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GPES Areas of Study

Biophysical and Ecological Economics (BEE)
Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNHS)
Ecosystem Restoration (ER)
Environmental Communication and Participatory Processes (ECPP)
Environmental and Community Land Planning (ECLP)
Environmental Monitoring and Modeling (EMM)
Environmental Policy and Democratic Processes (EPDP, M.S. and M.P.S. only)
Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (ENRP, Ph.D. only)
Water and Wetland Resource Studies (WWRS)

Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
(Ph.D. only)
GPES Areas of Study

Leader: Sharon Moran

Welcome to the web page for the PhD area of study in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (ENRP). We are a unique group of graduate students, faculty, and researchers who share a deep concern for the development and application of interdisciplinary approaches to the stewardship of ecosystems. The ENRP doctoral program is distinguished by its approach to interdisciplinary science, bringing multiple biophysical sciences together with social science, policy, and management. The problems we study are grounded in the biophysical world, most specifically with the human impact on biophysical systems and vice versa. Investigating these problems requires scientific understanding of the interconnections between ecosystems and social systems; the skills developed in the ENRP program help our graduates to creatively and appropriately design managerial and policy solutions, as well as conduct research studies.

Students in the program work with their major professors and committees to plan their coursework and dissertation research, as detailed in the Handbook (link below). Coursework in the program includes emphasis in areas including biophysical science, social science, research methods, and advanced natural resource and environmental policy. The interdisciplinary nature of the ENRP program brings with it a unique administrative approach: faculty from several departments cooperate to deliver the ENRP doctoral program as an area of study within the Graduate Program on Environmental Science, under the Division of Environmental Science.

Note for Prospective Students: You may also want to explore other ESF graduate programs offered through the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Management as well through different areas of study within Environmental Science.

ENRP Faculty

NAME	SPECIALTY	E-MAIL	ADDRESS
Beier, Colin M.	systems ecology, forest landscapes, social-ecological systems, climate change, ecosystem services, landscape change modeling, resilience, adaptive management, resource governance, applied geoinformatics	cbeier@esf.edu	311 Bray Hall
Germain, Rene H.	forest health, policy, silviculture, forest management and operations, forest management for renewable energy, watershed management, sustainable forestry systems	rhgermai@syr.edu	316 Bray Hall
Hirsch, Paul D.	integrative thinking and problem-solving, water planning, biodiversity conservation, science-policy interface, environmental thought and ethics, policy analysis, public participation and decision-making, environmental valuation, complexity, participant-observation and survey methods, discourse analysis, environmental policy, climate governance, policy science divide	pahirsch@esf.edu	114 Marshall Hall
Luzadis, Valerie A.	ecological economics, ecosystem services, policy, social and recreational dimensions, forest management for renewable energy, watershed management, natural resources policy and values, sustainable development, renewable energy, participatory decision-making	vluzadis@esf.edu	106 Marshall Hall
Malmsheimer, Robert W.	natural resources, policy and law, forest management for renewable energy, climate change and managed forests, forest policy and law, public land crimes, land trusts and land conservation policy	rwmalmsh@esf.edu	305 Bray Hall
Manno, Jack P.	sustainability theory and practice, Great Lakes policy and institutions, science and policy decision making, sustainable development, ecological economics	jpmanno@esf.edu	211A Marshall Hall
Moran, Sharon D.	environmental policy, human dimensions of water/wastewater issues, political ecology, environment-society relations, green and innovative technologies, environmental issues in post-communist countries, qualitative research methods, gender and nature, sustainability indicators, emergent technologies, environmental justice, ethical frameworks in public policy	smoran@esf.edu	113 Marshall Hall
Newman, David H.	forest and environmental economics, ecosystem services, policy, resource economics and policy	dnewman@esf.edu	319 Bray Hall
Parker, Andrea M.	environmental communication; science and technology communication; wildlife conservation and policy; climate change mitigation and adaptation discourse and decision-making; environmental advocacy; environmental and natural resources conflict management; qualitative and critical methods; program evaluation methods; conflict; public participation; energy;wildlife management	amparker@esf.edu	108A Marshall Hall
Rickard, Laura N.	environmental communication, risk communication, science communication, health communication, qualitative & mixed methods, survey research, message design & testing, public health, national parks, risk management	lrickard@esf.edu	108B Marshall Hall
Selfa, Theresa	environmental sociology, rural sociology, sociology of agriculture, sociology of development, political sociology, qualitative methods, comparative-historical methods, biofuels, land use planning, water policy and politics	tselfa@esf.edu	109 Marshall Hall
Smardon, Richard C.	wetland assessment and management, landscape management policy, public participation and decision-making, sustainable development, eco-tourism, biosphere reserve management	rsmardon@esf.edu	211B Marshall Hall
Smith, Jennifer L.	construction management, building materials, geotechnical engineering	jsmith@esf.edu	221 Baker Laboratory
Sonnenfeld, David A.	environmental sociology; comparative environmental policy and politics; globalization, development, and sustainability; science and technology studies; East and Southeast Asia; field, historical and mixed research methods	dsonn@esf.edu	211B Marshall Hall
Wagner, John E.	forest resource and environmental economics, ecosystem services, policy, silviculture, forest management and operations, operations research, simulation	jewagner@esf.edu	304 Bray Hall

