Meet Our Faculty
Take a few moments to learn more about our latest accomplishments in the field of environmental policy.
Regular Faculty
Over the past year, we have conducted ground-breaking research in: sustainable agriculture, China's energy future, public-private partnerships for sustainable development, carbon markets, ocean policy, mining policy, and much more. Read through our faculty bios to learn more.
 Jeff LangholzProfessor
Office: 214 McCone Biodiversity conservation, environmental conflict management, international environmental policy, protected natural areas, research methods, program evaluation, social entrepreneurship, adaptive management, conservation leadership, sustainable development |
 Michael Vincent McGinnis
Office: Kade Building Mike is interested in the interface between science and policymaking. He has fifteen years of professional and academic experience in the area of large-scale environmental policymaking and planning in diverse cultural and socio-economic settings. |
 Jason ScorseDirector, Center for the Blue Economy; Program Chair, International Environmental Policy; Associate Professor
Office: 102 C McCone Environmental and natural resource economics, international economics, behavioral economics, environmental policy, econometrics and statistics |
 Gireesh Shrimali
Office: McCone 118 My research focus is on policy for renewable energy, innovation in the energy sector, and climate change in general. My previous work has included topics such as design of feed in tariffs; impact of policy on penetration of renewable sources in the US; and analysis of the solar mission, low carbon innovation system and business models for sustainable cook-stoves in India. I am currently leading projects evaluating the impact of policy on the diffusion and cost of renewable technologies – in particular, solar and wind – in both US and India. |
 Jim WilliamsAssociate Professor
Office: McCone Building Interdisciplinary energy and environmental analysis, political economy of energy, science and technology policy, energy resources and policy, climate change policy, electric power systems, engineering-economic modeling, Asian energy |
 Lyuba ZarskyAssociate Professor
Office: 119 McCone Sustainable development, business and sustainability, foreign direct investment and the environment, collaborative governance, development economics, global environmental governance, livelihood-based resource management. |
Adjunct Faculty
 Geoffrey DabelkoAdjunct Professor
Email: geoff.dabelko@wilsoncenter.org International environmental politics; international security; global health; development |
 Enrique Alonso GarcíaPermanent Councilor of State of the Spanish Government, Adjunct Professor
Email: enrique.alonso@consejo-estado.es Law of the Sea, International Environmental Law, Marine Policy, Access to Marine Genetic Resources, Offshore Marine Protected Areas, Fisheries and Marine Resources Management, Energy and the Marine Environment, Shipping, Marine Data Bases Interoperability, Seascapes, Marine Bioacoustics, North American Free Trade Agreement and Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, Vessels Interception, Oil Spills Prevention and Management, Multilateral Marine-related Conventions Negotiations, Cetaceans, Marine Animals Welfare, European Union Law and Policy, Food safety, Algae Collections Management. |
 Kristina Maria Gjerde
Email: kgjerde@miis.edu International marine environmental law and policy; law of the sea; high seas governance; marine science and policy; ecosystem-based management; marine protected areas; sustainable fisheries management; shipping; ocean geo-engineering; environmental impact assessments; marine migratory species conservation. |
 Andrew SchiffrinAdjunct Professor
Email: aschiffr@ucsc.edu Land use and environmental planning, environmental assessment, environmental policy, and governmental structure and processes |
 Kristen TsolisAdjunct Professor
Email: ktsolis@miis.edu Spatial Data, Data Integration, Computer Security Response, Data Analytics |
Other Instructors
Charles Wahle, Conservation Instructor
Dr. Charlie Wahle is a marine ecologist with extensive experience working at the interface between science and policy of marine conservation and protected areas. Currently, he is the Senior Scientist at the National Marine Protected Areas Center. Prior to joining the National Marine Protected Areas Center, he served as NOAA's liaison to three key interagency marine conservation initiatives: the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, the Invasive Species Council, and the national MPA initiative.
From 1993 to 1999, Charlie led the national programs for science, education, and conservation policy for the National Marine Sanctuaries Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserves Systems at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. Prior to joining NOAA, Dr. Wahle developed and managed a marine research and teaching laboratory on the New Jersey coast for Lehigh University. He has conducted extensive field research on Caribbean coral reefs and mid-Atlantic coastal ecosystems.
