Department of Community Development and Applied Economics
NEWSLETTER Spring 2016 FROM THE CHAIR, Dr. Jane Kolodinsky With over 500 majors, 350 minors, and almost 50 graduate students, things are ALWAYS hopping in CDAE, and May is a particularly eventful time in our department. Classes are winding down, finals are taking place, students in service learning classes are completing projects and presenting their work, the Honors Day ceremony celebrates our best and brightest, and many students are getting ready to graduate and move to the next phase of their lives. This edition of the CDAE Newsletter highlights our service learning courses and community partners, both domestic and international. It showcases graduates who have found meaningful and fulfilling employment and these alums have shared with us how the CDAE approach—strong liberal arts background AND the tools to solve real world problems—has been valuable to them in their lives post-CDAE. Project management, organizational development, data analysis, applied community development, hands-on communication, market development, and research skills are all mentioned by our graduates as components of their jobs for which CDAE provided an excellent background. Whether pursuing a graduate degree or working in the private, non-profit, or government sectors, CDAE graduates find their niche in jobs that utilize their transdisciplinary education and where they are making a difference in the lives of others and in the sustainability and resilience of our planet Earth. And, in jobs they love! We also give a shout out to Thomas Patterson, whose endowed “Patterson Fund” will forever provide resources to faculty members who utilize and provide professional development to undergraduate teaching assistants. And, a big thank you and congratulations to Kathleen Liang, who after building her career at UVM is moving on to become Kellogg Distinguished Professor at North Carolina A&T. Congratulations to all of our students, graduating seniors, faculty and alumni. CDAE Rocks.
Senior Capstones in Public Communication byAlex Haesler
Capstone–a service-learning course that Public Communication students take during their final semester at UVM–is designed to create a culimating experience that brings together the transdicsiplinary content that PCOM students learn while pursuing their degree. This semester’s 54-student capstone class worked with 14 community partners in and around Burlington looking to A sampling of the organizations working with this year’s Capstone students. improve their services, expand their marketing efforts, or develop outreach strategies. For ten hours each week, the fourteen teams worked on consulting projects for these organizations and in mid-April the teams presented the outcomes of the final project and deliverables to the class and their community partners. In addition to providing consulting services to local agencies, capstone students received mentoring on their professional portfolio, resume and cover letter, and interview skills. It’s not uncommon for PCOM alumni to go on to work for community partners after graduating and many come back to the CDAE department as employees of these organiztions to enlist the expertise of the budding professionals More community partners and descriptions on page 7 taking the Capstone course.
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MS and MPA Alumni in the Community Olivia Saucier MS ‘13 - Senior Associate at ICF International Olivia works as a project manager for various government-funded survey and qualitative research projects. She runs the projects from start to finish and coordinates the tasks of different team members. Currently, she is managing three different universityfunded youth tobacco longitudinal projects. There is a lot of interest on behalf of regulators to know what kinds of emerging tobacco products young people are using, like e-cigarettes. These kinds of studies deliver valuable information to both researchers and regulators. She gained data collection, data analysis and general research methods skills in the CDAE program that she uses day-to-day in her current position as a project manager.
Debbie Krug MS ‘15 - Research Associate at ICF International Following her graduation from the MS program, Debbie has been working full-time as a research associate at ICF International. ICF focuses on designing, testing, administrating, analyzing, and reporting survey research primarily related to health and education for their government, nonprofit, and commercial clients. Debbie’s current work projects serve the Center for Disease Control and Department of Transportation. “CDAE helped me understand the entire research cycle – from proposal to final report and recommendations,” Debbie syas. “I’m now part of a bigger research team which gives me the opportunity to generate research at a fast pace with a great number of talented collaborators. Not too far a cry from my time in CDAE!”
Daniel Kent MPA ‘14 - Director, Foundation Initiatives at Galvan Foundation Since graduating from UVM’s MPA program, Daniel has been working in the nonprofit sector, focusing on organizational development, performance management, real estate development, and grant making. He is currently the Director at Galvan Foundation, where he has been involved in a range of asset-based community economic development projects. One project, theWarren Street Academy, Daniel’s organization partnered with multiple school districts and Bard College to develop a new school tailored to the needs of high-risk high school students and a Bard Early College program in Hudson NY. This project is already improving the graduation rate in Hudson, serving 50 students that had a low probability of graduating. The Asset-Based Community Development Model–one of the concepts that really stuck with Daniel since his time in the MPA program is–dictates much of his work today. Daniel’s employed this model (anda depth of other skills learned in the MPA program) to direct his focus on how to leverage the strengths and resources that already exist in a struggling community before trying to introduce new or foreign resources into the mix.
