Teaching and research supervision (updated January 2011)
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Websites
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| Spring 2011 | Introductory Microeconomics (EC155) Special Topics in Environmental Economics (EC465) |
| Winter 2011 | Twenty-First Century Global Challenges (ES380) |
| Fall 2010 | Environmental Policy (ES211) |
| Spring 2009 | Environmental Economics (EC265) |
| Fall 2008 | FYS: Global Warming Solutions (FYS1239) Twenty-First Century Global Challenges (ES380) |
| Spring 2008 | Environmental Economics (EC265) |
| Fall 2007 | Microeconomic Theory (EC255) |
| Spring 2007 | Environmental Economics (EC265) |
| Fall 2006 | Introductory Microeconomics (EC155) Special Topics in Environmental Economics (EC465) |
| Spring 2006 | Environmental Policy (ES211) Environmental Economics (EC265) |
| Winter 2005 | Building the New Climate Movement (ES1003) |
Some recent research from my students:
"Economic Growth in a Clean-Energy Renaissance:" Chester Harvey, Bonnie Hemphill and Pier Lafarge. Research conducted for 1Sky - January 2008.
Over
the last several years, my students have been involved in a range
of service-learning projects. A collection of the most recent projects from EC265 - Environmental Economics can be found here:
| Report | Community partners | Students |
| Cornwall Transportation:: An Analysis of Current Structure and Possible Alternatives |
The Bingham Memorial School: Andrew Hirsch | Mattie Ford, Ted Iobst, Shunsuke Kuwayama, and Tom Sullivan |
How can Addison County Incorporate Farmers into a Search for Energy Alternatives? |
Addison County Regional Planning Commision: Harvey Smith and Jeff Owen | Nate Blumenshine, Chynna Hawes, Goudi Vandal, Rachel Korschun, Zach Hecht-Leavitt, Ben Hanna |
| Sunrise Orchards: Greening the Production and Distribution Process | Sunrise Orchards: Chris and Barney Hodges | Lauren Miller, Erin Pittenger, John Thorp, Tiziana Dominguez, and Heather Gallagher |
| Biomass at Hannaford Career Center | The Hannaford Career Center: Nancy Cobden | Nick Dickerson, Sharai Lewis-Gruss, Sean Meany, Kanako Nakayama, Maegan Olivos |
The Prospects for Biomass Pellets in Addison County, Vermont |
Biomass Commodities Corporation: Jock Gill, | Andrew Everett, Olivia Katz, Chris Solberg, Emma Somers and Sam Timberg |
Addison County Community Action Group: Jean Montross |
Carol Guest, Izzy Marshall, Moritz Remig, and Meg Young |
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| Middlebury Electric: A Comprehensive Report of Fiscal Considerations and Economic Feasability | Middlebury Electric: Anders Holm | Jimmy Butcher, Neal Dignum, Brett Foreman, Jamie Hand, Krissie Poehling |
Alternative Commuting as a Solution to Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2016 |
Middlebury College: Jack Byrne |
Kelly Blynn, Caitlin Littlefield, Monica Ralston, James Tresner, Hannah Panci, Nate Shreve |
| The Prospects for a Local Currency in Addision County | Middlebury Business Association: Gail Frieden | Doug Raeder, Skyler Hopkins, Kristin Nielson, Rory Sanborn |
In Spring Term 2006, 47 students in 'EC265 - Environmental Economics' conducted 12 consulting projects with a range of non-profit organizations and businesses, and 19 students in 'ES211 - Environmental Policy' conducted 5 projects on climate change and renewable energy. Details of their work will be posted soon.
In Spring Term 2005, 45 students in 'EC265 - Environmental Economics' conducted 10 consulting projects with a range of non-profit organizations and businesses. For example, John Hanley '05, Andy Rossmeissl '05, Jake Whitcomb '06 and Shaylun Young '06 produced, in collaboration with Native Energy, a business plan for a climate friendly credit-card. That plan led to the founding by Jak and Andy of a new business in downtown Middlebury, Brighter Planet.
In Spring Term 2005, 20 students in 'ES211 - Environmental Policy' led a half-day workshop entitled “Finding Common Ground: An Exploratory Workshop on Vermont’s Future in the Age of Climate Change.” Their research related to this workshop can be found on the Environmental Studies service-learning web site.
In Winter Term 2005, 20 students led a course titled, "Building the Climate Movement," in which they collaborated with six nationally recognized service-learning partners. For example, Minna Brown '07, John Hanley '05, and Makely Lyon '07 collaborated with the Green House Network to produce The Flat Earth Award, 'a humorous effort to highlight the denial of global warming by prominent public figures.' The students in this class then led a three-day conference titled, "What Works: New Strategies for a Melting Planet," which received national press coverage (see the linked stories at the bottom of the page).
In Fall Term 2003, Laura Kelly '06, Emily Egginton '06, and Derek Singer '05 in ES211 worked with Steve Maier to co-organize a conference in Middlebury: "Addison County's 'Save Energy and Protect the Climate' Kick-Off Forum." Here are some pictures from the event.
In Fall Term 2003, Erin Doherty '05, Jean Hamilton '04, and Alvin Lam '06 in 'ES211 - Environmental Policy' produced this report for community partners in the town of Middlebury. A PowerPoint version of the report can be found here.
In Spring 2003, John Hanley '05 in 'ES211 - Environmental Policy' worked with Steve Maier of the Middlebury Area Global Warming Action Coalition. He then pursued an independent study on energy use in Middlebury, which produced this report: "Middlebury Municipalities and their Energy Consumption."
In Winter Term 2002, the students in 'ES 10 - The Scientific and Institutional Challenges of Becoming Carbon Neutral' (co-taught with Lori Delnegro) produced this report for Middlebury College's Carbon Reduction Initiative.
In addition, over the last four years, five students that I supervised have received state- and national-level honors:
Asher Burn-Burg '05.5 was the recipient of the Nuquist Award from the Center for Research on Vermont for Outstanding Student Research on a Vermont Topic (May 2006)
Alden Woodrow '03 was the co-recipient of the Byan Award from the Center for Research on Vermont for excellence in student research on Vermont as exemplified in a one-semester course project (May 2003)
Rob Chisholm '03 was the co-winner of the 2002 National Undergraduate Essay Contest in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics (January 2003)
Jessica Wasilewski '02 was the co-recipient of the Nuquist Award from the Center for Research on Vermont for Outstanding Student Research on a Vermont Topic (May 2002)
Ali Connolly '02 received an honorable mention in the 2001 National Undergraduate Essay Contest in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics (January 2002)