McLean, Daniel

Teng, Hualiang

Tincani, Mat

Aldana, Raquel

Gulliver, Kevin

Meana, Marta

Titus, Dina

Hafen, P Jane

Alpert, Patricia

Thompson, Susan

Ashley, Larry

Miller, Sally

Miller, Stephen

Moseley, Charles

Birdsong, Bret

Hoversten, Mark

Nowak, Glenn

Boehm, Robert

Piechot, Thomas

Pike, Tara

Burns, Phillip

Jameson, Mel

Pindell, Ngai

Whitney, Jean

Busser, James

Wilhelm, Jim

Word, Jessica

Kirk, Andy

Rue, Shona

Yim, Woosoon

Casas, Maria

Kowalski, Susan

Chung, Sue Fawn

Kruse, Kate

Clark, Michele

Kroelinger, Michael

Schuber ,Peggy

Culbreth, William

Dade, Aurali

Lawrence, Attila

Shen, Jeffery

Shields, David

Louis, Margaret

Dickens, David

Smith, Ronald

Maldonado, Cecilia

Smith, Stan

Emerson, David

Smyer, Tish

Farnham, Timothy

Fernandez-Gonzalez, Alfredo

McDonough, Ann

Springer, Christine

Futrell, Robert

Storlie, Rick

Stucke, Sheri

last name: Hassenzahl

first name: David

middle initial: M

department: Environmental Studies

mail code: 4030

email address: david.hassenzahl@unlv.edu

phone: 895-4457

expertise: air quality

envirmonment policy

Hazardous wastes and materials

Public health and quality of healthcare

Recycling and reuse

Security and safety

Sustainable sources of energy (solar, hydrogen, wind, etc.)

Traffic and transportation

Urban planning and design

Water supply, quality, and efficiency of water use

other quality of life issues: Currently working on a paper about whether / how risk analysis applies to sustainability

publications: Raven, P., Berg, L. and Hassenzahl, D. M. (forthcoming). Environment, 6/e. J. Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ.

Neill, H.N., Hassenzahl, D. M. and Assane, D. (2007). Estimating the Effect of Air Quality: Spatial versus Traditional Hedonic Price Models Accepted for publication in Southern Economics Journal.

Hassenzahl, D. M. (2006). Implications of Excessive Precision for Risk Comparisons: Lessons from the Past Four Decades. Risk Analysis 26(1): 265 - 276 Andrews, C. J., Hassenzahl, D. M. and Johnson, B. B. (2004). Accommodating Uncertainty in Comparative Risk. Risk Analysis 24(5): 1323 - 1335.

courses taught: ENV 101: Introduction to Environmental Science ENV 205: Environment and Development

grants_gifts: 2006. Highly Uncertain Risks: Prospects for Improved Assessment and Management. NSF HSD FY 2005. Total amount $125,000; UNLV component $8,000. PI at Lead institution: Rob Goble, Clark University. Clark University. Co-PI s: Seth Thuler, Roger Kasperson, Dale Hattis (Clark University); Vicki Bier, University of Wisconsin, Madison

2003 Using System Dynamics for Sustainable Integrated Resource Planning in Southern Nevada. UNLV Applied Research Initiative ($69,988), Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition ($75,000), Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada ($50,000). Total: $194,988 Co- PI s: Krystyna Stave, David M. Hassenzahl.

student_participation: 7

interest_join: 10

last name: Ahmad

first name: Sajjad

department: Civil and Environmental Eng.

mailcode: 4015

email address: sajjad.ahmad@unlv.edu

phone: 702-895-5456

expertise: envirmonment policy

Public health and quality of healthcare

Water supply, quality, and efficiency of water use

publications: 1. Neeraj Vedwan, Sajjad Ahmad, Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Kenneth Broad, David Letson, Guillermo Podesta, Institutional evolution in Lake Okeechobee Management in Florida: Characteristics, Impacts, and Limitations, Water Resources Management (2007) in press