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Ali Zipparo MPA ‘14 - State Lead for National Farm to School Network
Kristin Smith MS ‘14 - Ph.D. Candidate, Montana State University
Ali is currently a Senior Agriculture Market Development Specialist: the state lead for the National Farm to School Network and coordinates the state’s Farm to School Grant Program. While studying at UVM, Ali worked for the AG Consumer Assistance Program, Senator Bernie Sanders, and ran a young farmer business development program at UVM Extension. Her work spans from direct markets to institutional markets, and she does a bit of workforce development, serving as the liaison at our agency to the Vermont Veteran Farmer Coalition. Her scope of work includes grant management, project management, market development, event management, communications, outreach, education, and research. Her experience with the MPA program prepared her for her job, allowing her to use her undergraduate and graduate studies to put intellectual context into effective public administration, which has led to better on-the-ground delivery of public service.
Kristin is pursing a PhD at Montana State University in Earth Sciences - Geography. CDAE influenced her decision to pursue a PhD. During her last semester at CDAE, the department matched her with a research internship at Vermont’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Kristin worked closely with Economic Research Analyst Ken Jones to measure the large development projects - with the goal of addressing impacts - happening in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom related to the EB-5 Immigrant Investment Program. For her PhD, Kristin is working on a research project studying how rural communities in the Bakken shale plain of eastern Montana and western North Dakota are (or are not) able to mitigate costs and maximize benefits from intensive energy development. CDAE helped Kristin focus her professional and academic goals and honed her research skills. “I feel well-prepared to tackle the challenges of my PhD program, which I overwhelmingly attributes to my time at CDAE.”
International Connection
From Burlington to Peru
By Alex Haesler
Traveling to Peru to study potatoes and tourism may not be the first guess on the list of reasons to go to Machu Picchu. Yet, every year, CDAE 171 does just that. Students immerse themselves in international development and food systems, focused on the connections between rural potato growing regions in the Sacred Valley–home to some 2,300 native varieties of potato–and the vibrant tourism markets of Cusco. Cusco is a substantial tourism destination as the send-off point for travelers Peruvian farmers examine a potato crop. exploring Machu Picchu. Students are hoping to understand and leverage the attraction of Machu Picchu to expand tourism to include food systems, namely the vast varieties of native potatoes. Students work by surveying local Peruvian restaurants about their use of locally produced food, namely the native potato varieties. “Expanding the native potato market is important for the local economy but also for perserving the vast biodiversity in this region” says Andria Denome, a student in the course, “The microclimates located on multiple altitudinal layers create one of the most biodiverse places in the world with ancient grains, highland herbs and flowers, potatoes and hundreds of vegetables. This biodiversity is decreasing as the demand for plain white and yellow potatoes increase with the tourist market demanding french fries instead of traditional Andean dishes.”
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Alumni News Benjamin Gelb, CID ‘15 - Project Manager at State Street Nearly a year ago–after graduating from CID in 2015– Ben began working at State Street, a large Fortune 500 custody Bank, as a Project Manager. He currently leads and facilitates software development aimed at the creation and maintenance of financial tools to be used in investing and trading. He began managing a team of around ten people, and now manages four teams in a multi-million dollar project. While Ben’s current work may have not been exactly what he studied in CDAE, he believes that his four years here prepared him for this opportunity. CDAE has a broad and diverse range of courses, one that allows for learning across many disciplines and the ability for students to continuously challenge themselves. Ben took the opportunity to challenge himself and take several courses in the Masters of Public Administration program through CDAE. These courses helped him understand how to put together a budget and how to allocate funds under monetary and time constraints, a skill that has helped him to excel in his current role. CDAE helped him solidify a problem-solving framework he uses now very successfully to excel in his career.
Kaela Gray, CID ‘08 – Planning Director, Town of Lyndon, VT Kaela Gray, a CID ’08 graduate is currently serving as the Planning Director for the Town of Lyndon, Vermont. Before stepping into this role, Kaela worked for the Mobile Home Project as a resident organizer, advocating for Mobile Home Park residents to form associations and to know their rights as tenants and homeowners. Her time in the CDAE program gave laid the foundation of experience: she was a key contributor to Dan Baker’s CDAE 273 course focusing on mobile home park resliency in Vermont. “CDAE helpmed me learn what makes a vibrant community and how to build a collective vision through collaboration,” Kaela reflects. “Through continued practice of what I learned, I can help the community shape its path for the future.”