Graduate Students in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy

Current Students

Only currently registered students appear—new student names are added at the start of the academic year.

Elvin Bethurem embethur@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Hirsch and Selfa
Emily Cloyd etcloyd@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Manno	Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB )
Bryan Comer bhcomer@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Moran	Undergraduate Institute: Rochester Inst Tech (Public Policy Studie) Previous Graduate Study: Rochester Institute of Technology (Public Policy Studies) About Bryan Comer is a PhD student in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy. Bryan holds a Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Bryan's research focuses on the environmental impacts of freight transportation policies in the Great Lakes region.
Susana del Granado Penaranda smdelgra@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Manno and Hall	Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (Env Pol & Dem Proces)
Lisa Greenwood llgreenw@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Moran	Undergraduate Institute: Rochester Inst Tech (Environmental Science) Previous Graduate Study: University of New Haven (Environ Eng ) About Lisa Greenwood is a doctoral student in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy. Her bachelor’s and master’s degrees are in civil engineering, and she has more than 20 years of professional experience in environmental management with firms including United Technologies and Pratt & Whitney. For the past three years she has been an instructor in the Dept. of Civil Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She plans to research innovation in corporate environmental management practices, especially as they relate to water quality standards.
Imran Khalid iskhalid@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Moran and Smardon	Undergraduate Institute: Virginia Polytech Inst St U (Environ Science) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (Env Pol ) About Imran Khalid is a doctoral student in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy. He is researching wastewater management issues, especially in small and low-income communities. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech, and master’s degrees (two), from the National University in Karachi, Pakistan, and also from SUNY – ESF.
Marvin Joseph Montefrio mfmontef@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Sonnenfeld	Undergraduate Institute: University of the Philippines (Civil Engineering) Previous Graduate Study: National University of Singapore (Envt'l Engineering; Envt'l Management) Graduate Research Topic Growing Low Carbon Commodities on Ancestral Domains: Decision-Making in Smallholder-Integrated Biofuels and Rubber Production Regimes Involving Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines Favorite Quote "For what it's worth, it was worth all the while; It's something unpredictable but in the end is right" - Green Day Areas of Competency Globalization and environmental governance; Ecological economics; Economic anthropology; Participatory approaches to natural resource management; Political ecology of biofuels Website http://mfmontef.mysite.syr.edu About Marvin is a trained environmental scientist and engineer from the National University of Singapore, where he specialized in the technical and economic aspects of sustainable forms of bioenergy production. His encounters with the burgeoning environmental and social impacts of agriculture-based biofuels in Southeast Asia led him to explore the policy and social dimensions of biofuels production for his doctoral research. In particular, he is interested in studying the decision-making processes in collaborative management regimes that integrate indigenous cultural communities to the global production systems of "sustainable biofuels." Marvin is pursuing a concurrent Masters in Public Administration degree at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs to further hone his knowledge on policy, governance and collaboration. He carried out his doctoral field research in the Philippines from 2011-12.
Renata Moreno Quintero rmorenoq@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Selfa
Solomon Mungure smungure@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Manno	Previous Graduate Study: University of Zimbabwe (Social Ecology )
Hang Ryeol Na hrna@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Manno	Previous Graduate Study: Columbia University, SIPA (Environmental Policy)
Xiaole Ni xini@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Sonnenfeld	Undergraduate Institute: Nanjing University (English Language and) Previous Graduate Study: Arizona State University (Public Administration) Graduate Research Topic The Rise of Civic Science in China: Civic-Scientists' Impact on China's Environmental Movement Research Interests Social studies of science; Environmental and science communication; New media and China's social movements; Food, environment and public health
Ajith Radhakrishnan ajradhak@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Sonnenfeld	Undergraduate Institute: Kerala Agricultural University (Agricultural Science) Previous Graduate Study: Columbia University (Public Administratio/ Envt'l Science & Policy) Graduate Research Topic Gender, Poverty and Inequality in an Agro-pastoral Food System in the Indian Thar Desert: A Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective Research Interests Complex adaptive systems; Food, sustainability and development; Social ecosystems; Gender and food security
Erin Swallow easwallo@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Hirsch
Xiaoliang Yang xyang08@syr.edu	Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Sonnenfeld	Undergraduate Institute: University of Electronic Sci & Tech (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Pace University (Environmental Scienc) Graduate Research Topic A Global Partnership Approach to Clean Energy Technology Innovation: Cooperation between China and the United States on Carbon Capture and Storage Favorite Quote Strengthen Self without Stopping, Hold World with Virtue. Home Page Web Link Areas of Competency Environmental & energy policy; Sociology of science and technology; Global environmental governance; Sustainable energy systems News Item Web Link

