Participants
Our Alliance Community
Many faculty and staff across the university engage in research or work aimed toward fighting climate change and advancing sustainability efforts. As we work hard to advance the new Alliance and connect with additional university partners in this space, this nonexhaustive list of faculty and staff will continue to grow, reflecting GW's broad range of expertise in crucial areas related to sustainability and climate change. Stay tuned — you'll see more names soon.
- Randall Abate, Assistant Dean for Environmental Law Studies, randal [dot] abate
law [dot] gwu [dot] edu (randall[dot]abate[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu) - Sean Aday, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs, seanadaygwu [dot] edu (seanaday[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Susan Anenberg, Professor and Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Director of GW Climate and Health Institute, Milken Institute School of Public Health, sanenberggwu [dot] edu (sanenberg[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Lisa Benton-Short, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, lbentongwu [dot] edu (lbenton[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Christopher L. Cahill, Professor of Chemistry and International Affairs, cahillemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cahill[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Joseph Cascio, Co-Director, Environmental & Energy Management Institute, cascioemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cascio[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Steve Charnovitz, Associate Professor of Law, scharnovitzlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (scharnovitz[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Alicia Cooperman, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, acoopermangwu [dot] edu (acooperman[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Keith A. Crandall, Director, Computational Biology Institute, Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, kcrandallgwu [dot] edu (kcrandall[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Maria Cseh, Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Learning (HOL), Director, HOL Doctoral Program, csehgwu [dot] edu (cseh[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Jonathan Deason, Lead Professor, Environmental and Energy Management Program, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Management Institute, School of Engineering and Applied Science, jdeasongwu [dot] edu (jdeason[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Payman Deghanian, Associate Professor, Director, GW SmartGrid Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, paymanemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (payman[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- María-José de la Fuente, Professor, Spanish, Sustainability Education in Spanish Teaching and Learning, mjfuentegwu [dot] edu (mjfuente[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- William Dietz, Director of Research & Policy, GW Global Food Institute, Chair of Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness, bdietzgwu [dot] edu (bdietz[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Malcolm Russell Einhorn, Research Professor of International Affairs, MRusselleingwu [dot] edu (MRussellein[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Rachel Emas, Associate Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Director of the Master of Arts in Environmental Resource Policy (MA-ENRP), Rachelemasgwu [dot] edu (Rachelemas[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Leila Farhadi, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, lfarhadigwu [dot] edu (lfarhadi[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- John Forrer, Director, Institute for Corporate Responsibility, Research Professor, Strategic Management and Public Policy, School of Business, jforrergwu [dot] edu (jforrer[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Royce Francis, Associate Professor, GW School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, seedgwu [dot] edu (seed[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Michele Friend, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Logic Coordinator, michelegwu [dot] edu (michele[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Ina Gjikondi, Director, Executive Education & Coaching, Director. e-Co Leadership Coaching Program, Center for Excellence in Public Leadership, College of Professional Studies, gjikondigwu [dot] edu (gjikondi[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Robert Glicksman, J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, rglicksmanlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rglicksman[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Margaret Gonglewski, Associate Professor of German, Director of German Language, margaretgwu [dot] edu (margaret[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Caitlin Grady, Assistant Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, caitlin [dot] gradygwu [dot] edu (caitlin[dot]grady[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Erica Gralla, Associate Professor, Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, egrallagwu [dot] edu (egralla[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Emily Hammond, Glen Earl Weston Research Professor, emilyhammondlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (emilyhammond[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Donald Hawkins, Professor Emeritus of Management, Tourism Studies and International Affairs, George Washington University, dhawkgwu [dot] edu (dhawk[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Salah Hassan, Professor of Global Marketing, Director, Global Business Sustainability, hassangwu [dot] edu (hassan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Kate Heath, Director, Student Entrepreneurship, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, kheathemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kheath[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Anna Helm, Director, GW Center for International Business Education & Research (GW-CIBER) and Associate Teaching Professor of International Business, GW School of Business, ahelmgwu [dot] edu (ahelm[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- John "JP" Helveston, Director, Data Analytics MS Program and Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, GW School of Engineering and Applied Science, jphgwu [dot] edu (jph[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Remi Jedwab, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Director of the Institute for International Economic Policy, jedwabgwu [dot] edu (jedwab[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Rachael