Alyssa Petani, CID ‘13 – Support Specialist, Champlain Housing Trust The Champlain Housing Trust is a critical community resource in the Burlington area: the CHT helps lower to moderate-income families make essential repairs to their homes. The CHT also provides the Manufactured Housing Down Payment Program, providing access to down payment assistance for a new energy star rated manufactured home. Alyssa Petani, CID ‘13 lends her talents as the CHT’s Lending and Rehab Support Specialist. Alyssa’s work with the Mobile Home Project while a student in CDAE bridged connections to the housing sector in the Burlington area, and after graduating in 2013, she joined Vermont Campus Compact located at CVOEO’s Mobile Home Program. After a year in AmeriCorps through Champlain Housing Trust CHT hired her on as a full-time staff member. 4
Alumni News Matt Shapiro, PCOM ‘12 – Co-founder at MedPilot Matt began his career in digital marketing at Digitas Health LifeBrands and pivoted, moving into political strategy at Bully Pulprit Interactive. Combining what he learned in the health sector with his strategic experience, Matt saw an opportunity and launched a health tech start-up: a negotiation tool that helps patients understand and pay their medical bills more easily. Since launching just a year ago, MedPilot has lined up dozens of facilities to work with and has involved several prominent and strategic investors. Matt is responsible for marketing, branding, digital strategy initiatives, and government relations.
“CDAE’s unique, hands-on approach helped empower me to take the leap to start a company.” Rose Fierman, CENT ‘12 – Masters Candidate at Colorado School of Mines Rose is a Master of Science candidate at the Colorado School of Mines in the Mineral and Energy Economics program. After completing her Community Entrepreneurship degree, Rose embarked on an internship in the carbon-offset industry and moved into a second internship at a faced-paced solar installation company, leveraging her knowledge and experience into a full-time position. After volunteering in ecosystem management and doing research in Cambodia, Rose enrolled in her Masters program, where she plans to utilize best practices for emerging resource markets. She is currently working on a project that involves an Indian nation in the US and their sustainability goals.
Sydney Durand CID ‘15 – Development Coordinator, Phoenix Multisport As the Development Coordinator for the Boston Chapter of Phoenix Multisport– a non profit organization with the mission to foster a supportive, physically active community for individuals who are recovering from a substance use disorder and those who choose to live sober–Sydney’s main focus is to work with their local team to ensure that their chapter remains financially sustainable and can continue providing free community programs. Sydney is constantly developing a diverse portfolio of funding sources, continually reviewing new opportunities (grants, fundraisers, etc.) and having face to face interactions with potential supporters–all critical to her role and she is always learning how to develop those responsibilities further. The Boston chapter is less than a year old, so maintaining the ability to be flexible and approach a variety of projects is paramount to their mission.
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Alternative Spring Break: Service in Action Spring break has long been glamorized as bronzed bodies partying on the shores of Miami, dancing away days on end, oblivious to the world around the vacationers. For students in CDAE, spring break took a different approach: service to others. This year a handful of students embarked on a weeklong excursion that provides students with the opportunity to engage in service-learning through leading and participating in community development and volunteer projects. The projects focus on community issues such as neighborhood revitalization, parks restoration, youth development, and much more. CID student Rachel Benjamin participated in the ASB trip to Maryville, Tennessee where the group stayed at the “Once Upon A Time in Appalachia” host site, providing community service on issues regarding the environment and Cherokee Indians to college students. Throughout the week, the group–along with students from three other colleges across the country–worked on a variety of service projects, both in Maryville as well as in North Carolina. They worked in a senior center, cleaned mold from a playground, and planted pine trees in neighborhoods. They also cleared out invasive species from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, picked up trash from the forest, and helped with trail building and restoration. “UVM’s Alternative Spring Break is an incredible experience that I would highly recommend to anyone, especially CDAE students,” Rachel says. “It is a great way for students to expand what they have learned about community development and social justice in a real world, service-learning context.” During ASB, Rachel learned about the importance of protecting and preserving national resources and more about the Cherokee Indian tribe than she expected to. Rachel and other students in the groups learned just how harmful stereotypes can be and the importance of keeping an open mind, free from judgment, when entering a new environment. “One of the most moving statements was when one of the Cherokee Indian men told us to dismantle any preconceived notions we had about what a ‘American Indian Reservation’ looks like. He explained that not all American Indians live in impoverished communities, like they are so often portrayed in the media,” Rachel recounted. 6
Community Partners: PCOM Capstone Hunger-Free VT: Students are working on a video project that shows how to eat healthy on a budget using different mobile apps. VT Foodbank: Students are developing a marketing campaign for Hunger Action Month in September 2016. They are completing a chalkboard art fundraising project using social media venues focused on college students as the target audience. Vermont Community Garden Network: Students are doing event planning and providing support for Annual Day in the Dirt. This consists of fundraising, sponsor recruitment and event day of support. Zoe’s Race: Students are designing a table/booth for recruitment at the Key Bank VT City Marathon and doing fundraising for the event.
