage pilot projects in the U.S., Iceland and the Sultanate of Oman.
COURSES
Summer
MEDIA EXPERTISE
Juerg M. Matter welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
Climate Change Mitigation
Energy and Climate Change
Carbon Capture and Storage
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Recent Journal Articles and Reports
Matter, J. M., and P. Kelemen (2009), Permanent storage of carbon dioxide in geological reservoirs by mineral carbonation. Nature Geoscience 2, 837-841, doi: 10.1038/NGEO683.
Assayag, N., J.M. Matter, M. Ader, D. Goldberg, and P. Agrinier (2009), Water-rock interaction during a CO2 field injection test: Implications on host rock dissolution and alteration effects. Chemical Geology 265, 227-235.
Kelemen, P. B., J. Matter, and L. Streit (2009), Field observations and theoretical studies relevant to enhance in situ carbonation of peridotite. Proceeding of the 2nd International Conferene on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Materials Engineering. R. Baciocchi, G. Costa, A. Polettini, and R. Porni, Editors, 105-112.
Oelkers, E.H., S.R. Gislason, and J. Matter (2009), Mineral carbonation of CO2. Elements, Vol. 4, 331-335.
Kelemen, P., and J.M. Matter (2008), In situ carbonation of peridotite for CO2 storage. Proc. National Acad. Sci., Vol. 105(45), 17295-17300.
Matter, J.M., W.S. Broecker, M. Stute, S.R. Gislason, E.H. Oelkers, A. Stefansson, E. Gunnlaugsson, G. Axelsson, and G. Björnsson (2009), Permanent Carbon Dioxide Storage into Basalt: The CarbFix Pilot Project, Iceland. Energy Procedia 1(2009), p. 3641-3646.
Capalbo, S., C. Wu, D. Goldberg, J. Matter, and A. Slagle (2008), Economic dimensions of geological CO2 storage: key factors in an assessment of sub-seafloor and continental sequestration options. Energy Procedia 1 (2009), p. 2745-2752.
Levine, J., J. M. Matter, D. Goldberg, A. Cook, and K. Lackner, 2007, In-situ injectability of anthropogenic CO2 in deep marine sediments. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L24703, doi:10.1029/2007GL031560
Matter, J. M., T. Takahashi, and D. Goldberg (2006), Experimental evaluation of in situ CO2-water-rock reactions during CO2 injection in basaltic rocks: implications for geologic CO2 sequestration Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 8(2), doi:10.1029/2006GC001427.
Matter, J. M., D. S. Goldberg, R. H. Morin, and M. Stute, 2005, Contact zone permeability at intrusion boundaries: new results from hydraulic testing and geophysical logging in the Newark Rift basin, Hydrogeology Journal (2006) 14:689-699.
Matter, J.M., H.N. Waber, S. Loew, and A. Matter (2005), Recharge areas and geochemical evolution of groundwater in an alluvial aquifer system in the Sultanate of Oman. Hydrogeology Journal (2005) 14:203-224.
Michael P. Musso
Adjunct Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
Tel: 212-305-3464
E-mail: mpm36@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BS, Civil Engineering, Villanova University, 1991; M.S., Environmental Engineering Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1996; M.P.H., Environmental Health Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 2007; Lecturer, Mailman School of Public Health (Risk Assessment); Lecturer for Topic's Course at MSPH: Arsenic's cost-benefit of treatment and risk reduction (2001, 2002, 2009); Licensed Professional Engineer, State of New York; Senior Project Engineer, HDR Engineering, Inc. 1999 to present; Intern - NYCDOH (Lead Poisoning and Prevention, 1997; Disease Surveillance, 1998); Environmental Engineer, Dresdner Robin Environmental Management, Inc. 1994-1997; Engineering Associate, Environ Corporation, 1991 - 1994.
COURSES
Summer
Fall
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Professional Presentations
NYWEA: Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBTs). December 12, 2001.
NYWEA/AWWA: Human Health Aspects of Pathogenic Protozoans Emphasizing Cryptosporidium. February 28, 2001.
Rockland County Municipal Planning Federation. Cell Tower symposium. November 26, 2007
USEPA / Army Corps of Engineers Design and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites: Overcoming
Project Cost Uncertainties through Risk Analysis and Management Tools. April 2009.
