Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Director and Professor George Criner
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Washington State University
Research: Waste Management Economics; International Agricultural and Resource Trade and Related Issues
Office: Winslow Hall 206
Phone:
(207) 581-3151
Email:
george.criner@umit.maine.edu
Administrative Assistant Karen Casey
Office: Winslow Hall 206
Phone: (207) 581-3154
Email: karen.casey@umit.maine.edu
Administrative Assistant Tammy Crosby
Office: Winslow Hall 206
Phone: (207) 581-3150
Email: tammy.crosby@umit.maine.edu
Senior Instructor Mark Anderson
M.S. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maine
Research: Recreation and Land Management; Ecological Economics; Higher Education Assessment
Office: 305 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3198
Email: mark_anderson@umit.maine.edu
Associate Professor Kathleen P. Bell
Ph.D. Economics, University of Maryland
Research: Environmental Economics; Land Economics; Spatial Economics; Regional and Public Economics
Office: 200 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3156
Email: kathleen.p.bell@umit.maine.edu
Associate Professor James Breece
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, University of Maine System
Ph.D. Economics, Boston College
Research: Macroeconomics; International trade; Forecasting
Office: 230 Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 943-3212
Fax: (207) 943-3296
Email: breece@maine.edu
Assistant Professor Karen Buhr
Ph.D. Economics,
Research: Health Economics; Labor Economics
Office: 250 Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1820
Email: karen.buhr@umit.maine.edu
Professor Melvin Burke
Ph.D. Economics, University of Pittsburgh
Research: International Economics; Economic Development; Marxian Economics
Office: 220 Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1853
Email: mburke@maine.edu
Associate Professor Hsiang-Tai Cheng
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Research: Marketing; Food Demand; Econometrics
Office: 206 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3155
Email: cheng@maine.edu
Assistant Professor Mary Davis
Ph.D. Economics, University of Florida
Research: Health Economics; Environmental Health; Public Health
Office: 201 Winslow Hall
Phone: 207-581-3163
Email: mary.davis@umit.maine.edu
Associate Professor Todd Gabe
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Ohio State University
Research: Regional and Community Economic Development; Public Finance
Office: 200 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3307
Email: todd.gabe@umit.maine.edu
Professor Gary Hunt
Ph.D. Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Research: Demographic and Spatial Economics; Econometrics; Mathematical modeling
Office: 205C Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1861
Email: Gary.Hunt@umit.maine.edu
Associate Professor Adrienne Kearney
Ph.D. Economics, Pennsylvania State University
Research: Macroeconomics; Monetary Theory & Policy; International Finance
Office: 225 Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1854
Email: adrienne.kearney@umit.maine.edu
Professor Alan Kezis
Associate Dean, Natural Sciences Forestry & Agriculture, University of Maine
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Washington State University
Research: Food marketing
Office: 106 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3203
Email: alan.kezis@umit.maine.edu
Associate Professor James Leiby
Ph.D., Economics & Statistics, North Carolina State University
Research: Equine Economics; Hay Economics; Agricultural Production and Management
Office: 302 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3178
Email: james_leiby@umit.maine.edu
Professor James McConnon
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University
Research: Regional and Community Economic Development; Innovation; Small Business Management
Office: 104 Libby Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3165
Email: jimm@umext.maine.edu
Associate Professor Michael Montgomery
Ph.D. Economics, University of Florida
Research: Macroeconomics; Monetary Theory; Austrian Economics
Office: 230 Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1852
Email: michael.montgomery@umit.maine.edu
Lecturer and Research Associate Caroline Noblet
M.S. Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine
Research: Environmental Economics; Environmental Education; Environmental Marketing; Regional and Community Economic Development
Office: 207 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3172
Email: caroline.noblet@umit.maine.edu
Professor Stephen Reiling
Director, School of Forest Resources
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Oregon State University
Research: Recreation Economics; Non-market Valuation; Economic Impact; Policies Affecting Rural Maine
Office: 201 Nutting Hall
Phone: (207) 581-4737
Email: reiling@maine.edu
Associate Professor Jonathan Rubin
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis
Research: Environmental Regulation and Design; Economics of Alternative Transportation Fuels and Vehicles; Economics of Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Office: 305 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3152
E-mail: jonathan.rubin@umit.maine.edu
Professor Stewart Smith
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of Connecticut
Research: Sustainable Agriculture Systems; Local Food Networks
Office: 302 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3174
E-mail: stewart.smith@umit.maine.edu
Professor Mario Teisl
Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
Research:Information Economics; Food safety; Environmental and Social Marketing; Environmental Economics
Office: 200 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3162
E-mail: teisl@maine.edu
Instructor and Lecturer Sharon Tisher
J.D. Harvard Law School
Research: Environmental Law
Office: 307 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3158
E-mail: sharon.tisher@umit.maine.edu
Professor Philip Trostel
Ph.D. Economics, Texas A & M University
Research: Human Capital and Savings; Public Economics; Labor Economics
Office: 315A Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1822
or (207) 581-1651
Email: philip.trostel@maine.edu
Professor Greg White
Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, Washington State University
Research: Marketing; Finance; Business Administration
Office: 307 Winslow Hall
Phone: (207) 581-3159
E-mail: gwhite@maine.edu
Associate Professor David Wihry
Ph.D. Economics, Syracuse University
Research: Public Finance; State and Local Finance; Urban and Regional Economics; Health Economics
Office: 205B Stevens Hall
Phone: (207) 581-1855
Email: david.wihry@umit.maine.edu
Emeritus Faculty
David Clark, Emeritus Professor
Wally Dunham, Emeritus Professor
Thomas Duchesneau, Emeritus Professor
Ed Johnston, Emeritus Associate Professor
Mark Lutz, Emeritus Professor
Professional Staff
Senior Research Scientist Thomas G. Allen
M.S. Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine
Office: Winslow 203
Phone: (207) 581-3164
Email:
thomas.allen@umit.maine.edu
Research Associate Lisa A. Bragg
M.S. Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine
Office:
Winslow 207
Phone:(207)581-3153
Email:
lisa.bragg@umit.maine.edu
Research Associate Andrew Files
M.S. Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine
Office: Winslow 307
Phone: (207)581-3108
Email: andrew.files@umit.maine.edu