UVM Dewey House: Students are creating a media plan for this residential learning community to target incoming students and university stakeholders. Flynn Center: Students are designing outreach materials and a logo for a new teachers institute integrating arts in the classroom. CVOEO Vermont Tenants: Students are redesigning and creating new outreach and education materials about renters’ rights for refugees. AFTER the Track: Students are creating an event on Kentucky Derby Day to fundraise and raise awareness about retired thoroughbreds. RISE VT: Students are putting together a marketing campaign in the greater-St. Albans community. UVM Medical Center: Students are helping with the Community Health Investment Program. They are using storytelling around grants provided to communitybased organizations. Chittenden Regional Planning Commission: Students are surveying young adults in Chittenden County about participation in planning and provide a strategic engagement plan. Williston Church of the Nazarene: Students are doing event planning for a family carnival day in late April. VT Partnership for Fairness and Diversity: Students are doing promotional marketing about the AfricanAmerican Heritage and overhaul social media outlets and providing some capacity-building. Vergennes Union Elementary School: Students are putting together a local talent show, where they will be promoting the show and providing documentation. 7
CDAE Honors Day CDAE Celebrates Students and Faculty at Annual Honors Day
The Department awarded its first annual Thomas Patterson Awards honoring Emeritus Senior Lecturer Thom Patterson to Faculty and Undergraduate Teaching Assistants In front of a crowded Memorial Hall in UVM’s Waterman Building, CDAE Chair Jane Kolodinsky granted a suite of awards celebrating the achievements of students and faculty members in the department. The CDAE Department, in collaboration with the UVM Foundation and Tom’s family, also awarded its first of the Tom Patterson Faculty Award permanent faculty award in honor Tom’s tireless service and his devotion to teaching.
Thom and Susan Patterson, seated, with their family and friends at Honors Day
Tom retired from the faculty at UVM in 2013, after teaching here for 40 years. Tom retired after battling an early form of Dementia for a few years, which limited his ability to keep doing what he loved the most – teaching and mentoring. This award is a fitting tribute to Tom who was often recognized for his innovative and outstanding teaching. For those of us who know Tom, we know that Tom believed in and supported all of his students. Tom was an advising wizard and helped countless students navigate their four years. Tom also saw the value of applied skills like public speaking and technology long before anyone else and made it the bedrock of his teaching for decades. Fittingly, Dr. Jonathan Leonard, one of Tom’s dearest friends, colleagues, conspirators, and supporters was given this award. Dr. Leonard is a paragon of the type of faculty member to receive this award and to continue to build upon the legacy that Tom made while at UVM.
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In Recognition of Academic Excellence CID Madison Dell Claire Madden Olivia Percoco Paul Witte
Facultly Prize for Recognizing Student Excellence
Distinguished Undergraduate Research and Honors Theses
CID: Olivia Percoco CENT: Brad Day PCOM: Kathleen Shiman
CENT Brad Day Lexie Merguerian Zachary Santarsiero
Tom Patterson Prize for Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship Simone Bailey Henry Currell
Jacqueline Collins: The effectiveness of the Implementation of Drug Courts on the Opioid Epidemic in the State of Vermont. Research Mentor: Janet Murnane, J.D.
PCOM Sarah Bloom Katie Coffey Jackie Collins Micole Molly Duffy-Protentis Gabryella Procaccini Olivia Quackenbush Alicia Spangenberger Jennifer Whitman Audrey Williams
Engaged Scholar Award Lexie Merguerian
Rachel Heath: Inclusion of Mobile Home Parks in Vermont Emergency Planning Research Mentor: Daniel Baker, Ph.D. Claire Madden: Water as a Common Resource: Economic Institutions for Water Management on a Finite Planet Research Mentor: Joshua Farley, Ph.D. Madison Dell Research Mentor: Thomas DeSisto, M.S.
