Affiliated Researchers: Community Development

Theodore R. Alter

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Noel Habashy

Assistant Teaching Professor, Office of International Programs
Top research keywords: Community Members, International Service Learning, Service-learning Program, Framing, Learning In Practice

Mark Brennan

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Youth Engagement, Social Support, Communities, Ireland

Timothy W. Kelsey

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Marcellus Shale, Agriculture, United States, Rollover Protective Structure

Justine Lindemann

Assistant Professor of Community Development and Resilience, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Entrepreneurialism, Green Space, Place-making, Cleveland, Ohio

Carter Hunt

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Tourism, Ecotourism, Nature-based Tourism, Tourism Development, Costa Rica

Douglas Wrenn

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Subdivision Development, House Prices, Residential Subdivisions, Pennsylvania, Shale Gas Development

Elizabeth Ransom

Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Food Systems, Botswana, Food Insecurity, Agriculture, Food Security

Susan Motch Perrine

Research Assistant, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Mouse Model, Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2), Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2, Micro-Computed Tomography, Apert Syndrome

John A. Pecchia

Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Composting, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

Samantha Powers

Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: USA, Local Parks, Campus Recreation, Protected Areas, Local Recreation

Dave Biddinger

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Pennsylvania, Pollinators, Osmia

Kathryn Brasier

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, USA, Agriculture, Stakeholder Engagement, Discourse

Lisa Emili

Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Peatland, Creek, British Columbia, Surface Water, National Memorial

Stephen Mainzer

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Chesapeake Bay, USA, Collective Identity, Climate Change Adaptation

Deborah Ehrenthal

Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Wisconsin, Medicaid, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Confidence Interval, United States

Gui Becker

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Amphibians, Anura, Chytridiomycosis, Infectious Agent

Chingwen Cheng

Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecosystem Service, Social-ecological-technological Systems

Zhen Lei

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: China, Patent Citations, Patent Examination, Citation Network, Academic Innovation

Mihyun Kang

Director of Sustainability, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Older Adults, Lighting System, Oklahoma, Field Study, Interior Design

Mallika Bose

Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: India, Transport, United States, Low Income, Focus Group

Wangda Zuo

Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluid Dynamics, Air Flow, Fast Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Office Buildings

Andrew Mowen

Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Recreation Services, Park Service, Local Parks, Urban Parks, Leisure-time Physical Activity

Shirley Clark

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Pollutants, Stormwater Runoff, Infiltration, Stormwater Treatment

Esther Prins

Professor, Learning and Performance Systems
Top research keywords: Literacy Programmes, Family Literacy Programmes, Family Literacy, Adult Literacy, Literacy

Jennifer Baka

Associate Professor and John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Biofuel, Wasteland, USA, Hydraulic Fracturing, Pennsylvania

Colin Zarzycki

Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Tropical Cyclone, Tropical Cyclones, Climate Modeling, Earth System Model, Variable Resolution

Megan Marshall

Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Corn Stover, Ensilage, Solarization, Silage

Maurie Kelly

Top research keywords: Urban Area, Resources, Urban Planning, Criminal Justice, Love

Laura Weyrich

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Microflora, Microorganism, Oral Microbiome, Ancient DNA

Christine Costello

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: United States, Missouri, Climate Change, Land Use, Waste Management

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Horticulture, Vegetative Buffers, Dust, Christmas Trees, Foliar Nitrogen

Shihui Shen

Distinguished Professor, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Asphalt Pavements, Asphalt Mixture, Pavement, Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Binder

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, U.S. Counties, Economic Growth, Rural Areas, County Level

Lisa Iulo

Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Ecodesign, Energy Consumption, Integrative Design, Energy Performance, Affordable Housing

Yan Lin

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Texas, Low Birth Weight, New Mexico, Confidence Interval, PM2.5 Concentration

Priya Sharma

Associate Professor, Learning and Performance Systems
Top research keywords: Cognitive Engagement, Discourse, Social Network Analysis, Online Discussion, Blogs

Lilliard Richardson

Professor, College of the Liberal Arts
Top research keywords: Law, Narcotic Drugs, American States, Cannabis Policy, USA

Erica Smithwick

Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Pinus, Pennsylvania, Carbon Sink, Prescribed Fire

Meng Wang

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Co-digestion, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater, Microalgae, Anaerobic Digestion