EES welcomes new faculty
EES is pleased to announce that seven faculty members from a range of academic units across campus joined EES as affiliated faculty in the 2017-2018 academic year. They areDamian Brady, Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences, School of Marine Sciences;, Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation, and Recreation Policy, School of Forest Resources;, Assistant Professor of Environmental Communication, Department of Communication and Journalism; , Assistant Professor of Risk Communication, Department of Communication and Journalism; , Assistant Professor of Plant Genetics, School of Biology and Ecology;Christine Beitl, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology; and Carly Sponarski, Assistant Professor, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology.
According to Dr. Sponarski, she“joined EES as affiliated faculty because of the flexibility the program provides its students to build their own curriculum. In a world that requires young professionals to be able to adapt and be interdisciplinary, this program allows students to expand their knowledge and experience base, work with students across disciplines and gain exposure to different forms of knowledge.”Currently there are over 80facultyparticipating from over 16 units on campus and over 60 graduate students enrolled. Over the last five years, one fifth of the PhD students from NSFA graduated with anEESdegree. Being anEESfacultymember allows faculty to advise graduate students in our MS and PhD programs, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, recruitEEShonors students to their labs, and allows their graduate students to apply forEESfellowships and awards.
91 faculty that are interested in joining EES should contact us at ees@maine.edu or 207-581-3176.