Suresh Naidu
Assistant Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
PROFILE
Ph.D., University of Berkeley, Economics; MA, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Economics, 2004; B. Math (With Distinction), University of Waterloo, 2001.
Suresh has had work published in the Journal of Labor Economics, Science, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Industrial and Labor Relations Review. He was awarded the Harvard Academy Scholar Post-Doctoral Fellowship for 2008-2010, and has received numerous other awards such as the Journal of Development Economics Award, UC Berkeley Dean’s Normative Time Fellowship, and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Graduate Fellowship. Suresh focuses primarily on the fields of political economy, economic history, and development economics, and has presented his research at colleges and conferences nationwide. Suresh has designed and taught his own course on political economy of the 20th century at UC Berkeley in 2008.
COURSES
Fall
Spring
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Recent Journal Articles and Reports
Naidu, Suresh. Recruitment Restrictions and Labor Markets: Evidence from the Post-Bellum U.S. South, accepted subject to minor revisions at the Journal of Labor Economics.
Mulder, M.; Bowles, S.; Hertz, T.; Bell, A.; Beise, J.; Clark, G.; Fazzio, Ila; Gurven, M.; Hill, K.; Hooper, P.; Irons, W.; Kaplan, H.; Leonetti, D.; Low, B.; Marlowe, F.; McElreath, R.; Naidu, S.; Nolin, D.; Piraino, P.; Quinlan, R.; Schniter, E.; Sear, R.; Shenk, M.; Alden Smith, M.; von Rueden, C.; Wiessner, P 2009. Intergenerational Wealth Transmission and the Dynamics of Inequality in Small-Scale Societies. Forthcoming in Science.
Naidu, S.; Hidalgo, D.; Nichter, S.; and Richardson, N. Occupational Choices: The Economic Determinants of Land Invasions. Forthcoming in the Review of Economics and Statistics.
Naidu, S.; Dube, A.; and Reich, M., July 2007. The Economic Impacts of a Citywide Minimum Wage in Industrial and Labor Relations Review Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 522-543.
Irene Nielson
Lecturer
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
International Affairs Building, 13th Floor
E-Mail: ib2121@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BUEP, University of Virginia; MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, SIPA, Columbia University. Innovations Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 (current); Program Analyst, Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 (2005-2008); Presidential Management Fellow, US EPA Office of the CFO (May 2006); Presidential Management Fellow, US EPA Pacific Islands Office (2006-2007); Deputy Manager, Clean Power Act Policy Analysis (2004); Assistant Planner, Albemarle County Planning & Community Development (2002-2003).
COURSES
Summer
Fall
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Books
Boland, I. and Kellogg, V., Wind the World Over, Bright Sky Press, 2007.
Cevasco, G., Harmond, R., Mendelsohn, E., Boland, I. (contributor), Modern American Environmentalists: A Biographical Encyclopedia, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Matthew I. Palmer
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Schermerhorn Ext. - Room 1010
Tel: 212-854-4767
E-mail: mp2434@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BS, Cornell University 1996; PhD Rutgers University 2005
In addition to teaching, research, and advising at Columbia, Dr. Palmer advises the US Fish and Wildlife Service, NYC Parks, NY State DEC, NJ DEP, and several NGOs on conservation, restoration, and ecological management issues. His research interests are primarily in plant community ecology, with emphases on conservation, restoration, and ecosystem function.
COURSES
Summer
ENVP U9229 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Management I
Fall
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Recent Journal Articles and Reports
Palmer, M.I., P.T. McPhearson, R. Karty, J. Lu, M. Feller, T. Wenskus and A. Felson. 2010. Reforestation targets for New York City and the effects of plant species composition on the development of urban forests. MillionTreesNYC, Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecology: A Research Symposium.
Palmer, M.I., L. Dickinson, S. Gaffin, and P. Mott. 2008. Northeastern grassland communities on urban rooftops. Proceedings of the Northeast Natural History Conference.
Palmer, M.I., E.C. Craig, and S. Elbin. 2007. The plant ecology of New York Harbor islands: Impacts of colonial waterbirds and restoration targets. Proceedings of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group.
Palmer, M.I. and J.G. Ehrenfeld. 200X. Hydrology and the effects of microtopography on the soil environment and plant performance in New Jersey Pine Barrens fens. Accepted pending revisions. Wetlands.
