School of Economics

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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Research and Publications

Recent Journal Articles

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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

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