All photos courtesy Kate Finley Woodruff
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CDAE Updates A Sampling of Publications // Full List @ uvm.edu/cdae Alarcon, G., Y Ayanu, A. C. Fantini1, J. Farley, A. Schmitt Filho and T. Koellner (2015) Weakening the Brazilian legislation for forest conservation has severe impacts for ecosystem services: A case study from the Atlantic Southern Forest. Land Use Policy. 47, 1-11 Becot, Florence, David Conner and Jane Kolodinsky (forthcoming, 2015). Where do Agri-Food Entrepreneurs Learn their Job and are there Skills they wished they had Learned? International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Carmack, H. J., Bedi, S., & Heiss, S. N. (2016). Socializing international students to US health: Memorable health messages about university health centers and American healthcare. Journal of International Students, 6(1), 52-72. http://jistudents. org/ Courtney A. Cuthbertson, Assa Dembélé, John Leatherman, Scott Loveridge, Jessica Tess, Suzanne Lo, Bob Stephens, Jane Kolodinsky, Kelly Hamshaw, Holly Larson Lesko, Mary Beth Dunkenberger, Nancy White, Ann Sherrard, Christina MacFarlane (2016, in press). Community-Responsive Behavioral Health Research: Translating Data for Public Consumption and Decision Making. Community Development Practice. Farley, J. and D. Malghan (eds.) (2016, In Press) Beyond Uneconomic Growth: Ecological Economics and the Future of the Planet. Edward Elgar, London Farley, J. (2016, In Press) Capitalism and the Steady State: Uneasy Bedfellows. In H. Washington and P. Twomey (Eds.), A Future Beyond Growth. Routledge, New York. Farley, J., (2016, In Press). The Foundations for an Ecological Economy: An Overview Farley, J., Costanza, R., G.Flomenhoft, Kirk, D. (2015) The Vermont Common Assets Trust: an Institution for Sustainable, Just and Efficient Resource Allocation. Ecological Economics, 109, 71-79 Farley, J. and I. Kubiszewski (2015) The Economics of Information in a Post Carbon World, in Hepting, D. (ed.) Free Knowledge. University of Regina Press Farley, J.C (2015). Ecological Economics, in: Holbrook, J.B. (Ed.), Ethics, Science, Technology, and Engineering: A Global Resource, 2nd ed. ed. Macmillan Reference USA, Farmington Hills, MI, pp. 15-18. Julie Frechette, Ph.D. and Rob Williams, Ph.D. (Co-Editors) MEDIA EDUCATION FOR A DIGITAL GENERATION (Routledge, 2015). Heiss, S. N. & Bates, B. R. (2016). When a spoonful of fallacies helps the sweetener go down: The Corn Refiner Association’s opportunistic representation of high fructose corn syrup. Health Communication. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2015.1027988
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Inwood, S., Parker, J., Braun, B., Parsons, B, Knudson, A. 2015. “Farmers, Ranchers, Health Care Reform: A Health and Financial Challenge.” Journal of Extension. 53(2).
Saucier, Olivia and Robert Parsons. “Redefining the Farmer-Processor Relationship: The Story of Organic Cow.” Enterprise & Society: The International Journal of Business History. Acceptance for publication.
Koliba, C., Zia, A. (2015) Governance Informatics: Using computer simulation models to deepen situational awareness and governance design considerations. In Governance in the Information Era: Theory and Practice of Policy Informatics. Editor: E. Johnston. Rutledge Press, London UK, Pages 189-212
Saucier, O., Parsons, B. and S.M. Inwood. Forthcoming. “Redefining the Farmer-Processor Relationship: The Story of Organic Cow”. Enterprise and Society.