2. Ahmad S and Franz GA, Raising Taxes to Reduce Smoking Prevalence: A Simulation of the Anticipated Health and Economic Impacts, Public Health, 2007 (in press)

3. Daniel E. Impoinvil, Sajjad Ahmad, Adriana Troyo, Joseph Keating, Andrew K. Githeko, Charles M, Mbogo, Lydiah Kibe, John I. Githure, Adel M. Gad, Ali N. Hassan, Laor Orshan, Alon Warburg, Olger Calderón-Arguedas, Victoria M. Sánchez-Loría, Rosanna Velit-Suarez, Dave D. Chadee, Robert J. Novak, and John C. Beier. Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas, Health Policy, 2007 (in press)

4. Mosquera-Machado S. C. and Ahmad S. Flood hazard assessment of Atrato river in Colombia, Water Resources Management. 2007. 21: 591-609.

5. Ahmad S and John Billimek, Limiting youth access to tobacco: Comparing the long-term health impacts of increasing cigarette excise taxes and raising the legal smoking age to 21, Health Policy, 2007. 80:378-391.

6. Ahmad S. and Simonovic S. P., An intelligent decision support system for management of floods, Water Resources Management, 2006 20 (3): 391-410.

7. Ahmad S. and Simonovic S. P., An Artificial Neural Network model for generating hydrograph from hydro-meteorological parameters, Journal of Hydrology, 2005, 315 (1-4), 236-251.

8. Simonovic S. P. and Ahmad S., Computer-based model for flood evacuation emergency planning, Natural Hazards, 2005: 34(1) 25-51.

9. Tengs, T., Ahmad, S, Savage, J, Moore, R., and Gage, E., The AMA Proposal to Mandate Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes: A Simulation of the Population Health Impacts, Preventive Medicine, 2005: 40(2) 170-180.

10. Ahmad S., The Cost-Effectiveness of Raising the Legal Smoking Age in California, Medical Decision Making, 2005: 25(3) 330-340.

11. Ahmad S., Closing the youth access gap: The projected health benefits and cost savings of a national policy to raise the legal smoking age to 21 in the United States, Health Policy, 2005: 75 (1): 74-84

12. Ahmad S., Increasing excise taxes on cigarettes in California: a dynamic simulation of health and economic impacts, Preventive Medicine, 2005: 41(1) 276-283.

13. Ahmad S and John Billimek, Estimating the Health Impacts of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Simulation modeling Approach, Risk Analysis, 2005: 25(4), 801-812.

14. Ahmad S. and Simonovic S. P., Spatial system dynamics: a new approach for simulation of water resources systems, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2004: 18(4) 331-340.

15. Tengs T., Ahmad, S, Moore, R., and Gage, E., Federal Policy Mandating Safer Cigarettes: A Simulation of the Anticipated Population Health Gains or Losses, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004:23 (4) 857-872.

16. Ahmad S. and Simonovic S. P., Integration of heuristic knowledge with analytical tools for selection of flood control measures, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2001: 28(2), 208-221.

17. Ahmad S. and Simonovic S. P., A decision support tool for evaluation of impacts of flood management policies. Hydrological Science and Technology, 2001:17 (1-4), 11-22.

18. Ahmad S. and Simonovic S. P., Modeling reservoir operations using system dynamics, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2000: 14(3), 190-198.

courses taught: CEE 367 Fluid Mechanics CEE 413 Water Resources Engineering CEE 704 Environmental and water resources systems Water quality in natural systems Environmental Pollution Surface Water Hydrology System Dynamics Modeling Water Resources Systems

grants gifts: Using Climate Information for Sustainable Management of Water Resources in South Florida: A Dynamic Decision Support Framework. Funded by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-SARP)

Decision Support System for Reducing Agricultural Risks caused by Climate Variability

Funded by: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-CSREES)


Climate Information System for Agriculture and Water Resource Management in the SE USA

Funded by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-RISA) through South East Climate Consortium (SECC)

