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In topics ranging from climate policy to rain gardens, our UNO faculty have experience and expertise in various topics regarding sustainability. Contact one of our sustainability-focused professors for more information on their research or area of study.

Areas of Expertise

Business & Economy

Climate Change

Ecology & Conservation

Policy & Politics

Resource Management

Social Issues

Urban Issues

Business & Economy

These professors work to create more sustainable business practices in theory and in practice.

Bass, Erin

College of Business Administration, Dept. of Management

Area of Expertise: Corporate social responsibility

Email: aebass@unomaha.edu

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Co, Catherine

College of Business Administration, Dept. of Economics

Area of Expertise: Environmental policy's intersection with economics

Email: cco@unomaha.edu

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Decker, Christopher

College of Business Administration, Dept. of Economics

Area of Expertise: Environmental economics

Email: christopherdecker@unomaha.edu

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Maisondieu-Laforge, Olivier

College of Business Administration, Dept. of Finance, Banking, & Real Estate

Area of Expertise: Sustainability in finance

Email: ojml@unomaha.edu

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Shultz, Steven

College of Business Administration, Dept. of Finance, Banking, & Real Estate

Area of Expertise: Natural resource valuation

Email: sshultz@unomaha.edu

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Climate Change

Our UNO faculty study the subject of climate change from both scientific and political perspectives.

Chalecki, Elizabeth

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Political Science

Area of Expertise: Climate change policy, environmental security, international environmental law, treaties

Email: echalecki@unomaha.edu

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Johansen, Bruce

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Music, Dept. of Communications

Area of Expertise: Climate change writing, global warming communications

Email: bjohansen@unomaha.edu

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Suriano, Zac

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Geography

Area of Expertise: Climatology, atmospheric dynamics, climate variability, meteorology

Email: zsuriano@unomaha.edu

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Wilson, James

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: role of thermoregulations in species susceptible to climate change

Email: jameswilson@unomaha.edu

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Ecology & Conservation

UNO faculty work towards preserving Earth's various species and their ecosystems with diverse conservation strategies.

Antlfinger, Ann

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: Prairie restoration, monitoring threatened plant species

Email: aantlfinger@unomaha.edu

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Bragg, Thomas

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: Fire's effects on ecosystem diversity, plant ecology, fire ecology, prairie community dynamics

Email: tbragg@unomaha.edu

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Dickson, Timothy

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: prairie restoration, plant diversity, ecosystem services

Email: tdickson@unomaha.edu

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Kellar, P. Roxanne

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: genetic basis of biodiversity in plants, tallgrass prairie conservation

Email: rkellar@unomaha.edu

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Lu, Guoqing

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology and School of Interdisciplinary Informatics

Area of Expertise: Invasive species interaction with ecosystems

Email: glu3@unomaha.edu

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McCarty, John

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: Ecology and conservation of birds

Email: jmccarty@unomaha.edu

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Miller, Andrew

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry

Area of Expertise: Environmental contaminants, elemental cycling

Email: andrewmiller@unomaha.edu

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White, Jeremy

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: bat conservation, ecological role of small mammals

Email: jeremywhite@unomaha.edu

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Wolfenbarger, L. LaReesa

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: avian communities' response to habitat variation and management, grassland species

Email: lwolfenbarger@unomaha.edu

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Policy & Politics

These professors work to make public policy and political involvement more accessible and to develop environmental and sustainable policies.

Bartle, John

College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Dept. of Public Administration

Area of Expertise: sustainable transportation, sustainable development public policy

Email: jbartle@unomaha.edu

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Chalecki, Elizabeth

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Political Science

Area of Expertise: Climate change policy, environmental security, international environmental law, treaties

Email: echalecki@unomaha.edu

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Chen, Yu-Che

College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Dept. of Public Administration

Area of Expertise: Smart cities, smart urban governance

Email: ychen@unomaha.edu

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Resource Management

From water to energy, these professors work to become more efficient and more sustainable in our use of resources.

Ahmadzai, Sher Jan

College of Arts and Sciences, Center for Afghanistan Studies

Area of Expertise: water resources in Afghanistan, trans-boundary water issues in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Phone: 402.554.4039

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Bastola, Kiran

College of Information Science & Technology, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Informatics

Area of Expertise: Using STEM for food systems, Technological applications to food systems sustainability

Email: dkbastola@unomaha.edu

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Hoflund, A. Bryce

College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Dept. of Public Administration

Area of Expertise: food security, food deserts

Email: ahoflund@unomaha.edu

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Pawaskar, Sachin

College of Information Science & Technology, Dept. of Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis

Area of Expertise: Energy awareness, energy efficiency

Email: spawaskar@unomaha.edu

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Richter-Egger, Dana

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry

Area of Expertise: water contamination, runoff pollution

Email: drichter-egger@unomaha.edu

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Rodie, Steve

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology

Area of Expertise: sustainable landscapes, green infrastructure, rain gardens

Email: srodie@unomaha.edu

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Social Issues

Our faculty works to benefit social issues like environmental ethics, human health, and social equity.

Conces, Rory

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Philosophy

Area of Expertise: environmental ethics

Email: rconces@unomaha.edu

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Knopp, Lisa

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English

Area of Expertise: how people experience landscapes, environmental perception

Email: lknopp@unomaha.edu

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Noble, John

College of Education, Dept. of Health & Kinesiology

Area of Expertise: fitness promotion through environmental change

Email: johnnoble@unomaha.edu

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Pelton, Julie

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Sociology

Area of Expertise: environmental sociology

Email: jpelton@unomaha.edu

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Price, John

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English

Area of Expertise: creative nonfiction, tallgrass prairie nature writing

Email: jtprice@unomaha.edu

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Slivka, Dustin

College of Education, Dept. of Health & Kinesiology

Area of Expertise: Environmental physiology

Email: dslivka@unomaha.edu

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Smith, Dennis

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of History

Area of Expertise: Native American environmentalism, federal Indian policy, plains tribes

Email: dennissmith@unomaha.edu

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Urban Issues

These professors work to make our cities and towns more sustainable and equitable for those who live in them.

Bartle, John

College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Dept. of Public Administration

Area of Expertise: sustainable transportation, sustainable development

Email: jbartle@unomaha.edu

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Bereitschaft, Bradley

College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Geography

Area of Expertise: walkability, sustainable cities, livability, creative cities, environmental quality in cities

Email: bbereitschaft@unomaha.edu

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Chen, Yu-Che

College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Dept. of Public Administration

Area of Expertise: Smart cities, smart urban governance

Email: ychen@unomaha.edu

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Eikenberry, Angela

College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Dept. of Public Administration

Area of Expertise: Sustainable transportation and funding

Email: aeikenberry@unomaha.edu

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