Jonassen, Director, Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Management, Environmental & Energy Management Institute, rachaeljgwu [dot] edu (rachaelj[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Robin L. Juni, Associate Professor, Fundamentals of Lawyering Program, The George Washington University Law School, rjunilaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rjuni[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Mukes Kapilashrami, Director of Programs and Operations, Environmental and Energy Management Institute, mkapilashramigwu [dot] edu (mkapilashrami[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Moses Kansanga, Assistant Professor, Geography & International Affairs, emailgwu [dot] edu (mkansanga[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Melissa Keeley, Director of Environmental Studies & Sustainability Science; Associate Professor of Geography, Public Policy & Public Administration; CCAS keeleygwu [dot] edu (keeley[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Eli Kintisch, Ted Turner Professor of Environmental Media, School of Media and Public Affairs, elikgwu [dot] edu (elik[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Christopher Klemek, Associate Professor of History, Dept. of History, CCAS, klemekgwu [dot] edu (klemek[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Peter LaPuma, Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, plapumagwu [dot] edu (plapuma[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Josh Lasky, Director, Office of Sustainability, jlaskygwu [dot] edu (jlasky[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Saniya Leblanc, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, SEAS, sleblancemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sleblanc[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Samuel T. Ledermann, Assistant Professor of Practice of International Affairs, International Development Studies Program, Director Global Capstone, Elliott School of International Affairs, sledermannemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sledermann[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Miguel Lejeune, Professor of Decision Sciences (GWSB), and Electrical and Computer Engineering (SEAS), mlejeunegwu [dot] edu (mlejeune[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Matthew Levinger, Professor of Practice of International Affairs and Director, National Security Studies Program, emailgwu [dot] edu (mlevinger[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Xitong Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, xitongliugwu [dot] edu (xitongliu[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Aman Luthra, Assistant Professor of Geography, amanluthragwu [dot] edu (amanluthra[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Patrick McHugh, Associate Professor of Management, GW School of Business, mchughpgwu [dot] edu (mchughp[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Associate Professor & Director, Sports Management Programs (BS, MS & MBA), delpygwu [dot] edu (delpy[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Kim Ossi van Brecht, Associate Director, Planet Forward, kimplanetforward [dot] org (kim[at]planetforward[dot]org)
- Anneliese (Lisa) Palmer, Research Professor of Science Communication, Senior Editor & Education Lead, PlanetForward.org, School of Media and Public Affairs, lisapalmergwu [dot] edu (lisapalmer[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Ethan Porter, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Political Science, evportergwu [dot] edu (evporter[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- David Rain, Associate Professor Geography and International Affairs, Geography Department Chair, draingwu [dot] edu (drain[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Matthew Rau, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, matthew [dot] raugwu [dot] edu (matthew[dot]rau[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Steven L. Schooner, Jeffrey & Martha Kohn Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law, sschoonerlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sschooner[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Tara Scully, Director of Curriculum Development, GW Global Food Institute, Associate Professor of Biology, Dept. of Biological Sciences, CCAS, tscullygwu [dot] edu (tscully[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Thom Shanker, Director, Project for Media and National Security, School of Media and Public Affairs, tshankergwu [dot] edu (tshanker[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Yun Shen, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, yunshengwu [dot] edu (yunshen[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Nikolay Shiklomanov, Professor of Geography and International Affairs, Department of Geography, shiklomgwu [dot] edu (shiklom[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Ekundayo Shittu, Associate Professor, SEAS, eshittugwu [dot] edu (eshittu[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Danmeng Shuai, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, danmengshuaigwu [dot] edu (danmengshuai[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Erin Speck, Assistant Professor, Interior Architecture, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, CCAS, jespeckgwu [dot] edu (jespeck[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Dmitry Streletskiy, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, CCAS, streletsgwu [dot] edu (strelets[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Michael Svoboda, Assistant Professor of the University Writing Program, CCAS, and Advisor for the Sustainability Minor, msvobodagwu [dot] edu (msvoboda[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Costis Toregas, Director, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute, toregas1gwu [dot] edu (toregas1[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Mary Tschirhart, Director, Trachtenberg School, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Professor in Public Service, marytschirhartgwu [dot] edu (marytschirhart[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Neelima Tummala, Assistant Professor of Surgery, GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences, ntummalamfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ntummala[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Sandra Whitehead, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Sustainable Urban Planning Program, GW College of Professional Studies, swhiteheadgwu [dot] edu (swhitehead[at]gwu[dot]edu)
- Linda Yarr, Research Professor of International Affairs, Director, Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA), Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School for International Affairs, linda [dot] yarrgmail [dot] com (linda[dot]yarr[at]gmail[dot]com)