Identifying High-Leverage Public Health Policies

Funded by: National Institute of Health (NIH-NIDA) through Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC-UCI)

committees boards organizations: Associate Editor-in-Chief Journal of Spatial Hydrology

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE-EWRI) Task Committee on Emerging Technologies

Member American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Professional Engineer (P.E.)

student participation: 3

interest join: 10

last name: Wadhwa

first name: Abhilasha

middle initial:

department: Architecture

mailcode: 4018

email address: wadhwaa@unlv.nevada.edu

phone: 702 445 9229

expertise: envirmonment policy

Sustainable sources of energy (solar, hydrogen, wind, etc.)

publications:

courses taught:

grants gifts:

committees boards organizations:

student participation: 1

interest join: 10

last name: Donald

first name: Land

middle initial:

department:

mailcode:

email address: Donald.Land@UNLV.edu

phone: 702-895-1471

expertise: air quality

Sustainable sources of energy (solar, hydrogen, wind, etc.)

Water supply, quality, and efficiency of water use

publications: ASHRAE Journal,December 2003,"Air-Cooled Chillers for Hot, Dry Climates."

ASHRAE Journal, May 20004, "Air-cooled HVAC Retrofit-Safe Bet for Vegas Schools."

courses taught:

grants gifts:

committees boards organizations: Nevada Registered Professional Engineer.

student participation: 1

interest join: 5

last name: Farnham

first name: Timothy

middle initial: J.

department: Environmental Studies

mailcode: 4030

email address: timothy.farnham@unlv.edu

phone: 895-2673

expertise: envirmonment policy

Public spaces and land use

Environmental values and ethics

publications: Farnham, Timothy J. 2007. Saving Nature's Legacy: Origins of the Idea of Biological Diversity. New Haven: Yale University Press

courses taught: ENV 101 Introduction to Env.Science NRES 411 Environmental Law and Policy ENV 702 Environmental Problem Solving ENV 703 Environmental Law and Policy

grants gifts:

committees boards organizations:

student participation: 8

interest join: 6

last name: teng

first name: hualiang

middle initial:

department: civil and environmental eng

mailcode: 4015

email address: teng@egr.unlv.edu

phone: 5-4940

expertise: air quality

Problems of the elderly

Public spaces and land use

Security and safety

Traffic and transportation

Urban planning and design

publications:

courses taught: CEE 362, CEE466/666, CEE760, CEE761, CEE712, CEE 795

grants gifts: 1. PI in the Anti-Graffiti Countermeasures in Nevada , funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation, 2006-2007.

2. Co-PI in the Developing Accident Database for Transportation Planning for Regional Transportation Commission in Southern Nevada , funded by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, 2007-2008.

3. PI in the Test Queue Detection Systems for Preventing Accidents in Nevada , funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation and UNLV Applied Research Initiative, 2005-2006.

4. PI in the Testing and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Advanced Technologies for Work Zones , funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation and UNLV Applied Research Initiative, 2005-2006.

5. Co-PI in the Expanded Paved Road Dust Emission Measurement Project , funded by the Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management, Clark County, Nevada, 2005

6. Co-PI in the Evaluation of Operations of Signal Preemption for Emergency Vehicles to Enhance Traffic Flow , funded by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and the Nevada Department of Transportation, 2005-2007.

7. Co-PI in the Paved Road Dust Emission Measurement Project (AP-42) , funded by the Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management, Clark County, Nevada, 2004-2005.

committees boards organizations: 1. Member, Transportation Safety Committee, Operations and Safety Council, ASCE Transportation and Development Institute (2004-)

2. Member, TRB Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advanced Computing Committee (1998-)

3. Member, TRB Highway Monitoring Committee (2004-)

student participation: 5

interest join: 10

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last name: appell

first name: annette

middle initial: r

department: lqw

mailcode: 1003

email address: annette.appell@unlv.edu

phone: 5-2403

expertise: Problems of youth

Public health and quality of healthcare

Racial and ethnic disparities

Social services

Traffic and transportation

Other quality of life issues

child abuse and neglect (public health perspective)

publications: "Bad" Mothers and Spanish-Speaking Caregivers, 7 NEV. L. J. __ (2007) (forthcoming);

