Faculty and Staff
Welcome to the Faculty and Staff page. Here you will find information on the individuals that educate, advise, research, and bring the expertise that makes the School of Economics a great place to learn and grow.
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Administrative Staff
- Administrative Assistant Karen Moffett
Office: Winslow Hall 206
Phone: (207) 581-3154
Email: karen.moffett@umit.maine.edu
- Administrative Assistant Shelley Rollins
Office: Winslow Hall 206
Phone: (207) 581-3150
Email: shelley.rollins@umit.maine.edu
Faculty
- Director and Professor George Criner
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Washington State University
Research: Waste Management Economics; International Agricultural and Resource Trade and Related Issues
Office: Winslow Hall 206
Phone: (207) 581-3151
Email: george.criner@umit.maine.edu
- Senior Instructor Mark Anderson
M.S. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maine
Research: Recreation and Land Management; Ecological Economics; Higher Education Assessment
Office: 305 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3198
Email: mark_anderson@umit.maine.edu
- Associate Professor Kathleen P. Bell
Ph.D. Economics, University of Maryland
Research: Environmental Economics; Land Economics; Spatial Economics; Regional and Public Economics
Office: 200 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3156
Email: kathleen.p.bell@umit.maine.edu
- Associate Professor James Breece
Ph.D. Economics, Boston College
Research: Macroeconomics; International trade; Forecasting
Office: 205B Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1862
Fax: (207) 581-4278
Email: breece@maine.edu
- Associate Professor Hsiang-Tai Cheng
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Research: Marketing; Food Demand; Econometrics
Office: 206 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3155
Email: cheng@maine.edu
- Professor Todd Gabe
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Ohio State University
Research: Regional and Community Economic Development; Public Finance
Office: 200 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3307
Email: todd.gabe@umit.maine.edu
- Professor Gary Hunt
Ph.D. Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Research: Migration, Energy, Regional Economic Growth/Development
Office: 205C Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1861
Email: Gary.Hunt@umit.maine.edu
- Professor Alan Kezis
Associate Dean, Natural Sciences Forestry & Agriculture, University of Maine
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Washington State University
Research: Food marketing
Office: 106 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3203
Email: alan.kezis@umit.maine.edu
- Associate Professor James Leiby
Ph.D., Economics & Statistics, North Carolina State University
Research: Equine Economics; Hay Economics; Agricultural Production and Management
Office: 302 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3178
Email: james_leiby@umit.maine.edu
- Professor James McConnon
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University
Research: Regional and Community Economic Development; Innovation; Small Business Management
Office: 101A Libby Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3165
Email: mcconnon@maine.edu
- Associate Professor Michael Montgomery
Ph.D. Economics, University of Florida
Research: Macroeconomics; Monetary Theory; Austrian Economics
Office: 230 Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1852
Email: michael.montgomery@umit.maine.edu
- Lecturer and Research Associate Caroline Noblet
M.S. Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine
Research: Environmental Economics; Environmental Education; Environmental Marketing; Regional and Community Economic Development
Office: 207 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3172
Email: caroline.noblet@umit.maine.edu
- Professor Stephen Reiling
Director, School of Forest Resources
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Oregon State University
Research: Recreation Economics; Non-market Valuation; Economic Impact; Policies Affecting Rural Maine
Office: 201 Nutting Hall
Phone: (207) 581-4737
Email: reiling@maine.edu
- Professor Jonathan Rubin
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis
Research: Environmental Regulation and Design; Economics of Alternative Transportation Fuels and Vehicles; Economics of Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Office: 305 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3152
E-mail: jonathan.rubin@umit.maine.edu
- Professor Linda Silka
PhD Social Psychology, University of Kansas
Research: Community-University Partnerships, Research Ethics in Community Research; Program Evaluation, Translating Knowledge into Action, Community Environmental Issues
Office: 217 York Village Building #4
Phone: 207-581-1553
Email: Silka@maine.edu
- Professor Mario Teisl
Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
Research:Information Economics; Food safety; Environmental and Social Marketing; Environmental Economics
Office: 200 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3162
E-mail: teisl@maine.edu
- Visiting Professor Jeffrey Thaler
J.D. Yale Law School, Yale University
Research: Energy Policy, Law & Ethics; Assistant UMaine Counsel on environmental, energy, and sustainability projects/initiatives
Phone: (207) 228-8539
E-mail: jeffrey.thaler@maine.edu
- Instructor and Lecturer Sharon Tisher
J.D. Harvard Law School
Research: Environmental Law
Office: 307 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3158
E-mail: sharon.tisher@umit.maine.edu
- Professor Philip Trostel
Ph.D. Economics, Texas A & M University
Research: Human Capital and Savings; Public Economics; Labor Economics
Office: 315A Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1822 or (207) 581-1651
Email: philip.trostel@maine.edu
- Assistant Professor Sharon J. Klein
Ph.D. Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Research: Energy Economics, Environmental Impacts of Electricity Generation, Energy Storage, and Renewable Energy Policy
Office: 305 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3174
Email: sharon.klein@umit.maine.edu
- Assistant Professor Tim Waring
Ph.D. Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
Research: Sustainability, Cultural Evolution, Human Culture and Cooperation
Office: 200 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3157
E-mail: timothy.waring@maine.edu
Web: http://timwaring.wordpress.com/
- Professor Greg White
Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, Washington State University
Research: Marketing; Finance; Business Administration
Office: 307 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3159
E-mail: gwhite@maine.edu
Emeritus Faculty
- David Clark, Emeritus Professor
- Wally Dunham, Emeritus Professor
- Thomas Duchesneau, Emeritus Professor
- Ed Johnston, Emeritus Associate Professor
- Mark Lutz, Emeritus Professor
- David Wihry, Emeritus Associate Professor
- Stewart Smith, Emeritus Professor
Cooperating and Adjunct Faculty
- Adjunct Assistant Professor Mary Davis
Ph.D. Economics, University of Florida
Research: Health Economics; Environmental Health; Public Health
Office: 206 Winslow Hall
Phone: 207-581-3150
Email: soe@umit.maine.edu - Jack Lavery
Senior Executive Fellow in Financial Economics
Professional Staff
- Senior Research Scientist Thomas G. Allen
M.S. Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine
Office: Winslow 203
Phone: (207) 581-3164
Email: thomas.allen@umit.maine.edu