Liang, C. (2015). What Policy Options Seem to Make the Most Sense for Local Food? Choices, a publication of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, forthcoming. Novak, D., Koliba, C., Zia, A., and Tucker, D. 2015. Evaluating the Outcomes Associated with an Innovative Change in a State-Level Transportation Project Prioritization Process: A Case Study of Vermont. Transport Policy. 42: 130-143. doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2015.05.021 Parsons, Robert. Profitability or Organic Dairy Farms Up Slightly in 2014. NODPA E-Newsletter (electronic). Volume 15, #12. December 2015. http://www.nodpa.com/Jan2016-low-res-final.pdf Dominguez Redondo, E. and McMahon, E. (2015). “More Honey Than Vinegar: A Peer-Based Approach to Promoting Universal Human Rights Norms”, The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, vol. 51. Parsons, Robert. Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Program to begin July 1. Agriview. 79-7:4. July 24, 2015. Parsons, Robert. Profitability Declines Slightly in 2013. NODPA E-Newsletter (electronic). Volume 15, #1. January 14, 2015. http://www.nodpa.com/ in_vermont_dairy_study_01142015.shtml. Petrillo, Jane (2015) Degas Pastel Society, National Exhibition Petrillo, Jane (2015). Pastel Society of the SouthWest 34th National Juried Show Reynolds, Travis, Byron T. Murray, Jane Kolodinsky, and Jillian Howella (2015). Contrasting self-reported willingness to pay and demonstrated purchase behavior for energy-saving lighting technologies in a small island developing state. Energy for Sustainable Development. Volume 27, August 2015, Pages 18–27 Roche, E., D. Conner and J. Kolodinsky (2015). Increasing Local Procurement in Farm to School Programs: An Exploratory Investigation. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development. 5(2): 81-90 http://dx.doi. org/10.5304/jafscd.2015.052.019
Schattman, R., Mendez, V. E., Westdijk, K., Caswell, M., Conner, D., Koliba, C., Zia, A., Hurley, S., Adair, E.C., Berlin, L., & Darby, H. (2015). Vermont agricultural resilience in a changing climate: A transdisciplinary and participatory action research (PAR) process. In N. Benkeblia (Ed.), Agroecology, ecosystems, and sustainability (pp. 326–346). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. Scheinert, S., Koliba, C., Hurley, S., Coleman, S., and Zia, A., 2015. The Shape of Watershed Governance: Locating the Boundaries of Multiplex Networks. Complexity, Governance & Networks. 2(1): 65–82. DOI: 10.7564/15-CGN25. Trevisan, A.C.D, A. Fantini, A. Schmitt Filho, J. Farley (2015, in press) The Potential for Pulp Production from Atlantic Forest Juçara Berries (Euterpe edulis) to reconcile ecological and economic policy goals in Brazil. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. Valchuis, L, D. Conner, L. Berlin and Q. Wang (2015). “Stacking beliefs and participation in alternative food systems.” Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. In Press Wang, Q., E. Thompson and R. Parsons. (2015). “Preferences and willingness to pay for farmstead, artisan, and other cheese attributes: Evidence from a conjoint study in the Northeast United States.” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. In press. Wang, Q., R. Parsons, J. Colby and J. Castle. “Value-Added Dairy Products from Grass-Based Dairy Farms: A Case Study in Vermont.” Journal of Extension. Accepted for publication. Zia, A., Kelman, I., Glantz, M. (2015) Arctic Melting Tests the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. In Diplomacy on Ice: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic. Editors: S. Ali and R. Pincus. Yale University Press, New Haven CT, Pages 128-140 Zia, Asim, Paul Hirsch, Hoang Van Thang, Tran Chi Trung, Sheila O’Connor, Thomas McShane, Pete Brosius, Bryan Norton (2015) Eliciting InterTemporal Value Trade-Offs: A Deliberative MultiCriteria Analysis of Vietnam’s Bai Tu Long National Park Management Scenarios. IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment. Forthcoming in 2(1).
CDAE Farewells Dr. Kathleen Liang–a highly awarded professor and a trailblazer for Community Entrepreneurship programs at UVM and in the US at large–has accepted a new position at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) as the Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and Co-Director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)! NC A&T is the largest 1890 Land Grant University in the US, and CEFS is one of the oldest/largest centers in the US focusing on sustainability, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Her new position will begin on Aug 1, 2016.
“I really appreciate the opportunities and environment of CDAE that offered me great learning and advancement. I still have a lot of work to do in the Vermont and New England regions, so I will definitely come back to visit often!” The Community Development and Applied Economics Department engages our high-achieving students with Vermont communities and beyond. Your donation will help the Department continue to build partnerships and stronger communities for all of us. Annual gifts from alumni and friends at all levels do make a difference. Please consider supporting the Department with a donation of any size. Gifts may be made online at the Development Office’s secure website: http://alumni.uvm.edu/giving. Please specify CDAE in the “Other” category.
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This CDAE Compass was written by Alex Haesler and edited by Dan Kirk and Jane Kolodinsky. To suggest a story or feature for the next newsletter, send an email to cdae@uvm.edu.
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