Children's Voice and Justice: Lawyering for Children in the 21st Century, 6 NEV. L. J. 692 (2006);

Safe Havens to Abandon Babies, Part III: The Effects, 6(2) ADOPTION QUARTERLY 67 (2002);

Safe Havens to Abandon Babies, Part II: The Fit, 6(1) ADOPTION QUARTERLY 61 (2002);

Safe Havens to Abandon Babies, Part I: The Law, 5(4) ADOPTION QUARTERLY 59 (2002);

Protecting Children or Punishing Mothers: Gender, Race and Class in Child Protection Proceedings, 48 S.C. L. REV. 577 (1997).

courses taught: Child Welfare Clinic.

grants gifts:

committees boards organizations: National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (Nevada Commissioner).

Advisory Board Member, Center for Social Work Research and Public Service, School of Social Work, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Member, Nevada Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice.

Child Protective Services Citizen Review Panel, Nevada Department of Human Resources, Division of Child and Family Services.

student participation: 10

interest join: 10

last name: Thomson

first name: Elizabeth

middle initial:

department: ENV

mailcode: 4030

email address: thomso13@unlv.nevada.edu

phone: 4-7016

expertise: envirmonment policy

Quality education (all levels)

Sustainable sources of energy (solar, hydrogen, wind, etc.)

Urban planning and design

publications:

courses taught: ENV 101

grants gifts:

committees boards organizations:

student participation: 8

interest join: 10

last name: Hoversten

first name: Mark

middle initial: E

department: School of Architecture

mailcode: 4018

email address: hoverstm@unlv.nevada.edu

phone: 54880

expertise: envirmonment policy

Parks and Recreation

Public spaces and land use

Traffic and transportation

Urban ecology/ecosystems (vegetation, wildlife, soils, horticulture, etc.)

Urban planning and design

Water supply, quality, and efficiency of water use

Other quality of life issues: Bioregional planning A Green Cemetary Concept for the Restoration of Three Kids Mine Modeling Stormewater Management Concepts for Urban Landscapes Ecological Planning Concepts for Reuse of Stead Airforce Base, Nevada An Ecologically Appropriate Zoo for Las Vegas, Nevada Ecological Planning Concepts for Ivanpah Valley, Nevada Visual Impacts, Canopy Coverage, and Economic Comparisons for the SNWA Landscape Conversion Project The Visual Preferences of Highway Landscapes: Applied by Design Visual Resource Management Concepts for the Urban Edge

publications: A Framework for Establishing Maintenance Tasks and Life Cycle Costs for Landscape Projects. Conference Proceedings. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. 2006. with Elizabeth Scott, Susan Bahnick Jones, and Brian Pugh.

Attributes of a Successful Ethnobotanical Garden . Landscape Journal, 23(2): 153-169. with Susan Bahnick Jones.

Visitor Experience at Red Rock Canyon: A Case Study in Public Land Design. Landscape Journal, 21(2): 51. with Susan Bahnick Jones.

Integrating Research into Community-based Design: A Case Study of the Las Vegas Springs Preserve Schematic Site Plan. Landscape Journal, 19 (1&2): 137 with Z. A. Hashem. 2000.

"Touching Nature Softly: A Critical Analysis of Pueblo Park. Third Annual Critiques of Built Works in Landscape Architecture. Louisiana State University, School of Landscape Architecture. Fall 1996.

US 95 Landscape and Aesthetics Corridor Plan. Nevada Department of Transportation. December 2006.

Landscape and Aesthetics Program Manual. Nevada Department of Transportation. December 2005.
Project Design and Development Manual. Incorporating landscape architecture into NDOT s existing 1,000 page manual. Nevada Department of Transportation. December 2005 I-80 Landscape and Aesthetics Corridor Plan. Nevada Department of Transportation. Approx. 120 page, four-color, presentation quality land plan document. March 2005.

