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
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
Co, Catherine
College of Business Administration, Dept. of Economics
Area of Expertise: Environmental policy's intersection with economics
Email: cco@unomaha.edu
Decker, Christopher
College of Business Administration, Dept. of Economics
Area of Expertise: Environmental economics
Email: christopherdecker@unomaha.edu
Maisondieu-Laforge, Olivier
College of Business Administration, Dept. of Finance, Banking, & Real Estate
Area of Expertise: Sustainability in finance
Email: ojml@unomaha.edu
Shultz, Steven
College of Business Administration, Dept. of Finance, Banking, & Real Estate
Area of Expertise: Natural resource valuation
Email: sshultz@unomaha.edu
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
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
Suriano, Zac
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Geography
Area of Expertise: Climatology, atmospheric dynamics, climate variability, meteorology
Email: zsuriano@unomaha.edu
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
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
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
Dickson, Timothy
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology
Area of Expertise: prairie restoration, plant diversity, ecosystem services
Email: tdickson@unomaha.edu
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
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
McCarty, John
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology
Area of Expertise: Ecology and conservation of birds
Email: jmccarty@unomaha.edu
Miller, Andrew
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry
Area of Expertise: Environmental contaminants, elemental cycling
Email: andrewmiller@unomaha.edu
White, Jeremy
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology
Area of Expertise: bat conservation, ecological role of small mammals
Email: jeremywhite@unomaha.edu
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pawaskar, Sachin
College of Information Science & Technology, Dept. of Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis
Area of Expertise: Energy awareness, energy efficiency
Email: spawaskar@unomaha.edu
Richter-Egger, Dana
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry
Area of Expertise: water contamination, runoff pollution
Email: drichter-egger@unomaha.edu
Rodie, Steve
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Biology
Area of Expertise: sustainable landscapes, green infrastructure, rain gardens
Email: srodie@unomaha.edu
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
Knopp, Lisa
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English
Area of Expertise: how people experience landscapes, environmental perception
Email: lknopp@unomaha.edu
Noble, John
College of Education, Dept. of Health & Kinesiology
Area of Expertise: fitness promotion through environmental change
Email: johnnoble@unomaha.edu
Pelton, Julie
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Sociology
Area of Expertise: environmental sociology
Email: jpelton@unomaha.edu
Price, John
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English
Area of Expertise: creative nonfiction, tallgrass prairie nature writing
Email: jtprice@unomaha.edu
Slivka, Dustin
College of Education, Dept. of Health & Kinesiology
Area of Expertise: Environmental physiology
Email: dslivka@unomaha.edu
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
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
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
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
Eikenberry, Angela
College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Dept. of Public Administration
Area of Expertise: Sustainable transportation and funding
Email: aeikenberry@unomaha.edu