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
  
• Adjunct Lecturer and Extension Educator 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
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Mary Davis
  Ph.D. Economics, University of Florida
  Research: Health Economics; Environmental Health; Public Health
  Office: 206 Winslow Hall
  Phone: 207-581-3150
  Email: soe@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
  
• 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

Emeritus Faculty

• David Clark, Emeritus Professor
• Wally Dunham, Emeritus Professor
• Thomas Duchesneau, Emeritus Professor
  
• Ed Johnston, Emeritus Associate Professor
  
• Mark Lutz, Emeritus Professor
  
• David Wihry, Emeritus Associate Professor
  
• Melvin Burke, 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