Michael Puma
Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research, The Earth Institute
Armstrong Hall, Room 246
Tel: 212-678-5667
E-mail: mjp38@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BS in Civil Engineering, Columbia University, 1998; MIA, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, 1999; MA in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 2003; Ph.D in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 2006. Dr. Michael Puma is a hydrologist studying the interactions of the hydrologic cycle with climate, terrestrial ecosystems, and society. He is currently working at the Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research, which is associated with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). His research efforts are focused on improving the water and land dynamics of the GISS climate model. Dr. Puma is also advising the United Nation Development Programme on development of regional future climate scenarios. Dr. Puma's previous experience includes work and research in numerous institutions. Dr. Puma was an intern at the UNSO Office to Combat Desertification and Drought (now the Drylands Development Centre) in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and later at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He also has application-related experience through work at two environmental consulting companies, URS Corporation and Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers.
COURSES
Summer
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Puma, M.J., and S. Gold, 2011: Formulating Climate Change Scenarios to Inform Climate-Resilient Development Strategies: A Guidebook for Practitioners. United Nations Development Programme.
Krakauer, N.Y., B.I. Cook, and M.J. Puma, 2010: Contribution of soil moisture feedback to hydroclimatic variability. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 505-520.Puma, M.J., and B.I. Cook, 2010: Effects of irrigation on global climate during the 20th century. J. Geophys. Res., 115, D16120, doi:10.1029/2010JD014122.
Koster, R.D., Z. Guo, P.A. Dirmeyer, R. Yang, K. Mitchell, and M.J. Puma, 2009: On the nature of soil moisture in land surface models. J. Climate, 22, 4322-4335, doi:10.1175/2009JCLI2832.1.
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development
Professor of Health Policy and Management
School of International and Public Affairs
Low Library, Room 314
Tel: 212-854-8704
Fax: 212-854-8702
E-mail: sachs@columbia.edu
http://www.earth.columbia.edu/about/director/index.html (Personal Website)
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BA, Harvard, 1976; MA, 1978; PhD, 1980. Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research: Economic Adviser, governments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa; Special Adviser to Secretary General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals; Cochairman, Advisory Board of The Global Competitiveness Report Consultant: the IMF, World Bank, OECD, United Nations Development Program; Formerly, Director of the Center for International Development (CID) and Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), and the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade at Harvard University; Chairman, Commission on Macroeconomics and Health of the World Health Organization, 2000-2001; member, International Financial Institutions Advisory Commission established by the U.S. Congress, September 1999 -March 2000.
COURSES
Fall
Spring
MEDIA EXPERTISE
Jeffrey D. Sachs welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
Health and Development
Economic Geography
Globalization
Transition to market economies in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
International Financial Markets
International Macroeconomic Policy Coordination
Emerging Markets
Economic Development and Growth
Global Competitiveness
Macroeconomic Policies in Developing and Developed Countries
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Books
Sachs, Jeffrey D. Commonwealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Penguin Group, 2008.
Sachs, Jeffrey D. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time. Penguin Group, 2005.
Sachs, Jeffrey D. Russia and the Market Economy, (in Russian). BBC/MPM Ltd., 1994.
Sachs, Jeffrey D. Poland's Jump to the Market Economy. MIT Press, 1993.
Sachs, Jeffrey D., and Felipe B. Larrain. Macroeconomics in the Global Economy. Prentice Hall, 1993.
Paredes, Carlos E., and Jeffrey D. Sachs. Peru's Path to Recovery. Brookings Institution, 1991.
McKibbin, Warwick J., and Jeffrey D. Sachs. Global Linkages: Macroeconomic Interdependence and Cooperation in the World Economy. Brookings Institution, 1991.
Bruno, Michael, and Jeffrey D. Sachs. Economics of Worldwide Stagflation. Harvard University Press, 1985.
Edited Volumes
Sachs, Jeffrey D., and Katharina Pistor, eds. The Rule of Law and Economic Reform in Russia. Westview Press, 1997.
Blanchard, Olivier Jean, Kenneth A. Froot, and Jeffrey D. Sachs, eds. The Transition in Eastern Europe. University of Chicago Press, 1994.
