Research Associates

Dr. Paula Williams

1. University of Alaska, Anchorage
   Director, Office of Sustainability
   3890 University Lake Drive, ULB 110B
   Anchorage, AK 99508
   1-907-786-1515
   
   Current research interests:
   The interactions between the biophysical environment and human social systems, specifically, the influences on human perception of environmental change, and on willingness to adapt.  I also seek ways to motivate people to make changes that increase their capacity to adapt.

Dr. Daniel White

1. University of Alaska Fairbanks
   Water and Environmental Research Center WERC
   306 Tanana Loop
   Fairbanks AK 99755
   1-907-474-6222
   
   Current research interests:
   Water/wastewater process engineering, impacts of climate change on water resources, wWater quality protection, and corrosion assessment/mitigation.
   

Dr. Luis A. N. Amaral

Northwest University
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
1. Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
   2145 Sheridan Rd., Room E136
   Evanston, IL 60208
   1-847-491-7850
   
   Current research interests:
   Group goal is to develop models that provide insight into the emergence, evolution, and stability of complex systems. To this end, we develop and validate models that can be studied by means of computational experiments. Our approach focus on the identification of the mechanisms determining the dynamics of a given system. We then translate these mechanisms into a parsimonious set of rules that can be implemented and investigated by computational means.
   It is our philosophy to focus on the development of simple models that provide an appropriate coarse-grained description of the system. In particular, we believe that even though computer resources have been growing at an exponential rule, one will gain more insight into a phenomena by avoiding the brute force implementation of first principles.
   

Dr. Michael C. Barton

ASU Fulton Center

1. 300 E. University Drive
   Tempe, AZ 85281
   1-480-965-3391
   
   Current research interests:
   My research interests center around long-term human ecology and landscape dynamcis with ongoing projects in the Mediterranean (late Pleistocene through mid-Holocene) and American Southwest (Holocene-Archaic).  I have done fieldwork in Spain, Bosnia, and various locales in North America and has expertise in hunter/gatherer and early farming societies, geoarchaeology, lithic technology, and evolutionary theory, with an emphasis on human/environmental interaction, landscape dynamics, and techno-economic change. I am actively involved in applying quantitative methods in archaeological research, emphasizing spatial technologies (including GIS and remote sensing), exploratory data analysis, and morphological analysis. I am a member of the GRASS GIS international development team.

Dr. Larry Hinzman

University of Alaska - Fairbanks

1. Water and Environmental Research Center WERC
   306 Tanana Loop
   Fairbanks, AK 99755
   1-907-474-7331
   
   Current research interests:
   Hydrology, soil science, premafrost and remote sensing.

Dr. James Liszka

University of Alaska - Anchorage

1. Philosophy Department / Complex Systems
   3211 Providence Drive
   Fairbanks, AK 99508
   1-907-786-1708
   
   Current research interests:
   Ethics, aesthetics, pragmatism, professional ethics, environmental ethics.

Dr. Patrick Christie

University of Washington

1. School of Marine Affairs
   3707 Brooklyn Ave. NE
   Seattle, WA 98105-6715
   
   Current research interests:
   Social feasibility of ecosystem based management and marine protected areas: Integrated Coastal Management; Marine Protected Area Impacts on Coral Reef Fisheries and Fishing Communities; Participatory Research;Qualitative Social Research Methods.

   Patrick’s current research projects consider tribal perspectives on marine protected areas in Puget Sound and the feasibility of ecosystem based fisheries management models in tropical contexts. He recently oversaw a large, inter-disciplinary three-year research project in the Philippines and Indonesia that studied why coastal environmental management processes break down over time. Findings were published and serve as the basis for educational materials. Patrick conducted his graduate research on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua where he studied the potential of participatory research, which engaged coastal community members as researchers, to improve environmental management. Prior to his academic work, Patrick was involved in the implementation of a community-based marine protected area in the Philippines as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He teaches about marine protected areas, coastal management, and environmental management in the tropics. He is an Associate Editor for the journal Coastal Management and board member of The Coastal Society.

Dr. Robert Langworthy

University of Alaska Anchorage

1. Justice Center
   3211 Providence Drive
   Anchorage, AK 99508
   1-907-786-1812