GPES Areas of Study

Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
(Ph.D. only)
GPES Areas of Study

ENRP Faculty

NAME

SPECIALTY

E-MAIL

ADDRESS

Graduate Students in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy

Current Students

Elvin Bethurem
embethur@syr.edu

Emily Cloyd
etcloyd@syr.edu

Bryan Comer
bhcomer@syr.edu

Susana del Granado Penaranda
smdelgra@syr.edu

Lisa Greenwood
llgreenw@syr.edu

Imran Khalid
iskhalid@syr.edu

Marvin Joseph Montefrio
mfmontef@syr.edu

Renata Moreno Quintero
rmorenoq@syr.edu

Solomon Mungure
smungure@syr.edu

Hang Ryeol Na
hrna@syr.edu

Xiaole Ni
xini@syr.edu

Ajith Radhakrishnan
ajradhak@syr.edu

Erin Swallow
easwallo@syr.edu

Xiaoliang Yang
xyang08@syr.edu

GPES Areas of Study

Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (Ph.D. only) GPES Areas of Study

ENRP Faculty

NAME

SPECIALTY

E-MAIL

ADDRESS

Graduate Students in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy

Current Students

Elvin Bethuremembethur@syr.edu

Emily Cloydetcloyd@syr.edu

Bryan Comerbhcomer@syr.edu

Susana del Granado Penarandasmdelgra@syr.edu

Lisa Greenwoodllgreenw@syr.edu

Imran Khalidiskhalid@syr.edu

Marvin Joseph Montefriomfmontef@syr.edu

Renata Moreno Quinterormorenoq@syr.edu

Solomon Munguresmungure@syr.edu

Hang Ryeol Nahrna@syr.edu

Xiaole Nixini@syr.edu

Ajith Radhakrishnanajradhak@syr.edu

Erin Swalloweaswallo@syr.edu

Xiaoliang Yangxyang08@syr.edu

Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
(Ph.D. only)
GPES Areas of Study

Elvin Bethurem
embethur@syr.edu

Emily Cloyd
etcloyd@syr.edu

Bryan Comer
bhcomer@syr.edu

Susana del Granado Penaranda
smdelgra@syr.edu

Lisa Greenwood
llgreenw@syr.edu

Imran Khalid
iskhalid@syr.edu

Marvin Joseph Montefrio
mfmontef@syr.edu

Renata Moreno Quintero
rmorenoq@syr.edu

Solomon Mungure
smungure@syr.edu

Hang Ryeol Na
hrna@syr.edu

Xiaole Ni
xini@syr.edu

Ajith Radhakrishnan
ajradhak@syr.edu

Erin Swallow
easwallo@syr.edu

Xiaoliang Yang
xyang08@syr.edu