Jason E. Smerdon
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs
Storke-Doherty Lecturer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Doherty Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 205D Oceanography
Tel: 845-365-8493
E-mail: jsmerdon@ldeo.columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BA Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1998; MS Physics, University of Michigan, 2000; PhD Applied Physics, University of Michigan, 2004; Lamont-Doherty Postdoctoral Fellow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Columbia University, 2005-2007; Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Barnard College, 2007-2008; Storke-Doherty Lecturer, LDEO and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, 2008-present; Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, 2008-present. His research focuses on reconstructing the climate of the Common Era and understanding the dynamics of climate variability during that time period. His specific areas of study focus on refining the statistical methods used to perform global and hemispheric reconstructions of past climate fields, dynamical analyses of climate model simulations that span the last millennium, geothermal and tree-ring proxy reconstruction methods, and modeling the connections between climate and proxy systems.
COURSES
Summer
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Books
Smerdon, J.E., Student Companion to Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future by E.A. Mathez, Columbia University Press, New York, NY, 2009.
Recent Journal Articles
Smerdon, J.E., A. Kaplan, E. Zorita, J.F. González-Rouco, and M.N. Evans, Spatial Performance of Four Climate Field Reconstruction Methods Targeting the Common Era, Geophysical Research Letters, in review.
Osborn, T.J., E.R. Cook, R. Villalba, J.E. Smerdon, S.F.B. Tett and K.R. Briffa, Decadal-to-centennial temperature variations in the Southern Hemisphere: A data-model comparison, Climate Dynamics, in revision.
Beltrami, H., J.E. Smerdon, G. Matharoo, and N. Nickerson (2011), Impact of maximum borehole depths on inverted temperature histories in borehole paleoclimatology, Climate of the Past Discussions, 7, 715-748, doi:10.5194/cpd-7-715-2011.
Smerdon, J.E., A. Kaplan, and D.E. Amrhein (2011), Reply to comment by Rutherford et al. on "Erroneous Model Field Representations in Multiple Pseudoproxy Studies: Corrections and Implications," Journal of Climate, in review.
D’Arrigo, D., R. Seager, J.E. Smerdon, A.N. LeGrande, and E.R. Cook (2011), The anomalous winter of 1783-1784: Was the Laki eruption or an analog of the 2009-2010 winter to blame? Geophysical Research Letters, 38.
Smerdon, J.E. (2011), Discussion of: A Statistical Analysis of Multiple Temperature Proxies: Are Reconstructions of Surface Temperatures Over the Last 1000 Years Reliable?, Annals of Applied Statistics, 5(1), 76-79.
Lesperance, M., J.E. Smerdon and H. Beltrami (2010), Propagation of linear surface air temperature trends into the terrestrial subsurface, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 115.Smerdon, J.E., A. Kaplan, and D.E. Amrhein (2010), Erroneous Model Field Representations in Multiple Pseudoproxy Studies: Corrections and Implications, Journal of Climate, 23, 5548-5554.
Smerdon, J.E., A. Kaplan, D. Chang, and M.N. Evans (2010), A pseudoproxy evaluation of the CCA and RegEM methods for reconstructing climate fields of the last millennium, Journal of Climate, 23, 4856-4880.
Smerdon, J.E., H. Beltrami, C. Creelman, and M.B. Stevens (2009), Characterizing land-surface processes: A quantitative analysis using air-ground thermal orbits, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 114.
Smerdon, J.E., A. Kaplan, and D. Chang (2008), On the origin of the standardization sensitivity in RegEM climate field reconstructions, Journal of Climate, 21(24), 6710-6723.
D'Arrigo, R., R. Allan, R. Wilson, J. Palmer, J. Sakulich, J.E. Smerdon, S. Bijaksana and L. Ode Ngkoimani (2008), Pacific and Indian Ocean climate signals in a tree-ring record of Java monsoon drought. International Journal of Climatology, 28: 1889-1901.
Smerdon, J.E., J.F. González-Rouco, and E. Zorita (2008), Comment on "Robustness of proxy-based climate field reconstruction methods" By Michael E. Mann et al., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113.
D'Arrigo, R., and J.E. Smerdon (2008), Tropical climate influences on drought variability over Java, Indonesia, Geophysical Research Letters, 35.
Martha Stark
Adjunct Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
E-mail: ms4476@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
Martha Stark earned her J.D. and B.A. from New York University. After that, she served as an Associate at the Brooklyn-based law firm Cullen and Dykman. Driven by her passion for government service and dedication to her New York City home, she served as Special Counsel and Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Department of Finance in the administration of Mayor David Dinkins.
