Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland Grenfell Campus
Environmental Science | Faculty & Staff

Richard Butt, B.Sc.F.E. (UNB); Labratory Instructor, Department of Environmental Studies

Office: AS303
Phone: (709) 637-6200 ext 6317
Email: rhbutt@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Adventure Tourism & Outdoor Pursuits; GIS; Avalanche Awareness in Western Newfoundland
Richard Butt

Dave Carroll, B.P.E. (Memorial), M.A. (Alberta): Associate Professor

Office: AS381
Phone: (709) 637-6200 ext 6304
Email: dcarroll@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Dave's intersts include children's and adult's levels of participation and attitudes toward physical activity, particularly outdoor recreation. He is currently involved in various research iniatives of the Aquatic Centre for Research and Education (ACRE).
Dave Carroll

Angela Carter, B.A. (University of Ottawa), M.A. (Carleton University), M.A. (Cornell University), Ph.D. (Cornell University)

Office: Forest Centre 2026
Phone: (709) 637-6200 Ext. 6361
Email: acarter@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Comparative politics and political economy; environmental / natural resource policy and politics; environmental regulation of oil and gas developments (Canadian and American cases).
Angela Carter

Stephen Decker

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Morteza Haghiri, B.Sc. & M.Sc. (University of Tehran/Iran), Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan), Associate Professor

Office: AS394
Phone: (709) 637-6200 ext 6145
Email: mhaghiri@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Food safety and Traceability, Economics of Finance, International Trade Policy Education
Morteza Haghiri

William Iams, B.A. (Johns Hopkins), M.Sc. (Dalhousie), Ph.d. (Memorial); Associate Professor of Earth Science

Office: AS391
Phone: (709) 637-6289
Email: wjiams@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Micropaleontology, paleoecology, organism-sediment interrelationships, global change, comparative marine environments, rapid geological change/natural hazards, human impact on marine environments.
William Iams

Erin Kelly, B.A. (Whitman College), M.S. (Oregon State University), Ph.D. (Oregon State University)

Office: FC 2017B
Phone: (709) 637-6200 ext. 6529
Email: ekelly@grenfell.mun.ca

Erin Kelly

Mario Levesque, B.A., M.A. (UWO), Ph.D. (McMaster), Assistant Professor Political Science and Environmental Studies

Office: FC2018
Phone: (709) 637-6200, ext. 6415
Email: mlevesque@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Common Pool Problems (water, fisheries), Institutional Analysis, Citizen Engagement, Intergovernmental Relations, Multilevel Governance, Federalism, Mining Policy (aggregates, peat), Disability Policy
Mario Levesque

Dan Murphy

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Michael Newton, Professor, Cert. of Education (King Alfred's College), B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)

Office: AS374
Phone: (709) 637-6279
Email: mnewton@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: The human connection to nature, "Deep Green Religion", mindfulness meditation in nature, mindfulness based stress reduction.
Michael Newton

Keith Nicol, B.A., M.Sc. (British Columbia); Associate Professor

Office: AS380
Phone: (709) 637-6288
Email: knicol@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Tourism/outdoor recreation research; Public Perceptions of Drinking Water Supply and Avalanche Mapping and Awareness in W. Newfoundland. http://keithnicol.blogspot.com/
Keith Nicol

Nick Novakowski, B.A. (University of Toronto), M.A., Ph.D (University of Ottawa); Associate Professor

Office: AS392
Phone: (709) 637-6200 ext 6423
Email: nnovakowski@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Planning for knowledge cities; technology and urban planning; urban and environmental planning; improving planning capacity.
Nick Novakowski

Gabriela Sabau, B.A. and Ph.D. (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania) Associate Professor Economics/Environmental Studies. Gabriela teaches Economics (Principles and Intermediate Micro and Macro), Environmental Economics, Ecological Economics and a senior Seminar in Environmental Studies. Since 2008 she also teaches a Master’s course Economics of Coastal and Marine Areas at the University Center of the Westfjords in Iceland. Chair of the Environmental Studies Programme at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Office: AS320
Phone: (709) 637-6200 ext 6472
Email: gsabau@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: Gabriela’s research interests focus on three broad areas: 1) Knowledge based economy/society compared to information economy/society; 2) Sustainable development – beyond long-run economic growth and 3) Economics as a moral science. Current research: Knowledge, Values and Sustainable Development
Gabriela Sabau

Ivan Savic, B.Com. (University of Toronto), M.A.(Columbia University), Ph.D. (ABD – Columbia University); Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and Political Science

Office: 392
Phone: (709) 637-6200 ext 6227
Email: isavic@grenfell.mun.ca

Research Interests: International Political Economy, with a focus on the International Financial System; Global Governance, especially the role played by International Organizations; the International of economic and Security Policy and Environmental diplomacy: especially policy commitments among the G8/G20.
Ivan Savic

Randy Skinner

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Honorary Research Faculty

Eric Mintz, B.A. (British Columbia), M.A. (York); Associate Professor of Political Science

Office: AS395
Phone: (709) 637-6227
Email: emintz@swgc.mun.ca

Research Interests: Political parties and elections; Canadian politics; political theory/analysis; political behavior. Eric has recently published Politics, Power, and the Common Good: An Introduction to Political Science.
Eric Mintz
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