Outdoor Advertising Study. Nevada Department of Transportation. 2004.

The Arboretum at UNLV Long Range Plan, 2003 2012. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2003.

Las Vegas Springs Preserve Program Document. Las Vegas Valley Water District. October 2000.

Las Vegas Springs Preserve Concept Plan. Las Vegas Valley Water District. February 2000.

Las Vegas Springs Preserve Schematic Site Plan. Las Vegas Valley Water District. February 1999.

Mojave Center Master Plan. Las Vegas Valley Water District. July, 1997.

courses taught: AAL 494/496 Landscape Architecture Design VI and VIII: Research-Based Studio
AAL 496/695 Independent Study
Within the Landscape Architecture and Planning Program:
AAL 430 Land Use Management
AAL 446 Land Use Planning and Controls
AAL 342 Grading Drainage and Circulation
AAL 465 GIS Planning Methods
AAL 384 Landscape Architecture Design IV: Ecological Planning
AAL 484 Landscape Architecture Design V: Community Design

grants gifts: Co-PI with Jean Cline (PI), Brett Riddle, Barbara Roth:
Walking Box Ranch: Resource Inventory, UNLV Planning Initiative Grant, $30,000. 2006.
Walking Box Ranch: An Opportunity for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Geology, Archaeology, and Landscape Architecture, UNLV Stimulation, Implementation, Transition and Enhancement (SITE) Grant, $7,500. 2005.

PI:
Research Support for Park Master Planning, Nevada State Division of Parks, $123,000. 2006.
Research Support for Landscape and Aesthetics Program Implementation, Nevada Department of Transportation, $299,000. 2005.
Research Support for Landscape and Aesthetics Program Implementation, Nevada Department of Transportation, $394,500. 2004.
City of Laughlin Landscape Development Plan, $2,900. 2004.
Research Support for Landscape and Aesthetics Program Implementation, Nevada Department of Transportation, $289,261. 2003.
Dayton County Landscape Development Plan, Nevada Division of Forestry, $2,000. 2003.
Research Support for Landscape and Aesthetics Program Implementation, Nevada Department of Transportation, $277,000. 2002.
UNLV Arboretum Master Plan. UNLV Planning Initiative Grant. $8,000. 2003.
Douglas County Landscape Development Plan, Nevada Division of Forestry. $4,000. 2002.
NDOT Landscape and Aesthetics Master Plan, Nevada Department of Transportation, $190,000. 2001.
Las Vegas Springs Preserve Program and Conceptual Design Research, Las Vegas Valley Water District, $208,000. 2000.
Las Vegas Springs Preserve Conceptual Design, Las Vegas Valley Water District, $91,000. 1999.
Mojave Desert Preserve Schematic Design Coordination, Las Vegas Valley Water District, $328,000. 1997.
North Well Field Master Plan, Las Vegas Valley Water District, $65,134. 1996.
Design Charette, Mojave Center Master Plan, Las Vegas Valley Water District, $5,000. 1996.
Mojave Center Master Plan, Las Vegas Valley Water District, $74,100. 1993.

committees boards organizations: Non-voting member: Statewide Transportation Technical Advisory Board
Board of Directors: RedRock Canyon Interpretive Association

student participation: 10

interest join: 10

last name: Bernick

first name: Lee

middle initial: E

department: PUA

mailcode: 6026

email address: lee.bernick@unlv.edu

phone: 895-1068

expertise: Municipal and regional governance

Problems of the elderly

Quality education (all levels)

publications: I have been an elected official, served on a number of nonprofit boards, testified before state legislatures and conducted research and taught courses relevant to state and local gover., intergovernmental relations, and education policy.

courses taught:

grants gifts: I have had a number of grants over the years.

committees boards organizations: I will send my vita.

student participation: 10

interest join: 10