Martha served as a White House Fellow in the United States Department of State during the administration of President Bill Clinton.
From 2002 until 2009 she returned to the New York City Department of Finance as the first African American woman to serve as Commissioner. During her tenure the agency developed a reputation as customer-friendly and innovative implementing programs to benefit taxpayers and to make it easier to access government services.
Martha also serves as a Distinguished Lecturer at the City University, Baruch College School of Public Affairs.
Publications
This I Believe—NPR Radio Series, Aired in May 2007 “I Believe in Numbers”
“Reducing the Cost of Construction in New York City”, NYU Press (1998)
"Homeward Bound: An Affordable Housing Agenda for the 21st Century," co-authored Chapter with Douglas Turetsky
COURSES
Spring
ENVP u8201 Financial Management
E. Gail Suchman
Adjunct Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
Special Counsel, Environmental, Energy and Climate Change, Stroock Stroock and Lavan
International Affairs Building, 13th floor
Tel: 212-854-3239
E-mail: gs2166@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Sarah Tweedie at st2745@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BS Environmental Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 1976; Juris Doctor, Boston College Law School, 1979. Special Counsel, Environmental and Climate Change, Stroock Stroock & Lavan. 2007-present; Consultant and Legal Advisor, Earth Institute at Columbia University, present; teaches Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development Law at the law school in the fall; Consultant, New York City Economic Development Corporation, 2004; Visiting Law Faculty and Senior Specialist, University of Cape Town and Legal Resources Centre, 2003; Consultant, Sasaki Associates, 2001; Senior Environmental Counsel, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, 1998-2004; Regional Director, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 1996-1998; Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, New York State Attorney General's Office, 1985-1996; Special Policy Advisor, Minnesota Department of Energy and Economic Development, 1984-1985; Senior Attorney, Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, 1982-1984; Assistant Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-1982.
COURSES
Spring
ENVP U9232 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis
Sara Tjossem
Associate Director for MPA-ESP Curriculum
Lecturer in Discipline,
School of International and Public Affairs
International Affairs Building, Room 1316
Tel: 212-854-0424
E-mail: sft2101@columbia.edu
You may contact faculty directly or, if you need assistance, contact Louise Rosen at lar46@columbia.edu or at 212-854-3142.
PROFILE
BA Biology, Swarthmore College, 1983; MS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, 1990; PhD History of Science, Cornell University, 1994. Lecturer & Researcher, Columbia University DIPA and the Earth Institute, 2003-present; Lecturer, University of Washington, 1998-2003; Assistant Director, Institute for Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability, University of Minnesota, 1996-1998; Lecture, University of Minnesota, 1995-1998. Tjossem's teaching and research interests are on the intersection of science and society, the history of biology, particularly 20th century; history of ecology and agriculture; marine science, and development of environmental movements.
COURSES
Summer
ENVP U6241 Earth Systems and Environmental Politics, Policy, and Management
Fall
ENVP U6320 Political Context of Public and Private Management
Spring
ENVP U9232 Workshop in Applied Earth Systems Policy Analysis
MEDIA EXPERTISE
Sara Tjossem welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
History of 20th Century Biology
History of Ecology and Agriculture
Marine Science
Development of Environmental Movements
RESEARCH
Selected Publication Citations
Journal Articles and Reports
Tjossem, Sara. The Journey of PICES: Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific. Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 2005.
Warren S. Wooster, Sara F. Tjossem, "Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific: The PICES Project" (in press). San Diego International Law Journal. 2004.
Warren S Wooster, Sara F. Tjossem, "Multilateralism and International Ocean-Resources Law: Chapter 5. Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific: The PICES Project" (February 21, 2003). Law of the Sea Institute. Conference Proceedings. Paper 2003f.
Tjossem, Sara. Biography of Rachel Fuller Brown. Notable American Women, vol. 5. Harvard Univ. Press, 2004.
Reviews
Tjossem, Sara. Review of Vaclav Smil, "Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization." Isis 90: 796-797.
Tjossem, Sara. Review of Robert Croker: "Stephen Forbes and the Rise of American Ecology" Quart. Rev. Biol. 77 (4) 440.